Babble Fish

My fossy friends in Thailand are organising the 2nd ICT Camp for Mekong region. Helping them to promote it here.

Mekong ICT Camp 2010

Training workshops on new media, ICT, and wireless technologies for social change.

http://mekongict.org

** Application Deadline: March 31, 2010 **
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

ASIA SOURCE 3
07-12 November 2009
Silang, Cavite, Philippines

MABUHAY! (Long live!) and get ready for Asia Source 3!

If you are a F/OSS advocate, an enthusiast or end-user, a developer or even a newbie who strongly believes in building capacities and empowering humanity with the use of Free/Open Source Software, we look forward to welcome you to Asia Source 3 to connect, cooperate, and collaborate – the F/OSS way.

The International Open Source Network (IOSN) ASEAN+3 with support from InWEnt Capacity Building International, Germany, ASEAN Foundation, and Open Society Institute Information Program and co-organized by Tactical Technology Collective and Aspiration bring ASIA SOURCE 3 to the Philippines on 7 to 12 November 2009.

The third event of the Asia source camp series, two of which have been held so far – in Bangalore, India in 2005 and Sukabumi, Indonesia in 2007 – the 6-day learn-and-share event will be held at the lush greens and quiet cool environs of the YEN CENTER – home to the Headquarters and Regional Center for Asia of the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) – located in Silang, a landlocked municipality south of Metro Manila, within the historic Province of Cavite.

In the tradition of source camps, Asia Source 3 will bring in participants from various subregions of the Asian continent, who share common goals of pursuing the Free/Open Source Software (F/OSS) advocacy and its promotion and use among non-profit organizations, small-to-medium enterprises and youth networks.

Asia Source 3 offers applicants to choose one among four (4) F/OSS-themed track sessions:

ONE: Managing Your Information
TWO: Migrating to F/OSS
THREE: Broadcasting Your Information
FOUR: Joining the F/OSS Community / Using F/OSS Tools

Online application opens on 14 August 2009, Friday at 1200H (GMT+8).
Downloadable forms will be made available.

Please regularly visit the Asia Source site at www.iosn.net/as3 for updates and information.

Hello FOSSy people! After two days of travelling, I am finally back home, I mean my apartment in Shantou, China. Weather is not particularly nice… it rained but still at 29C and freaking humid. Not like cool Tanakita after the rain at all.

I was with Cheryl and the Korean Gang on the flight to Hong Kong. Thanks Cheryl for the companionship, can’t wait to try out Show-in-a-box. To Dongwon and friends, I hope you guys enjoyed Hong Kong and I did not give you wrong tips to spend your night in the pearl of the Orient.

And to others, it was a great pleasure to meet you all… really hope we can work together on some new exciting projects in the near future.

Due to some delay at the airport, the journey to the Mekong ICT camp venue was really long. We started working right away and the secretariat was really hard working… I think they finished at 2am last night.

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