Hi,
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Computer Society is a student association of the *Madras Institute of
Technology* which was established in the year 1983. Initially it was set up
to promote computer knowledge among students from various branches of
engineering but it later became an active participant in the FOSS movement.
* Carte Blanche <http://www.cb.csmit.org/>* is one such annual fest
conducted in our college in celebration of Free and Open Source Software.
Its one of the biggest Free software Fest. It aims at creating awareness
among young minds about the power of FOSS and also is a platform for FOSS
enthusiasts to share, discuss and discover new horizons. We are palnning to
host it on *24th and 25th of March 2012.*
Each year, FOSS demo stalls are set up enthusiastically by students
and FOSS advocators alike. These demonstrations on the features of free
software have been an effective way of bringing about the much needed
recognition and appreciation for the FOSS community.
Apart from these demos we also organize special events such as
lectures from experts, GNU/Linux quizzes, and other competitions on Web
designing, hacking, networking etc. In the prvious years we had audio
conference with *Richard Stallman, Father of Free Software.*
This year too, the Carte Blanche?12 is being organized with the
undaunted spirit and enthusiasm. We hope to further our reach and help
spread the wisdom of Free and Open Source Software. In this respect, we
would be deeply gratified if your renowned organization could be a part of
our endeavor. We have*15+ events* in this time and have already confirmed
workshops on *"Add on Development" by Mozilla, "Exploring Wikipedia" by
Wikipedia and "Open Hardware - Arduino".*
*Volunteers who are interested to put Demos on various Free Software
can mail tocb at csmit.org*
For further details visit the Fest Website: *http://www.cb.csmit.org*
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V!M at LESI-I
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