fossee-flier.tex
changeset 2 bf66f6d9107a
parent 0 12062721aa4e
child 3 98bb4729e31d
--- a/fossee-flier.tex	Wed Sep 22 11:32:35 2010 +0530
+++ b/fossee-flier.tex	Wed Sep 22 13:10:18 2010 +0530
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@
 
 \begin{document}
 
-\begin{center}
-\includegraphics[width=2.5in]{fosseelogo}
-\end{center}
-
 \setlength{\columnseprule}{2pt}
 \setlength{\columnsep}{20pt}
 
 \begin{multicols}{3}
+%% Column-1 & Column-2
+%% About FOSSEE
 
 {\bf What is FOSSEE?}
 
@@ -75,47 +73,120 @@
 \item Send you written and audio/visual material
 \end{list2}
 
-{\bf Hiring}\\*
-We are looking for 
+\vspace{7in}
+
+%% Column-3
+%% Scilab Team 
+%% add content for scilab fossee. 
+
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
+eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad
+minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut
+aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in
+reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla
+pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in
+culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
+
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
+eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad
+minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut
+aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in
+reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla
+pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in
+culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
+
+\includegraphics[width=1.4in]{scilab} 
+
+\vspace{3in}
+%% Column-6
+%% Python Team
+{\bf Why Python}
+
+\begin{list2}
+\item Has sage and scipy and numpy -- A complete Open Source alternative to MATLAB, Mathematica, Magma and Maple
+\item Easy to use
+\item Good for Scientific computing but not confined to it. Full fledged programming language
+\item Well documented
+\item Open Source
+\end{list2}
 
 \begin{list2}
-  \item Content Generators
-  \item Writers/Editors 
-  \item A Project Manager
-  \item An Instructional Designer
-  \item A Graphic Designer
+\item wealth of 3rd party packages
+\item excellent for beginners, yet superb for experts
+\item highly scalable, suitable for large projects as well as small ones
+\item portable, cross-platform
+\end{list2}
+
+{\bf Salient features of our Workshops}
+
+\begin{list2}
+\item Easy to learn, recipe based approach designed for complete
+  beginners. 
+\item Learn to use Python for Scientific Computing without having to
+  learn much of Python.
+\item Participation certificate endorsed by IIT-B.
+\item Free of cost.
 \end{list2}
 
-Send an email to \url{jobs@fossee.in} if you are interested. 
+{\bf How to get involved}
 
+\begin{list2}
+\item Participate in sprints.
+\item Participate in textbook conversion.
+\item Review material of converted textbooks.
+\end{list2}
+\hspace{0.1in}
+\includegraphics[width=1.4in]{sage}
+\hspace{0.1in}
+\includegraphics[width=0.7in]{scipy}
+\hspace{0.1in}
+\includegraphics[width=0.7in]{mayavi}
+\begin{center}
+\includegraphics[width=1.8in]{python}  
+\end{center}
+
+%% Column-5
+%% Hiring & Contact Us
+{\bf Hiring}\\*
+We are looking for enthusiastic people to join our team. Look at
+\url{http://fossee.in/hiring} for more information. 
 
 {\bf Contact us!}
 
 \vspace{-.1in}
+
 For more information about the project, visit our websites
 \url{http://fossee.in} \& \url{http://scilab.in}.
 
+
 In case of any general queries regarding FOSSEE or workshop requests,
 send an email to \url{info@fossee.in}.
 
 You can find useful material to download at \\ \url{http://fossee.in/Downloads}.
 
-If you need help with any of these tools in particular, you can join
-the mailing list \url{http://fossee.in/mailman/listinfo/help}
-and ask your queries there.  They will either be answered directly or
-redirected to appropriate channels. 
+If you need help with any of the Python tools, you can join the
+mailing list \url{http://fossee.in/mailman/listinfo/python-help} and
+ask your queries there.  They will either be answered directly or
+redirected to appropriate channels.
+
+If you need any help with Scilab, you can join the mailing list
+\url{http://fossee.in/mailman/listinfo/scilab-help} and ask your
+queries there.  They will either be answered directly or redirected to
+appropriate channels.
+\vspace{6in}
+
+%% Column -4
+%% Logos and stuff
+\begin{center}
+\includegraphics[width=2.5in]{fosseelogo}
+
+\includegraphics[width=1in]{iitb_logo}
+\end{center}
+
+{\bf Sponsored by MHRD} under the 
+{\bf National Mission on Education through Information \&
+  Communication Technology}
 
 \end{multicols}
-\hspace{.2in}
-\includegraphics[width=1.8in]{python}
-\hspace{.2in}
-\includegraphics[width=0.7in]{scipy}
-\hspace{0.8in}
-\includegraphics[width=1.4in]{sage}
-\hspace{.7in}
-\includegraphics[width=0.7in]{mayavi}
-\hspace{1.2in}
-\includegraphics[width=1.4in]{scilab}
-
 \end{document}