
diff -r e2cb67718b3f -r a98e8e979a54 fossee-flier.tex
--- a/fossee-flier.tex	Thu Sep 23 13:39:12 2010 +0530
+++ b/fossee-flier.tex	Thu Sep 23 16:35:17 2010 +0530
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 The goal of this project is to enable the teachers and students of Science and Engineering in India to use open
 source software tools for all their computational needs, thereby improving the quality of instruction and learning. 
-We are focusing on Scilab and Python in the area of Scientific Computation.
+We are focusing on Python and Scilab in the area of Scientific Computation.
 
 {\bf Where are we?}
 
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 
 It is funded by the {\bf MHRD} as a part of the \emph{National
   Mission on Education through Information and Communication
-  Technology} ({\bf NME-ICT}), with the thrust area being `Adaptation and
-deployment of open source simulation packages equivalent to MATLAB,
-ORCAD etc.'
+  Technology} ({\bf NME-ICT}), with the thrust area being "Adaptation and
+deployment of open source simulation packages equivalent to MATLAB\textsuperscript{\textregistered},
+ORCAD\textsuperscript{\textregistered} etc."
 
 {\bf What do we do?}
 \begin{list2}
@@ -82,38 +82,23 @@
 %% \vspace{4in}
 
 %% Column-3
-%% Scilab Team 
-%% add content for scilab fossee. 
-
-\begin{center}
-\includegraphics[width=1.4in]{scilab} \\
-\url{http://scilab.in}
-\end{center}
-
-{\bf Why Scilab} \\
-Scilab with Xcos is an Open Source Alternative to MATLAB
-
-{\bf Applications of Scilab} \\
-\begin{list2}
-\item Signal processing
-\item Controls
-\item Virtual labs project
-\item Hardware-In-Loop-Simulation
-\item Data analysis/regression
-\end{list2}
 
 \begin{center}
 \includegraphics[width=1.8in]{python}  
 \end{center}
 
+Python is a general-purpose high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability.
+
 {\bf Why Python}
 
 \begin{list2}
 \item Easy to learn
-\item Can be coded in Procedural and Object Oriented way
+\item Supports both procedural and Object Oriented programming
 \item Portable and cross-platform
-\item Good for Scientific computing but not confined to it. Full fledged programming language
-\item SAGE, numpy, scipy and matplotlib make it a complete Open Source alternative to MATLAB, Mathematica, Magma and Maple
+\item Excellent scientific computing libraries
+\item Full fledged programming language
+\item SAGE, numpy, scipy, matplotlib and Cython make it an Open Source alternative to MATLAB\textsuperscript{\textregistered}, 
+Mathematica\textsuperscript{\textregistered}, Magma\textsuperscript{\textregistered} and Maple\textsuperscript{\textregistered}
 \end{list2}
 
 {\bf Applications of Python}\\
@@ -121,40 +106,23 @@
 \begin{list2}
 \item Numeric and Symbolic computation
 \item Exploration and Visualization
-\item High performance
-\item Parallel computing
-\item User interfaces, Web
-\item Designing games
+\item 2D/3D Graphics
+\item High performance parallel computing
+\item User interfaces
+\item Web development
+\item Game development and various other domains
 \end{list2}
 
 {\bf Salient features of our Workshops}
 
 \begin{list2}
-\item Recipe based approach designed for complete beginners
+\item Recipe based approach designed for beginners
 \item High quality material taught by experts in the domain
-\item Large variety of real world examples, exercises and tests
-\item Get started with using Python for scientific purposes right away
-\item Participation certificate endorsed by IIT-B
+\item Variety of real world examples and exercises
+\item Start using Python for curricular needs like plotting, symbolic and numeric calculations, right away
 \item Free of cost
 \end{list2}
 
-\newpage
-
-\hspace{0.1in}
-\includegraphics[width=1.4in]{sage}
-\hspace{0.1in}
-\includegraphics[width=0.7in]{scipy}
-\hspace{0.1in}
-\includegraphics[width=0.7in]{mayavi}
-
-\vspace{0.5in}
-
-{\bf Something about organizations using Python } \\
-
-\vspace{0.5in}
-
-{\bf Something about SAGE or Salient features of SAGE } \\
-
 {\bf How to get involved}
 
 \begin{list2}
@@ -163,7 +131,37 @@
 \item Review material of converted textbooks
 \end{list2}
 
-\vspace{3in}
+\hspace{0.1in}
+\includegraphics[width=1.4in]{sage}
+\hspace{0.1in}
+\includegraphics[width=0.7in]{scipy}
+\hspace{0.1in}
+\includegraphics[width=0.7in]{mayavi}
+
+
+\newpage
+
+%% Scilab Team 
+%% add content for scilab fossee. 
+
+\begin{center}
+\includegraphics[width=1.4in]{scilab} \\
+\url{http://scilab.in}
+\end{center}
+
+Scilab is an open source scientific software package for numerical computations providing a powerful open computing environment for engineering and scientific applications. Scilab with Xcos acts as an Open Source Alternative to MATLAB\textsuperscript{\textregistered}.
+
+{\bf Applications of Scilab} \\
+\begin{list2}
+\item 2-D and 3-D graphics, animation
+\item Controls
+\item Hardware-In-Loop-Simulation
+\item Data analysis/regression
+\item Signal processing
+\item And a number of various domains.
+\end{list2}
+
+\vspace{2in}
 
 %% Column-5
 %% Hiring & Contact Us




