Techfest 2004, IIT Bombay's annual technology festival, is mounted on a scale that will make many global corporate events blush. The fact that it's being organized by students is perhaps the only thing that makes it a campus fest"
- The Telegraph, Kolkota.
That was back then, but now Techfest has grown ...EVEN BIGGER
www.techfest.org
Been quite some time since we attended those "Democratic lectures"
something like
For the attendees
By the attendees and
Of the attendees
So for all those who are passionate about Startups and related eco-system, Web 2.0, Rich Internet Applications, Flex, Mobile Technology, iPhone, OpenSocial, Facebook Applications, Android, Service Oriented Architecture, Mash-ups, Semantic Web, Open Source Technology or Open Standards, programming in general or about any other technology...Techfest 08 presents
BarCamp Techfest an IT- Technology / Un-Conference !!! and nothing related with the bar; you might think!
A place where we all get together and discuss / rack / brain-storm / share opinions about Web technologies & trends, Mobile computing, Hacking, Blogging, Vlogs, Social Media, ... everything about the Technology that interests us.
Born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment this is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction with NO FORMALITIES into it ...
WHEN :-
Techfest day 3 i.e. 27th of January Sunday
Timings to be updated.
WHERE :-
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai,
Mumbai.
KEEP IN TOUCH
www.techfest.org/forum
BLOG
www.techfest.org/blog
BLOGGERS DELIGHT
http://barcamptechfest.wordpress.com
WHAT WE WILL PROVIDE
WIFI Access
Tea and snacks
Table and chairs
Projectors
Whiteboards (and markers :) )
BRING WITH YOU..
LAPTOP (If u Have One )
pen drive (to make data sharing easier )
and of ourse ..ideas and demos ..
Feel free to get along and distribute T-Shirts, corporate pens, Trial softwaresfree accounts (for the cool web app you just launched)- this is a good place to let the community know about your stuff.
Rules of BarCamp
http://barcamp.org/TheRulesOfBarCamp
EVENT PLANNERS
1.Prateek raj prateek@techfest.com
2.Vivek khandelwal kvivek05@gmail.com
EVENT VOLUNTEERS
EVENT SESSIONS
please add a brief discription of your topic
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Topics i would like to hear about :-
Tech...
Non Tech...
Campers you would love to hear from,
Atul Chitnis
The Indian and consulting technologist known for his work in the fields of data networks, internet and intranets, Linux and Free and Open Source Softwaremobile computing in India also the founder of FOSS.IN (formerly Linux Bangalore), one of Asia's largest FOSS conferences.
We are trying to get this bigshot there ..lets see if we can make it till....
The Executive Director of Linux International himself ....
Jon "maddog" Hall (Do i need to say more? no I dont think so...)
PARTICIPANTS ...aka BARCAMPERS
S.No. Name email id / Phone no Link Attending
Who's Talking About US
BLOGGERS ..
Press
Some press releases are coming, we are in contact with Print and Internet media. If you think this is related to you, please contact any of the Organizer/Volunteer of this BarCamp.
Sponsors ...
did we say sponsorers ...????
To know more about the event and Techfest
contact
prateek@techfest.com
click here
http://www.techfest.org/contactus.php
