National Free Software Conference 15 & 16 November 2008, Kochi (Cochin), Kerala

website : http://nfm2008.atps.in/

Program : The Seminar will Cover the following areas (suggested and being finalised from among these topics)

Social Stream Swathanthra Software Philosophy and and its Impact on various sectors. Application of Scientific Socialism to the Information Era Knowledge Society and its impact Information Technology Workers – Myths and Reality. Co-operatives in Swathanthra Software. Information explosion & its impact on democratic advancement. Theory of Abundance in the context of Free Software.

Knowledge Stream Freedom in Bio-Technology Public domain knowledge in Hardware Emerging Trends in Nano-technology Public Domain Knowledge Libraries. Medical knowledge systems Traditional and Indegenous knowledge Alternative Technologies

Technology Stream Educational Projects E-governance Enterprises Resources Planning Geo Spatial Infrastructure Technology for Medias

Software Stream Animation Tools DTP tools — Development & Dissemination Scientific Research Avenues Operating Systems – New Trends Localisation & Internationalisation Software Patents Free Software support

General Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning (OpenERP) 3D Modeling and Animation using Blender Type setting using TEX and LaTeX Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) Digital Signature and Secure transmission Multimedia and FFMPEG tools Python Web Services Python Game Development Mobile Device Platform: Android and Mobilinux

Discussion IPR: The New form of Private Property in Globalization Patent issues in IT and BT Malayalam Computing Python First or Last Language (High School/ Degree Course)

Beginners GNU Compiler Collection and Microcontroller Python and High Level Object oriented languages Jython Language and JAVA Bytecode LAMP and Mod-Python Overview: PostgreSQL, MySQL, GUI, Eclipse Overview: GNU/Linux Servers: SMTP, POP3, DHCP,etc

Workshop GNU/Linux installation ( Full Time ) Malayalam Localisation (Full Time) Products & Development Tools

Open forum Expenricence of Swatanthra Malayalam Computing (By SMC) Prajasakti ERP (By Prajasakti ) BSNL case studies (By BSNL) Financial Sector Experience ( By Ernakulam P&T ) IT @ School ( By IT @ School) Askaya and Free Software ( By Akshaya ) KSEB Experience ( By KSEB ) Free Software Business Models ( By OSSICS) &

any other that are requested and conforming to the theme of Free & Open Source Software.

Exhibition Free Software platforms, tools, application packages & services. Hardware Networking concepts and practices. Educative demonstrations/presentations on various aspects of Information Technology

Your Suggestions are Invited by the organisers at : email : program.nfm2008@gmail.com