Thanx Clytie,<br>
<br>
it was a nice event, it ended yesterday and we saw many women participate,\<br>
we had to distribute free ubuntu CDs to all the folks who attended and also<br>
had writers to write so many other software to the folks.<br>
<br>
Linuxchix Uganda, fully participated in the event and was giving<br>
full technical support like, installing ubuntu on peoples machines, many needed dual boots?<br>
etc.<br>
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we crowned it off well, and we are looking forward<br>
for software freedom day.<br>
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/29/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Clytie Siddall</b> <<a href="mailto:clytie@riverland.net.au">clytie@riverland.net.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div style="">This sounds great, Evelyn!<div><br></div><div>I've forwarded it to some translators I know who work in African languages. They may be able to participate.</div><div><br></div><div>It's wonderful to see the Women of Uganda taking such a public stand on free software. :)
</div><div><br><div></div><div><span class="e" id="q_10b7f224b579c4ea_1"><div>On 24/05/2006, at 5:56 PM, Evelyn Namara wrote:</div><br></span></div><div><blockquote type="cite"></blockquote></div><div><span class="e" id="q_10b7f224b579c4ea_3">
<pre> The Open Source Software Weekend 2006<br><br> The Open Source Software Weekend is an annual event that provides an<br> excellent<br> opportunity for Private comapnies, NGOs, Government departments and<br> academic institutions to explore the potential of using Free and Open
<br><br> Source Software (FOSS).<br><br> Having been held for the first time in 2005 in Kampala, Uganda, the event<br> has turned into an annual one and this year's event is slated for 26th<br> -28th May 2006.<br> This event is looked at as one that can expose FOSS, its opportunities and
<br><br> case stuides to the general public. The event theme is "Achieving Progress<br> through software freedom".<br><br> Below are some Aims of the event;<br><br> - Increase FOSS awareness among ICT end users, policy makers and technical
<br><br> personnel.<br> - Create Linkages and partnerships among the various stake holders in the<br> ICT sector through networking to promote sharing of FOSS resources,<br> information and skills<br> - To build FOSS capacity among ICT end users and technical personnel
<br><br> through the provision of training, educational resources and software.<br> - To show case innovative FOSS solutions implemented in Uganda.<br> - To enable FOSS practitioners have a greater understanding of the<br>
public's needs.<br><br><br> Participation to this event is open to any one who can make it.<br><br> The venue will be the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications<br> Technology and sessions will be running daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
<br><br><br> There will be great speakers from the corporate, Government and community<br> based organisations. There is something to learn for every one.<br> Organisations are invited to participate in a free exhibition that will
<br><br> run for two days.<br><br> Programme line up:<br><br> 26th May 2006<br> 9:00 am – 12:30 am Management Workshop – "Cost effective IT Solutions"<br> 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm Techies Workshop - "Systems Administration
<br><br> implified.<br> The freedom of FOSS"<br><br> Day long exhibition by companies.<br><br> 27th May 2006<br> 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Community FOSS Solutions - "FOSS for
<br><br> community benefit"<br> 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm FOSS Unleashed – Demonstration of FOSS<br> hacks and solutions<br><br> Day long exhibition by companies.
<br><br><br> 28th May 2006<br><br> 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Free and Open Source Software support on<br> Migration,Career guidance, Technical<br> Support, Installation and CD burning.
<br><br><br> This year's event has been fully sponsored by The East African Center for<br> Open Source Software (EACOSS) and The Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET).<br><br> Organisational support has been offered by Linux Solutions, Uganda
<br><br> Institute for Communication Technology, Linux Chix Uganda and members of<br> the Ugandan FOSS community.<br><br> For further inquiries on participation, write to <a href="http://www.linuxsolutions.co.ug:2095/3rdparty/squirrelmail/src/compose.php?send_to=info%40eacoss.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
<br>info@eacoss.org</a> or call<br> +256 752 808889.</pre><br>-- <br>Evelyn Namara<br>Technical Support Engineer<br>Linux Solutions<br>P.O.BOX 26192,<br>Kagga House, Bugolobi<br>Kampala, Uganda<br><br>+256782795320</span>
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<br>Kampala, Uganda<br><br>+256782795320