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20 \begin{document} |
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22 \begin{center} |
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23 \includegraphics[width=2.5in]{fosseelogo} |
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29 \begin{multicols}{3} |
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30 |
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31 {\bf What is FOSSEE?} |
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33 \vspace{-.1in} |
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34 |
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35 {\bf FOSSEE} stands for \emph{Free and Open source Software in Science |
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36 \& Engineering Education}. The goal of this project is to enable the |
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37 teachers and students of Science and Engineering in India to use open |
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38 source software tools for all their computational needs, thereby |
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39 improving the quality of instruction and learning. |
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41 |
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42 {\bf Where are we?} |
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43 |
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44 \vspace{-.1in} |
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45 The project is based at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay |
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46 ({\bf IIT-B}). We are focusing on Scilab and Python in the area of |
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47 Scientific Computation. |
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48 |
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49 |
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50 {\bf Who funds us?} |
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52 \vspace{-.1in} |
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54 It is funded by the {\bf MHRD} as a part of the \emph{National |
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55 Mission on Education through Information and Communication |
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56 Technology} ({\bf NME-ICT}), with the thrust area being `Adaptation and |
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57 deployment of open source simulation packages equivalent to MATLAB, |
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58 ORCAD etc.' |
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59 |
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60 {\bf What do we do?} |
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61 \begin{list2} |
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62 \item Design courses to teach the use of FOSS tools. |
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63 \item Create content for these courses --- written material, |
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64 spoken tutorials, lectures. |
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65 \item Conduct workshops to spread the adoption of these tools |
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66 \item Conduct conferences to popularize these tools in India |
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67 \item Organize sprints to generate relevant material |
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68 \end{list2} |
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69 |
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70 {\bf What can we do for you?} |
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71 \begin{list2} |
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72 \item Conduct a workshop in your college |
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73 \item Send you customized GNU/Linux distributions with all the tools |
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74 installed |
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75 \item Send you written and audio/visual material |
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76 \end{list2} |
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77 |
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78 {\bf Hiring}\\* |
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79 We are looking for |
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80 |
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81 \begin{list2} |
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82 \item Content Generators |
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83 \item Writers/Editors |
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84 \item A Project Manager |
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85 \item An Instructional Designer |
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86 \item A Graphic Designer |
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87 \end{list2} |
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88 |
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89 Send an email to \url{jobs@fossee.in} if you are interested. |
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90 |
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91 |
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92 {\bf Contact us!} |
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93 |
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94 \vspace{-.1in} |
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95 For more information about the project, visit our websites |
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96 \url{http://fossee.in} \& \url{http://scilab.in}. |
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97 |
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98 In case of any general queries regarding FOSSEE or workshop requests, |
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99 send an email to \url{info@fossee.in}. |
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100 |
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101 You can find useful material to download at \\ \url{http://fossee.in/Downloads}. |
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102 |
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103 If you need help with any of these tools in particular, you can join |
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104 the mailing list \url{http://fossee.in/mailman/listinfo/help} |
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105 and ask your queries there. They will either be answered directly or |
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106 redirected to appropriate channels. |
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107 |
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110 \includegraphics[width=1.8in]{python} |
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114 \includegraphics[width=1.4in]{sage} |
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116 \includegraphics[width=0.7in]{mayavi} |
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118 \includegraphics[width=1.4in]{scilab} |
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120 \end{document} |
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