Software Freedom Day 2008

Seminar on Language Computing and Free Knowledge & INSTALLFEST

on 20th September 2008 organised jointly by Swathantra Malayalam Computing(SMC), Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode, & FOSS-CELL;NIT- Calicut

Venue: Malabar Christian College Computer Centre Time: 10.00 am to 5.00pm

Inaugural Session: Welcome: Dr. Sreejith M.Nair President: Mrs.Gladys PE Isaac,Principal,Malabar Christian College

Inauguration: Dr.M.R.Raghava Varrier Software Freedom Day Lecture: Sri. K. H. Hussain

Topic: Language, Society and Freedom Software Freedom: An Introduction: Sri. Anivar Aravind

Felicitation: Comdr. Percy Mackaden,VSM Vote of Thanks: Dr.K.Rajasekharan

Tea Break

Session 1: Language Computing Rapporteur: Sri. M.E.Premanand Presentation 1: Language Computing: Current Scenario – Dr. Mahesh Mangalat Presentation 2: Text, Hypertext and New Publishing – Sri. P.P. Ramachandran Presentation 3: Swathanthra malayalam Computing:Mission, Projects and Practice: A Demonstration– Sri. Jaison Nedumpala

Lunch Break

Session 2: Towards a Knowledge Society

Rapporteur: Sri.A.P.M.Rafeeque

Presentation1: Introduction to Free Knowledge: Concept Framework

and Practice: Sri.Anivar Aravind

Presentation 2: Content Licensing and Open Standards:Sri. Hiran Venugopalan

Presentation 3: Bridging Digital Divide: The Way Forward: Sri.Shyam Karanatt

Tea Break

Session 3: Panel Discussion

ഭാഷയുടേയും സംസ്കാരത്തിന്റേയും സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യവും ഭാവിയും

Moderator: Dr.K.V.Thomas

Participants: Sri. Kalpetta Narayanan, Sri.N.P.Rajendran, Sri.P. Suresh,

Smt.T.V.Suneetha, Dr.C.J.George

Vote of Thanks: Sri.T.M.Raveendran

INSTALLFEST is being organized in connection with Software Freedom Day by FOSS-CELL, NIT-Calicut and FSUG-Calicut. INSTALLFEST will be open from 11.30 am to 5.00pm. Various Open Source Operating System distributions and Application Software will be installed free of cost and training will be provided to install and use them. Please bring your CPU/Laptop.