[IndiChix] [NCOSS-09] Tutorials, Demo hall, Invited talks, Panel discussions and more...

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Dear Colleagues,
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*2nd Call for Participation*

*NCOSS-09: National Conference on Open Source Software *

*May 25 - 26, 2009, Navi Mumbai, India.*

*Organized by*

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Mumbai

*Supported by *

IEEE Computer Society, Mumbai and Chennai chapters &

CSI, Div II on Software & SIG-OSS

*Media Partner*

Linux For You

The National Conference on Open Source Software is intended to act as a
forum for promoting adoption of open source softwares and solutions in
different areas, by sharing experiences in solution selection,
customization/adaptation, etc. Over 110 papers were submitted to the
conference from all over India. After a rigorous international refereeing
process, 25 papers have been selected, which will be presented during the
conference.

*Conference Programme :*

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   *Pre-Conference Tutorials *(on May 24, 2009) which include
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         Adopting Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) using Open Source
         Software
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         How to build your extensions for Open Office
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         MySQL cluster & high availability
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         Customize your Moodle [Learning Management System]

 More information on these tutorials can be found at
http://ncoss.cdacmumbai.in/index.php/oss/OSS09/pages/view/Tutorials

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   *Paper Presentation* in areas including
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         e-Learning
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         Collaboration Technology
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         e-Commerce
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         Enterprise Applications
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         Indian Language Computing and Localization
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         Knowledge Management
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         Other domains

Visit this link for more information on selected papers of the conference
http://ncoss.cdacmumbai.in/index.php/oss/OSS09/pages/view/SelectedPapers

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   *Invited Talks*
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         Keynote address by Prof. C. R. Muthukrishnan, Advisor TCS and
         Ex-Director IIT Madras
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         Invited talk by Prof. Prabhu Ramachandran (Developer of Mayavi),
         IIT Bombay
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         Invited talk by Dr. B.K. Gairola, Director General, NIC *(to be
         confirmed)*


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   *Panel Discussion*
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         A panel discussion on - *'**Circumventing barriers to FOSS
         adoption'*

      More information on invited talks and panel discussion will be updated
      at
      http://ncoss.cdacmumbai.in/index.php/oss/OSS09/pages/view/TalksDiscussion
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   Some *live demos of FOSS applications* like
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         Vanilla - Open Source Business Intelligence software
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         Indic script rendering in PDF using jasper reports
         -

         Self Help MIS for SHGs/NGOs

         and more . . .

*Programme Committee* *:*

Ramakrishnan S., C-DAC, Pune (Chair)

Chakravarti A. K, DIT, Delhi

Zia Saquib, C-DAC, Mumbai

Sasikumar M, C-DAC, Mumbai

Sivakumar G, IIT, Mumbai

Venkatesh Hariharan, RedHat, Mumbai

Mohan H R, The Hindu, Chennai

Rishab Aiyer Gosh,UNU-MERIT, Netherlands

Krishnan C N, AU-KBC, Chennai

Gora Mohanty, Sarai, Delhi

Rajagopal M R, C-DAC, Chennai

Dravida Seetharam, IBM, Bangalore

Nagarjuna G, HBCSE, Mumbai

*Demo Hall* *:*

NCOSS-09, announces DEMO HALL for show-casing open source applications. The
aim is to provide a platform for people to demonstrate their open source
works/tools. Irrespective of whether you have a paper at the conference, you
can use this opportunity to showcase your work.

All those participating in the demo hall must register for the conference.
You would just have to fillup the following
http://ncoss.cdacmumbai.in/files/conferences/2/ApplicationforDemoSession.rtfand
mail it to
ncoss at cdacmumbai.in asap. *Now limited slots are available on a
first-come-first-serve basis. So apply early...*

For more details visit
http://ncoss.cdacmumbai.in/index.php/oss/OSS09/pages/view/DemoHall

*Registration Fees:*



  *Conference*

*Tutorial*

*Not-for-profit/ educational institutions*

Rs. 2200/-

Rs. 700/-

*Industry*

Rs. 3500/-

Rs. 1000/-

*Student*

Rs. 1100/-

Rs. 500/-

( Registration form and more details on website )

*Limited seats available, register early !*


 *Contact* *:*

*(For more details and registration)*
NCOSS-09 Secretariat,

C-DAC Mumbai, Raintree Marg, Near Bharati Vidyapeeth,

Opp. Kharghar Railway Station, Sector 7, CBD Belapur,

Navi Mumbai - 400 614, INDIA.
E-mail : ncoss at cdacmumbai.in<ncoss at cdacmumbai.in?subject=Participation%20details%20and/or%20Registration%20for%20NCOSS%202009>
Phone : +91-22-27565303
Fax : +91-22-27560004
Website : *http://ncoss.cdacmumbai.in* <http://ncoss.cdacmumbai.in/>


 Warm regards,

NCOSS Team.
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