FLossEd: Bk (Free & Open Source Schools) Conference in Bangkok 2009: First Announcement

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FLossEd: Bk (Free & Open Source Schools) Conference in Bangkok 2009: First Announcement

Start: Oct 31 2009 - 02:00

End: Nov 1 2009 - 10:00

Timezone: Asia/Bangkok

FLOSSed in Bkk, 2009, The first Bangkok Free & Open Source Schools Conference to be held in October of 2009. Presently searching for a venue (place and exact time) (Link to Event on Calendar). Likely to be held in downtown Bangkok although a day trip away is possible for an attractive environment with good facilities. Looking for wireless, decent food, possibly accomodations at an affordable price.

Interested? Let us know now!

What's in a Name?

Have you got a great idea for naming this conference? We'll give free registration to whomever comes up with the winning name!

Call for Workshop Presenters

Could you give a workshop of interest to:

teachers (at your level)?
school administrators?
technology "facilitators"?
system administrators?
"computing" teachers?

If so, please fill out the proposal form! We're eager to hear from you!

Current ideas:

Rationale:

Many of us have been using Free and/or Open Source tools including Linux, Apache, Sendmail,and open source languages (Perl, PHP, Python, Java, etc. for years); many more in the k-12/13 educational world have not. We envision a small to medium sized group made up of a) newcomers looking for support in their first steps; b) users of various levels willing to share and interested in going deeper or learning of new possibilities; c) experienced system admins, programmers and managers able to see the whole spectrum of possibilities and offer guidance to others in open discussions with colleague-peers.

Theme:

"Open Source; Open Mind"

Audience:

Teachers and School administrators in international and local schools.
Higher ed representatives willing to lend/share knowledge and expertise.
Commercial representatives offering relevant products and services.

Method:

Keynotes
Hands-on workshops
Seminar-style "round-table" discussions

Vendors Welcomed. Would you like to sponsor the program, the Web site, or a session at the conference? Other ideas? Please speak up! We're open to suggestions (Click here!).

Just want to attend? Great! State your interest; the door's open! (Click here!) Discuss ideas below in comments. Start your open source schools blog today on this site!

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