Free Software Foundation of India, SPACE and NIT, Calicut, are organising a national conference on Free Software and education at Kozhikode on September 10, 11 and 12. Speakers like Prof. G. Nagarjuna (TIFR, Mumbai), Prof. Kannan Moudgalya and Prabhu Ramachandran (IIT, Mumbai) and Prof. K.R. Srivathsan (PVC, IGNOU) will speak on why only Free Software should be used in education, and demonstrate some of the applications that can be used in science and engineering education. There will also be a few speakers from abroad, who will speak through video networking.
The inauguration will be on 10th evening and Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software movement will give the keynote address. There will also be a few speeches in Malayalam and an exhibition on Free Software for education from 3 pm on 10th evening.
More details on the function are available at http://c11.space-kerala.org/fsinedu where people can also register for the conference. Registration fee is only Rs. 200 (Rs. 100 for students). We are unable to provide trave support or free accommodation to all participants. However, support can be provided to a few participants who may need it.
Regards Sasi