FYI. Look for link at bottom. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Venkatesh Hariharan <ven...@gmail.com> Date: 2014-02-03 Subject: Fwd: Invitation to Google's Indic Android Hackathon 2014 To: Karunakar Guntupalli <karunak...@gmail.com>
Dear Karunakar, I am sending you the formal invitation to the Indic Android Hackathon 2014 to be held in the Google Bangalore office on 21st and 22nd Feb, 2014. The sign-up link is at the end of this e-mail. Kindly forward this to the relevant teams within your organization, and to others who might be interested? Regards, Venky ===== Invitation to Indic Android Hackathon 2014 In the last two years, the Internet in rural India has at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 73 percent. The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) estimates that there were 45 million internet users in rural India in December 2013. By June 2014, it is estimated that mobile internet users will account for 60 percent of the overall internet users in the country. Broadband Internet use is also expected to grow significantly due to 4G networks and the government's Bharat Broadband initiative. Therefore, there is a huge market opportunity in enabling apps in Indian languages. To address this opportunity, Google invites App developers and creators to participate in the Indic Android Hackathon 2014. This Hackathon is a two day seminar + hackathon on creating Android apps in Indian languages. If you own an Android app, enabling it in Indian languages will help you grow the size of your addressable market. If you are an application developer, this workshop will help you add valuable skills to your app development repertoire. If you own or manage an Indian language web site, developing a companion app will help you reach out to more users. This workshop will help you understand: The business benefits of enabling your app in Indian languages How to monetize your app The technical process of enabling the app in Indian languages How to promote and market your app Who should attend? Publishers having web sites in Indian languages, because apps are increasingly becoming the preferred choice for content consumption. Application developers, because the next phase of growth for the Internet will come from Indian language users. How do I participate? Participation at this event is free, but is by invitation only. We have a limited number of seats for this Hackathon. Therefore, we request interested participants to register themselves at the earliest. Once you have registered, we will get in touch with you soon. In case, we are unable to accommodate you during this Hackathon, we will try to accommodate you in the next one. To register, click on the following link: http://goo.gl/HQSANm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Managing the Performance of Cloud-Based Applications Take advantage of what the Cloud has to offer - Avoid Common Pitfalls. Read the Whitepaper. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=121051231&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ IndLinux-group mailing list IndLinux-group@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/indlinux-group
