================== ODF Olympiad =============
Open Document Format is an important standard for ensuring computer
literacy and is fundamental to enabling computer education globally.
ODF is easy to learn and anyone who has used any presentation software
can immediately start using ODF software such as OpenOffice.org,
StarOffice, IBM Symphony etc.
We, along with IIT Delhi, Knowledge Commons, IOTA (Government of West
Bengal), MAMPU (Government of Malaysia), JNU, IIM Ahmedabad and other
organizations are conducting the ODF Olympiad 2008.
ODF Olympiad tests the proficiency of school students in their usage
of basic computers. The students are required to submit presentations
using ISO complaint ODF format on specific topics which will be
evaluated by an eminent jury based on specific parameters. Participate
in the *ODF Olympiad' 2008*- an open standard inter-city contest to
win :
- Participation Certificate for All
- Attractive prizes for 3 winners in each category
- Silver Plaque for school of the winner in each Category
- Prestigious ODF Olympiad Trophy for the winning School
- Software Freedom Trophy for inter-country winning School
ODF Olympiad is open to students from all countries. Submissions for
ODF Olympiad will be open from *September 20th, which is the Software
Freedom Day*.
I would request you to encourage your children and their schools to
participate in ODF Olympiad 2008. For details & submissions log on to:
http://www.odfolympiad.org/
============== SPACE ==============
As a part of this year's Software Freedom Day celebrations SPACE
(http://space-kerala.org/node/101) announced a programming contest
for students irrespective of the course they are pursuing.
The contest is based on the tutorial maSH - the true story of a shell
(http://space-kerala.org/node/102). Please see the contest page for
more information (http://space-kerala.org/node/103).
HTH
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Bharathi S
