>Hi, I have got the invitation.... N will b surely there.... Thank you.........
FYI. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Raj Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Jan 22, 2008 9:14 PM > Subject: [ilugd] Call for Papers -- freed.in 2008 > To: The Linux-Delhi mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Linuxers Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Hi, > > Inviting you to come and participate in freed.in in New Delhi, February > 22 to 24 2008. > > The theme for this year's event is: > > Knowledge shall set you free > > The format of this event is slightly different from last time -- there's > a conclave for discussing the theme, how to apply it and how to promote > it. There is also a seminar-style talk track, with talks related to > the theme. > > Please submit talks by visiting: > > http://freed.in/2008/ > > and clicking on the registration link. Questions may be directed to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Potential areas of interest and the event format are at: > > http://freed.in/2008/areas-of-interest > http://freed.in/2008/event-format > > The detailed CfP is enclosed at the end of this mail. > > Look forward to hearing from you, > > Regards, > > -- Raju > -- > Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ > Freedom in Technology & Software || February 2008 || http://freed.in/ > GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F > PsyTrance & Chill: http://schizoid.in/ || It is the mind that moves > > > "Over 700 people, two days of sheer fun, excitement and lots of FOSS. > More > than 40 talks, workshops and two vibrant panel discussions over the two > days of the event. You told us that the event went off well." That was > Freed.in, 2007. It's that time of the year, already, and Freed.in is > back, > sooner than you expected > > The event has been rescheduled to February so as to benefit from > favourable > weather, and the general warmth generated by the many FOSS events held > around then. Thus, this year, Freed.in is scheduled from Feb. 22-24, > 2008. The venue remains unchanged and we meet again at Jawaharlal Nehru > University (JNU), New Delhi. > > Come be a part of the revolution, and join in the fun, again. > > So, what's happening at Freed.in this year? > > We are taking cognisance of the central role that the free flow of > information plays in a modern open society, of the added possibilities > afforded by the use of digital media, and also of the threats to the > free > sharing of common work. The promise of digital media and networks is > that > an open environment for exchanging knowledge can now be extended to > include > everyone in the world, bridging gaps caused by socio-economic factors, > linguistic differences, geographical locations, and varying levels of > literacy, technology and skill. Thus, we feel that we can expand our > horizons beyond the current focus on the tools of the information > society, > and include what is possible to achieve with those tools. > > The theme for this year's event, and perhaps for several future editions > is: "Knowledge Shall Set You Free". > > Why is important to talk about Knowledge? > > The fact that we are moving to a knowledge-based economy has been widely > remarked upon: > > * The report of the National Knowledge Commission of India > recommends building and better utilising existing infrastructure for > the delivery of knowledge through networks and libraries, defining the > problems of language barriers and translation, and shaping foundations > and facilities for vocational training and higher education. > * A bigger challenge is to embrace the changing paradigms in > education, moving from the imparting of cut-and-dried liturgies to the > facilitation of learning, at a pace, and in a manner tailored to each > individual participant. It is no longer sufficient to learn to know, > one must learn to learn. > * Significant hurdles are posed to the emerging digital commons by > entrenched interests that would seek to continue their restrictive > practices by building new enclosures even on this frontier. Such > threats need to be addressed by licences that encourage open sharing, > and by pro-active government policies. > * These ideas find resonance all across the world, as the frenetic > pace of globalisation brings distant cultures together. Growing > economic development, and the consequently larger allocations of public > funds to education provide an immense opportunity to put these ideas > into practice all over the developing world. It is imperative that the > systems being put into place now be open, transparent, participatory > and inclusive. > > How do we intend to do this? > > By inviting everyone to join the knowledge ecosystem. We hope to > Inspire, > influence, and enable. Freed.in seeks to facilitate the building of all > aspects of the system---including end-users, contributors, and > full-fledged > participants---and looks to empower every individual to make full use of > their unique talents. The event will be concerned with the following > aspects of the knowledge ecosystem: > * Participatory authoring: The shared creation of digital content. > * Adaptation to context: The tailoring of digital content to meet > the > specific needs of individuals. > * Access: Ensuring open access to all, under terms that allow them > to > use, modify, reuse, and redistribute shared content in any form of > media. > * Delivery: Mechanisms by which the digital content is to be made > available to anyone wishing to access it. > * Communication and collaboration: Tools enabling interaction, and > collaborative work between participants; allowing sharing of > existing > content, and the evolution of new forms. > > The focal point of the event will be you, as you are the unique > individual > that embodies the community as a whole, and who can act as a fulcrum for > leveraging genuine change. We seek involvement from curious minds > interested in technology and software, and their impact on > society. Expected attendees will include both technology-oriented > developers, and people with expertise in non-technical areas, thus > enabling > networking and solidarity within the free software community, and > outside > it. > > The 2008 event is intended largely as a brainstorming conclave, from > which > plans for action will emerge. Concrete outcomes include the > dissemination > of the ideas that emerge during the meeting, and the seeds of future > activities that each participant will carry home. The formalisation of > such > plans into actual projects, and putting them into action will be items > for > future gatherings, or for attendees to take up on their own. The current > event will cover three days of brainstorming, mixed in with a series of > talks from leading lights in these areas. We also expect much of the > meaningful activity to happen in informal sessions at the venue. Some of > the things that you can look forward to: > * A public wiki that starts before the event to start the sharing of > ideas > * Invited talks, through a call for papers > * Panel discussions > * Brainstorming conclaves, including short, on-the-spot talks, but > moderated and monitored management > * Informal Birds-of-a-Feather (BoF) sessions > > We are inviting leading lights in knowledge-related areas to be part of > the > brainstorming conclaves, and other than the FOSS community,will have a > strong representation from academia, government, and non-governmental > bodies. You can take a peek at the event format at > http://freed.in/2008/event-format. Some potential areas of interest are > listed under http://freed.in/2008/areas-of-interest, but we are counting > on > you to bring your own ideas to the event. > > We look forward to a confirmation of your participation. Please submit a > presentation proposal at the Freed.in 2008 site (http://freed.in/2008), > or > send a mail with a title, abstract, and a short write-up on yourself to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your submission should also include a short note on how > your proposed presentation is of relevance to the theme of Freed.in > 2008. > > _______________________________________________ > Freed mailing list > [email protected] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/freed > _______________________________________________ Freed mailing list [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/freed
