Open Source Education Day 2011: Plan

[Mahmoud Darweash]

Dear Salwan,

i've just found this mail by chance in junk - actually i don't know how!- i
wish to know about this event .... as i can see, it should have been held 10
days ago... what has happend ...? what was i number of attendees ? ...etc

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Salwan <salwanmax at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Greetings everyone,
> I now have the details for both sponsorship and event activities ready.
> The date of the event is 16th of May, but it isn't set in stone. I'm trying
> to convince the university to grant OSED the main conference hall which is
> an international quality conference room. If that happened we may push the
> event back a little for better timing.
> Right now, I can only push it to next Monday, that would be 23th of May.
>
> Here are the details (in parse-able format :P ):
>
> Here is a list of the activities involved in OSED. The time span of the
> event will be 6 hours. *The exact sequence of the events and the time
> period of each is negotiable based on presenters time and the session length
> *.
> > Event Activities
>
> [TIME]         11:00-12:00
> [ACTIVITY]    Open Source for Education
> [DESCRIPTION]    What is open-source and why it’s great for education?
> Specific examples and demonstration.
> [PRESENTER(S)]    Salwan Asaad
>
> [TIME]        12:00-1:00
> [ACTIVITY]    Open Source for Work
> [DESCRIPTION]    Is open source viable for professional usage? Specific
> examples in detail of how open source solutions are employed successfully by
> businesses around the world and locally if possible.
> [PRESENTER(S)]    Open – contact me if interested
>
> [TIME]        1:00-1:30
> [ACTIVITY]    Rest & Propaganda!
> [DESCRIPTION]    Install-feast tactics on the audience, (optional) OSED
> catalog handouts, (optional) Live CD handouts.
> [PRSENTER(S)]    Linux forces
>
> [TIME]        1:30-2:30
> [ACTIVITY]    Open Source Discussion
> [DESCRIPTION]    A QA discussion between a group of open source experts
> chosen from different fields and the audience about open source
> solutions.
> [PRESENTER(S)]    Open - 4-5 experts are needed to form the group, contact
> me if interested
>
> [TIME]         2:30-3:30
> [ACTIVITY]    Introducing Linux for IT
> [DESCRIPTION]    An introduction to Linux and its features as an OS
> including a practical demonstration
> [PRESENTER(S)]    Open – contact me if interested
>
> [TIME]        3:30-4:30
> [ACTIVITY]    Introducing Python for IT
> [DESCRIPTION]    An introduction to Python and its usage including a
> practical demonstration
> [PRESENTER(S)]     Open - contact me if interested
>
> [TIME]        After 5:00
> [ACTIVITY]     Unofficial Open Source Gathering
> [DESCRIPTION]    Discussing what can we do to support open source, how to
> spread Linux and the open mindset further, whether a similar event should be
> done next year or somewhere else, being nerdy, etc…
> [PRESENTER(S)]    FOSS heroes and heroines
>
>
> > Sponsorship Details
>
> This is what the event needs essentially:
>
> 1. 1 Large-sized banner to be placed on the IT building in a position such
> that its facing those who enter the university from its main door, about
> 4mx2m or 3mx1.5m.
> 2. 1 Mid-sized banner on wooden stand, about 50cmx1m with the description
> of the event and its activities. This will be placed permanently at a
> strategic entrance.
> 3. Fliers A4 size with 2-3 folds, contains a description of the event and
> its activities. In addition to something interesting other than the
> description like a definition of what open source is, the goals of the
> event, a few websites of interest about the subject, etc..
> 4. A number of advertising posters size A3 to be posted in universities and
> places where interest in OSED can be found.
> 5. (If possible) A mini-catalogue to be distributed to the audience at the
> event, it should have around 10-15 pages, includes a definition of open
> source software, detailed information about a chosen Linux distro and how to
> get it, then a description of selected quality open source software
> solutions with web learning resources for each: Python, PHP, Blender, GIMP,
> Qt, etc…
>
> --
> Kindest Regards,
> Salwan Asaad
>
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Mahmoud Darweash
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