[Ilugc] codecoolies meet
- From: cyborg4k@xxxxxxxxx (Shakthi Kannan)
- Date: Sun Dec 18 00:53:12 2005
Hi Sridhar, Kenneth Gonsalves and others,
Firstly, kudos to Kenneth Gonsalves for taking an
initiative, codecoolies.
Ooty
Summer 2006?
Hm.. why not have it in a central place where it is
easier for people to
travel to.
Any suggestions?
Don't we have more open source developers
in Bangalore than any
other city?
Well. We also have to cater to other cities/remote
places because:
1. There are people in rural areas who cannot afford
to travel to the cities. But, you and me _can_
definitely afford to travel to these places.
2. Having an event in a town/small city gives the
people there an opportunity to market themselves. Some
companies might even want to setup bases in these
places. For example, Honeywell Technologies has an R&D
center in Madurai. It reduces the pressure on big
cities. Yes, I know about Bangalore traffic.
3. The event bridges the gap between academia and the
industry. Institutes like IIT, in the city, have a
fantastic collaboration with the industry. How many
colleges/institutions in towns/small cities have such
collaboration? Give them an opportunity. The event can
give them contacts for them to establish themselves
well and make a name for themselves.
Having an 2/3-day event in a college is ideal. "Tuxedo
2005" or "Carte Blanche 2005" are good examples. They
were a mixture of contests for students, industry
talks, stalls, fun and frolic!
I believe the first meet should happen
in a popular place.
Place doesn't matter. Its the people behind the event
that really matter.
SK
--
Shakthi Kannan, MS
Software Engineer, Specsoft (Hexaware Technologies)
[E]: cyborg4k@xxxxxxxxx [M]: (91) 98407-87007
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