This conference is jointly organized by -"Free/Open source Software in Science and Engineering Education" (FOSSEE) - project under the National Mission -on Education (NME) through Information and Communication Technologies -(ICT), SPACE-Kerala , - Kerala State IT Mission (KSITM) - and SIG-FOSS of CSI. SPACE-Kerala is helping coordinate and organize the -conference.
The conference is proposed to be held at the Technopark in Trivandrum, keeping in mind accessibility, the number of attendees and the location, among other aspects to be considered.