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Call for Participation

NCOSS-09: National Conference on Open Source Software

May 25 - 26, 2009, Navi Mumbai, India.

Organized by

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Mumbai

Supported by

IEEE Computer Society, Mumbai and Chennai chapters &

CSI, Div II on Software & SIG-OSS

Media Partner

Linux For You

The National Conference on Open Source Software is intended to act as a forum for promoting adoption of open source softwares and solutions in different areas, by sharing experiences in solution selection, customization/adaptation, etc. Over 110 papers were submitted to the conference from all over India. After a rigorous international refereeing process, about 30 papers have been selected, which will be presented during the conference.

Conference Programme :

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Paper Presentation in areas including
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e-Learning
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Collaboration Technology
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Language Computing and Localization
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Knowledge Management
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e-Health
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Machine Learning and Data Mining
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Testing and Application Frameworks
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Invited Talks
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Panel Discussions
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Live demos of FOSS applications
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Pre-Conference Tutorials (on May 24, 2009)

Programme Committee :

Ramakrishnan S., C-DAC, Pune (chair)

Chakravarti A. K, DIT, Delhi

Zia Saquib, C-DAC, Mumbai

Sasikumar M, C-DAC, Mumbai

Sivakumar G, IIT, Mumbai

Venkatesh Hariharan, RedHat, Mumbai

Mohan H R, The Hindu, Chennai

Rishab Aiyer Gosh,UNU-MERIT, Netherlands

Krishnan C N, AU-KBC, Chennai

Gora Mohanty, Sarai, Delhi

Rajagopal M R, C-DAC, Chennai

Dravida Seetharam, IBM, Bangalore

Nagarjuna G, HBCSE, Mumbai

Demo Hall :

NCOSS-09, announces DEMO HALL for show-casing open source applications. The aim is to provide a platform for people to demonstrate their open source works/tools. Irrespective of whether you have a paper at the conference, you can use this opportunity to showcase your work.

All those participating in the demo hall must register for the conference. Mail your applications to ncoss@cdacmumbai.in giving a brief description of the demo sessions by May 05,2009.

For more details visit ncoss.cdacmumbai.in

Registration Fees:





Conference


Tutorial

Not for profit/ educational institutions


Rs. 2200/-


Rs. 700/-

Industry


Rs. 3500/-


Rs. 1000/-

Student


Rs. 1100/-


Rs. 500/-

( Registration form and more details on website )


Contact :

(For more details and registration)
NCOSS-09 Secretariat,

C-DAC Mumbai, Raintree Marg, Near Bharati Vidyapeeth,

Opp. Kharghar Railway Station, Sector 7, CBD Belapur,

Navi Mumbai - 400 614, INDIA.
E-mail : ncoss@cdacmumbai.in
Phone : +91-22-27565303
Fax : +91-22-27560004
URL : ncoss.cdacmumbai.in


Warm regards,

NCOSS Team.