NCC is extending its invitation to the public to attend the events to be held at NCC this week in celebration of ICT month.
here's the sched for the week and, in particular, the Open Source Bazaar at NCC. pls forward to those that may be interested in attending. all of the events listed are open to the public for free. you may need to confirm with NCC to confirm availability of seating. -------- Original Message -------- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:31:41 +0800 From: "Rubyx A. Tomacruz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Denis F. Villorente" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: ICT Month Hi Denis, Please see the details and sked (For the whole week and for the Open Source Bazaar) below. Thanks. Ruby Tech Talks, Exhibit Mark IT Month Celebration In celebration of the information technology (IT) month, the National Computer Center (NCC) is holding a five-day exhibit and a series of technical talks from 24 ? 28 June 2002 from 8 AM to 5 PM at the NCC Building, CP Garcia Ave. UP Diliman Q. C. Dubbed as ?Make it Easy with ICT?, the event will showcase the latest technologies and solutions offered by leading ICT companies. For the opening ceremonies, Science and Technology Undersecretary Fortunato T. dela Pe�a and NCC Director General Delfin Jay M. Sabido IX will facilitate the ribbon cutting to unveil the exhibit. The technical talks will feature several relevant ICT topics: ?EMC?s Infostructure?, ?Business Critical Computing in the 21st Century?, ?Enabling Government Solutions?, ?Technology Trends and Updates to Watch Out For?, ?VSat Connectivity and E-Learning?, ?Data Storage Trends? and ?Java in E-government?. On the other hand, a whole-day ?Open Source Bazaar? shall be held on June 26, with discussions on topics such as ?Open Education? , ?Open Source on Health Care? , ?The Business Case for Linux? , ?Installing Red Hat Linux 7.3?, ?Introduction to Open Source Applications? and ?Why Open Source Software?? . more The culminating activity of the week-long ICT celebration will be the lecture cum press conference dubbed as ?Once a Month sa NCC?. Sponsored by ICT firm K2ia, this month?s topic is ?Government Services on the Web?, and will discuss how the Internet can be an effective tool for public service delivery. The guest speakers for the lecture are former NCC head and Moscom President Dr. William T. Torres and K2ia Managing Director Reuben J. Ravago. The event is open to the public, free of charge. For registration and other inquiries, please contact Bliss Manlulo at 920-0101 loc. 121 or 122. Schedule of Talks: June 24/ 9-11 a.m. EMC?s Infostructure; Business Critical Computing in the 21st Century Bernard Badenhop, Cocoy Valeza Total Information Management Corporation June 24/ 1-3 p.m.. Enabling Government Solutions Mosaic Communications June 25/ 9-11 a.m. Technology Trends & Updates to Watch out for Paolo Lopez (Intel Microelectronics Phils., Inc.) June 25/ 1-3 p.m. VSAT Connectivity; E-Learning Elizabeth J. Aguilar, Jose Antonio Yulo (AZCom Network) June 27 / 9-11 a.m. Data Storage Trends June 27, 9:00-11:00 a.m. Fujitsu Phils. June 27/1-3 p.m. New Horizon Learning Center; Banbros Commercial Inc. June 28/9-11 a.m. Java in eGovernment Sun Microsystems National Computer Center Open Source Bazaar June 26, 2002 National Computer Center Time Topic Speaker 08:00 ? 09:00 Introduction to Open Source Applications Marvin Pascual, BIR 09:00 ? 10:00 Open Education Dr. Pablo Manalastas,Ateneo 10:00 ? 11:00 Open Source on Health Care Dr. Cito Maramba, UP College of Medicine 11:00 ? 12:00 Total Enterprise Management with Linux and Open Source Manny Amador, DDN 12:00 ? 01:00 L U N C H B R E A K 01:00 ? 01:30 Bayanihan Linux Joanna S. Gonzales, ASTI 01:30 ? 02:30 The Business Case for Linux Orly Andico, Mozcom 02:30 ? 03:30 Security and Open Source Systems Horacio Cadiz, Ph.net 03:30 ? 04:30 Linux as a Server and a Workstation Eric Rosel, Q Linux -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Denis F. Villorente Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Advanced Science and Technology Institute http://www.asti.dost.gov.ph Voice: +63 2 4351071 Fax: +63 2 4351052 _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
