Call for participatin: foss@work

Subject: [bytesforall_readers] Call for participatin: foss@work
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:35:28 +0530
From: Frederick Noronha <fred@bytesforall.org>
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FOSS@Work, November 12-15, 2006
Manila, Philippines

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

The International Open Source Network, InWEnt-Capacity Building
International, Germany, and the
University of the Philippines Manila are hosting a conference-workshop
on Free and Open Source
Software (FOSS) for Small-to-Medium Enterprises in the IT industry.

ASEAN+3 region covers Brunei, China, Hong Kong [China], Cambodia, Lao
PDR, Indonesia, Japan,
Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Republic of Korea, Singapore,
Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand,
Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

Who should attend: Developers, senior IT-staff, IT-decision makers
within ASEAN+3 small-to-medium
enterprises in the IT industry (using proprietary and non-proprietary
systems) interested in
learning more about Free/Open Source Software (FOSS)

Applications from women are highly encouraged by the event organisers.

Topics

Overview of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), Business models for
FOSS, FOSS collaboration and
project management tools, Content management systems, Productivity
(OpenOffice + localization),
IP-based voice services, Developing multimedia with FOSS, SMS
programming with FOSS, and more (see
Programme
http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/philippines/events/smites/fossatworkprogramme
<http://www.iosn.net/asean-3/countries/philippines/events/smites/fossatworkprogramme>;)

Background

The International Open Source Network, InWEnt-Capacity Building
International, Germany, and UP
Manila are jointly hosting a conference-workshop on Free and Open
Source Software for
Small-to-Medium Enterprises in the IT industry. Called FOSS@Work
('FOSS at work'), the event will
be held at Heritage Hotel, Manila, Philippines from November 12th to
15th, 2006 and brings
together interested SMEs from all over the ASEAN+3 region.

Rationale

In order to promote FOSS development in the growing SME for IT sector,
there is a need to network
existing SMEs within the ASEAN+3 region. While there are many SMEs
working with and on FOSS
solutions, many others in the region are still unfamiliar with FOSS.
This conference aims to
assist in the acceleration of FOSS adoption by networking both
categories of SMEs.

To this end, IOSN ASEAN+3 is organizing a conference-workshop for
developers senior IT staff and
IT-decision makers to provide orientation and technical trainings on
FOSS architecture and
community management skills, targeting national and regional FOSS
developers as well as SMEs not
yet working with FOSS. The goal is to increase the developer base forFOSS.

The workshop shall:

- be an opportunity to network experienced FOSS developers with
potential FOSS developers;

- be an opportunity share experiences, best practices, and create
opportunities for
collaboration;

- establish IOSN ASEAN+3 as focal point for further networking activities;

- enhance the technical skills of developers through power training

Conference/participation fee is Php 5500.00 (or USD$100.00)

Registration

Please use our online form (http://www.foss-at-work.net/regform.html
<http://www.foss-at-work.net/regform.html>;).

Qualified SMEs may apply for sponsorhip, if they fall in the target
group and cannot bear the
conference fee.

There are a limited number of participation fee subsidies available to
cover this US$ 100 for
those who are not able to raise the funds. Travel subsidies
(out-of-country) are also available
for participants who would not otherwise be able to attend the
meeting. Please apply as soon as
possible for subsidies as their availability is limited.

Organizers:

The [International Open Source Network (IOSN) http://www.iosn.net
<http://www.iosn.net>;] is
a Centre of Excellence for
Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in the Asia-Pacific region. It
shapes its activities around
FOSS technologies and applications. Through a virtual secretariat -
and now a network of
sub-regional centres, IOSN South Asia, IOSN PIC (Pacific Islands
Countries), and IOSN ASEAN+3 -
IOSN is tasked specifically to facilitate and network FOSS advocates,
experts, and developers in
the region to foster the adoption of FOSS. The vision is to have
developing countries in the
Asia-Pacific Region achieve rapid and sustained economic and social
development with the
utilization of affordable yet effective FOSS ICT solutions to bridge
the digital divide.

[InWEnt http://www.inwent.org <http://www.inwent.org>; and
http://www.it-foss.org <http://www.it-foss.org>;]
�EInWEnt-Capacity Building
International, Germany gGmbH is synonymous with human resources and
organisational development in
international cooperation. Its education, exchange and dialogue
programmes that offer places for
about 55,000 individuals every year make InWEnt a very large-scale
joint undertaking of the German
Federal Government, the federal state (Länder) governments and
industry. The courses offered by
InWEnt address specialists, executives and decision-makers in
industry, politics, administration
and civil society. InWEnt works with partners in developing countries,
transition states and
industrialised nations. Through its it@inwent programmes, InWEnt
helps multiplying partners in
Africa, Asia and the Middle East to provide advanced knowledge in
Information and Communication
Technologies (ICTs). The key objectives of the programmes are to
strengthen IT sectors in various
regions of the world, foster key innovations in ICTs for development
and use ICTs as enabling
tools for poverty reduction. Within the it@foss project, InWEnt
supports the development and
application of local innovative software solutions and business models
based on Free and Open
Source Software (FOSS) in the ASEAN region. For more information on
it@foss, see
http://www.it-foss.org <http://www.it-foss.org>; .

[The UP Manila National Telehealth Center http://www.upm.edu.ph
<http://www.upm.edu.ph>;] was
created in 1999 to promote
the integration of information technology into health. This year the
NThC was named UNDP Center of
Excellence in Free and Open Source Software in the ASEAN+3 sub-region.
The UP Manila-NThC hosts
several FOSS projects foremost of which is the [Community Health
Information Tracking System
http://www.chits.info <http://www.chits.info>;].
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