Announcing OSScamp Pilani March 2010 with Apogee 2010 and TEDx Pilani

[Kinshuk Sunil]

Students of BITS Pinali are organizing the next OSScamp. The open source unconference is scheduled between March 12-14, along with TEDx Pilani. The organizers are seeking active participation by the community and the industry to create a successful event and spread awareness for open source in the Pilani region.

Schedule
March 12:

• 08pm - 10pm: Social Sandbox: Open Source, Unconferences, India
• 10pm - 12am: Sessions and Talks (4 Slots Available)
• 12am - 02am: FOSS Hackathon

March 13:

• Daytime: TEDx Pilani
• 04pm - 06pm: Install Fest
• 08pm - 10pm: Sessions & Talks  (4 Slots Available)
• 10pm - 12am: Games Fest
• 12am - 02am: Social Sandbox: Using FOSS

March 14:

• 11am - 01pm: FOSS Projects Demonstrations

The organizers will also work out a mechanism for participants of OSScamps to attend TEDx Pilani as well.

Besides this, a special FOSS Den will be open during the daytime for people to visit and learn more about FOSS. The FOSS Den will be an open exhibition hall for FOSS Projects. There will be video presentations on comparisons between open source and proprietary softwares and chart displays in the room. Volunteers will be there to present these to the visitors.

Travelling to Pilani
Best Ways to Travel Pilani: 

• From Delhi (about 6 Hrs by Bus) 
• From Jaipur (about 6 Hrs by Bus)

Unlike other towns, Pilani is not accessible by rail. The nearest rail stations are Chirawa (16 km) and Loharu (25 km). Jaipur is 220 km from Pilani and Delhi is 210 km and well connected by road.

Accommodation at Pilani
Accommodation is available in BITS Pilani Guest House for particpants (coming from outside Pilani) on a First-Come-First-Serve Basis. Only 15 slots are available. Please contact Aastha on the number mentioned to make necessary arrangements.

Support Required

The organizers need help in the organisation of this OSScamp in the following ways:

• participation at the event
• promote the event by spreading the word about the event - tweet, blog posts, social networks - use the hashtag #osscamp
• suggest/connect with foss projects so that they can set up displays at the FOSS Den (expo) and promote themselves
• contribute linux installation media and goodies for the event

Contact

Aastha Mehta - +91 99506 76030

Ninad Pundalik - +91 99835 26855

Kinshuk Sunil - +91 99100 24895

More Details

OSScamp Pilani - http://pilani.osscamp.in

TEDx Pilani - http://www.tedxpilani.com

Apogee 2010 - http://bits-apogee.org

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regards
Kinshuk Sunil
+91-99100-24895