Open Source Events

OSScamp Delhi September 2008 is the latest avatar of the community-driven Unconferences organised by the OSScamp Delhi Community. This time, the event is being organised as an umbrella unconference by the OSScamp Community and the Linux Users Group, IIT Delhi.

The venue is Block 6, Lecture Theatre 2, IIT Delhi.

Talks will include, amongst others:
RAD, Drupal, Typo3, Ruby on Rails, Shell Programming, Blender, Computational Neuroscience, OpenStreetMap, GPS, Project Eduvid, Revolution Unconference, Open Source Concepts, Empowerment through Internet, Sahana Disaster Management System, Operating System Concetps, Real Life Applications of Open Source, etc.

Mukt.in 2008 is a FOSS Unconference that targets students and FOSS Newbies. This time it is being organised on August 1,2,3 at the Computer Science Dept, Osmania Univeristy, Hyderabad

Sessions: here | Details: here | Register: here

On Saturday, June 28 2008.

This will be a hands on Introduction to Agile workshop that will benefit, a agile newbie as much as an agile practitioner. The workshop will give you a background of agile practices and expose you to SCRUM + XP the two leading agile methods being practiced worldwide.

The Workshop format is interactive and the workshop will aim to equip the participants with enough knowledge to get them started on their agile journey. We are also planning an informal lunch and networking session for the agile community.

This is a first in series community workshops from agilencr, we are subsequently planning for similar workshops themed “Agile for Developers”, “Agile for ToolSmiths”, “Agile for Project Managers” etc. More details: http://agilencr.wikidot.com/events

MySQL, now a part of Sun Microsystems, is pleased to announce that David Axmark, Co-founder of MySQL and Brian Aker, Director of Technology for MySQL, and other MySQL representatives are meeting with customers and partner candidates across key cities in India. Exclusive seminars and networking events where you can explore the benefits of MySQL Enterprise are now available. Admission fee is free if pre-registered. Its being scheduled in the three cities of

Topics covered:

• Introduction to MySQL product line
  
• MySQL Enterprise Demo
  
• Storage Engines for MySQL
  
• Introduction to Understanding Replication Development Process
  
• MySQL Performance Tuning
  
• MySQL Case Studies
  
• Deep Technical Q&A
  
• Networking

Location: Pune
Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Time: 14:00-18:00 (Registration begins at 13:30)
Admission fee: Free, if pre-registered.
Venue: Le Meridien Hotel
Pre-Registration is available at: http://www.reg-express.com/register/registration_mysql.jsp?eml=mysqlpune@sercononline.com&eventid=mysqlpune

Contact - Chintan Khona
Tel - 022 - 66179180
Mobile - +91 9870247788
Fax - 022 - 66179011
Email - mysqlpune@sercononline.com

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Location: Hyderabad
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008
Time: 14:00-18:00 (Registration begins at 13:30)
Admission fee: Free, if pre-registered.
Venue: Fortune Katriya Hotel
Pre-Registration is available at: http://www.reg-express.com/register/registration_mysql.jsp?eml=mysqlhyderabad@sercononline.com&eventid=mysqlhyderabad

Contact - Sandeep Reddy
Tel - 040 - 65153371 / 72
Mobile - +91 9849058074
Fax - 040 - 23326249
Email - mysqlhyderabad@sercononline.com

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Location: Chennai
Date: Friday, May 30, 2008
Time: 14:00-18:00 (Registration begins at 13:30)
Admission fee: Free, if pre-registered.
Venue: The Accord Metropolitan Hotel

Pre-Registration is available at: http://www.reg-express.com/register/registration_mysql.jsp?eml=mysqlchennai@sercononline.com&eventid=mysqlchennai

Contact - Sivashankar
Tel - 040 - 64505591 / 92
Mobile - +91 9790886858
Fax - 040 - 43532086
Email - mysqlchennai@sercononline.com

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with David Axmark, Co-founder of MySQL, Brian Aker, Director of Technology for MySQL and other MySQL representatives.

Seats are limited. Register now!!

We look forward to meeting you!

IBNMS (Indian Blog and New Media Society) in collaboration with DBNMS (Delhi Blog and New Media Society) proudly present the first ever BlogCamp in Delhi! At the BlogCamp Delhi we will get together and discuss/rant/brain-storm/share opinions about blogging technologies & trends. We will cover micro blogging, photo-blogging, video blogging, social media - everything about the world of blogs & new media that interests us.

There will be opportunity to learn about the basics of blogging, attend hands on workshop on creating a new blog and meet like-minded people from the blogging world.

BlogCamps are different in that attendees are strongly encouraged to give a demo, a session, or help with one. If you are not being a speaker, you can help by taking notes of the event, blogging the event live, help to promote the event, or even helping with logistics.

If that got you excited, we will meet on 24th May 2008 (Saturday) at 9:30 AM. You will need to brave the Delhi traffic and reach the venue:

Microsoft Corp
5th Floor, Eros Towers
Nehru Place, New Delhi

Some of the sessions already volunteered for are:

• Beating the Spam on blogosphere- Looking beyond Akismet, anirudhsharma dot crypto at gmail dot com
• The 4Ps of Marketing Your Blog - How to generate traffic by Ajay Jain, ajay@ajayjain.com
• Open Access - What it is and why it is required for scholarly community? esukhdev at gmail dot com
• Corporate Blogging Strategy - Abhishek Kant
• Blog Branding - Turning Blog into Business - Prashant Sharma
• How to monetize a blog effectively? How to enhance earnings from a Blog? - By Mohit Maheshwari MD Tonic Tag
• Setting up a new blog - Amit Gupta

Register for the event by adding your name here:
http://www.barcamp.org/BlogCampDelhi

(There is no registration fee for the event, you just need to add your
name to the page)

Please help us spread the word by forwarding this invite to your friends!

See You There !

MySQL Road Show India 2008, Feb 18, 19, 20, and 21

MySQL AB is pleased to announce that our representatives are meeting with customers and partner candidates during the week of Feb 18 in 4 cities in India. The previous Road Show was held in Nov 2007. We are happy to report that many people have joined us and the seminars in 3 cities were very successful. This time, we are back to conduct more informative sessions in more cities!

Users, Customers and Resellers interested in MySQL products are encouraged to attend. Exclusive seminars and networking events where you can explore the benefits of MySQL Enterprise are now available. Admission fee is free if pre-registered.

Schedule:

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Location: Chennai
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Date: Monday, February 18, 2008
Time: 13:30-16:30 (Seating begins at 13:00) Admission fee: Free, if pre-registered.
Venue: Madras I at Le Royal Meridien Chennai
1 GST Road, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai 600 016 Tel : +91 44 2231 4343 http://www.leroyalmeridien-chennai.com/

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Location: Bangalore
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Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Time: 13:30-16:30 (Seating begins at 13:00) Admission fee: Free, if pre-registered.
Venue: Event Hall at Evoma
# 14 Bhattrahalli, Old Madras Road, KR Puram, Bangalore 560049
Tel: +91 80 4190 3529
http://www.evoma.com

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Location: Hyderabad
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Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Time: 13:30-16:30 (Seating begins at 13:00) Admission fee: Free, if pre-registered.
Venue: The Indian Grill at The Kakatiya, Hyderabad 3-3-1187, Begumpet, Hyderabad 500016
Tel: +91 40 23400132
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1119

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Location: Mumbai
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Date: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Time: 13:30-16:30 (Seating begins at 13:00) Admission fee: Free, if pre-registered.
Venue: Circular Hall at Centre For Excellence in Telecom Technology and Management Technology Street, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai-76
Tel: +91 22 25714796
http://cettm.mtnl.in/website.php?x=6

Topics covered:
* Introduction to MySQL in APAC Strategy/Status
* MySQL Dual Licensing Explanation
* Partner Introduction
* MySQL Roadmap
* State of MySQL community
* Introduction to MySQL Enterprise
* MySQL Enterprise Demo
* MySQL HA solutions
* Deep Technical Q&A with David Axmark
* Networking

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with Co-founder and Vice President of MySQL David Axmark, Director of Architecture for MySQL Brian Aker, and other MySQL representatives. Seats are limited. Register now!!

To register and get detail information, please visit:
http://www.mysql.com/news-and-events/events/mysql-in-feb08.html

FOSS Meet@NITC is an annual event on Free and Open Source Software at NIT Calicut. This event brings together foss enthusiasts from all over india. The 2008 edition of the event is being planned and is scheduled to be held from March 28^th to 30^th.You can get an idea of the event from http://www.fossmeet.in/nitc.

If you are interested in participating in the meet, you will have to register at http://www.fossmeet.in/nitc. Please note that you don’t have to pay to register - you only have to pay when you actually show up at the event. Speakers may register at this site and post details of talks, workshop or bofs that he/she would like to conduct. They may also post polls to know the audience better. Delegates can post comments and vote on polls. We hope that this way the event can be molded by the participants themselves in the spirit of a true community event. Please feel free to inform us about your queries, suggestions and complaints.

LinuxAsia has transformed, it is now known as Open Source Week.  Therefore, LinuxAsia 2008 will be a multi-city event, with The TechTrack (conference) planned for Bangalore and New Delhi, to be held from 11 February to 15 February 2008. Along with that, there will be a CTOSummit in Bangalore, one CXOSummit each in Mumbai and New Delhi, and ManageIT Expo each in Bangalore and New Delhi.

Commercial Event. More Details at www.linuxasia.net

First FOSS Conference is being organized by NRCFOSS in Chennai. The venue is :

MIT Campus, Anna University
Chromepet, Chennai 600 044

Dates : 01 to 03 February 08

It is a free event with lot of technology orientation. You can register at http://registration.fossconf.in/web/.

An exclusive seminar and networking opportunity to explore how your organization can benefit from MySQL’s future plans. David Axmark , Co-founder and Vice President, Larry Stefonic Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific President, MySQL K.K. (Japan) and Daniel Saito Representative Director of the Asia Pacific region MySQL K.K. together with OSSCube, India’s first and only Authorized MySQL Training Center and one of the MySQL Enterprise Partner will be presenting and discussing both technical and none technical aspects of MySQL. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with the MySQL representatives here in Bangalore (06 November), New Delhi (07 November) & Chennai (08 November).

Location: Bangalore
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Time: 13:00-16:00 (Seating begins at 12:30)
Admission fee: Free, if pre-registered.
Venue: The Ista Hotel, 1/1, Swami Vivekananda Road, Ulsoor, 560 008 Bangalore, India
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Location: Delhi
Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Time: 13:00-16:00 (Seating begins at 12:30)
Admission fee: Free, if pre-registered.
Venue: Habitat World at India Habitat Centre (New Delhi)

Location: Chennai
Date: Thursday, November 8, 2007
Time: 13:00-16:00 (Seating begins at 12:30)
Admission fee: Free, if pre-registered.
Venue: Le Royal Méridien Chennai

Topics covered:

• Introduction to MySQL in APAC Strategy/Status
• MySQL Dual Licensing Explanation
• Partner Introduction
• MySQL Roadmap
• State of MySQL community
• Introduction to MySQL Enterprise
• MySQL Enterprise Demo
• MySQL HA solutions
• Deep Technical Q&A with David Axmark
• Networking

To register for this event, please send an email to kmihashi@mysql.com with:

- Location of seminar you want to participate (Bangalore / Delhi / Chennai))
- Your name
- Your email address
- Organization
- Contact number

Profile of the Speakers:

Mr Larry Stefonic , Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific President, MySQL K.K. (Japan)

Larry Stefonic is responsible for the company’s wholly-owned Japanese subsidiary and oversees its Asia Pacific sales channels. He has over 18 years of successful database business experience, including the introduction of three companies to the Japanese market. Prior to MySQL, Larry was in charge of Worldwide Embedded Sales at Mbrane in Seattle, Washington. He has also led international sales and business development teams at Centura Software, Raima Corporation and Micro Database Systems.

Mr David Axmark, Co-founder and Vice President MySQL

David Axmark was involved with the MySQL database well before it had a name. David’s primary focus now at MySQL is Open Source licensing and strategy, as well as community evangelism. He actively promotes Open Source software and MySQL at conferences and other venues around the world. Interested in free software since the early ’80s, David is committed to developing a successful business model through Open Source software.

Mr Daniel Saito, Representative Director of the Asia Pacific region MySQL

Prior to joining MySQL, Mr. Saito worked within NTT DoCoMo Research & Development as a Research Scientist & Engineer, working on breakthrough technologies in 4G wireless technology and encryption. He also played a critical key role in launching one of the first Internet Service Provider’s (ISP) here in Japan, RIMNET, and later architected and launched the widely successful digital satellite broadcasting platform, SkyPerfectTV

We look forward to meeting you!

For further details, please contact

Media Cell
http://www.osscube.com