Welcome to Convene

From July 26 to 27, 2010 we had 22 participants from voluntary organisations that work with various issues in the remote regions of Tripura. We were hosted by Voluntary Health Association, Tripura. Being a significantly poor region of the North-East, the vibrancy and dedication of our participants must be noted at the outset.

As usual, we began with screening of a few video clips on citizen journalism. Following this we briefly did a round of introductions and expectation setting for the workshop.

Day one was to clear doubts and gain a broad idea about citizen journalism, we began the workshop by asking for reflections from the respective fields of work of our participants. This increased discussion time at the beginning  lead to greater interaction throughout both days. We began with a brief introduction to citizen journalism that covered:

• necessity of citizen journalism

• what is citizen journalism

Following this was a session on new media and publishing :

• getting to know new media

  • group activity and discourse

• how to report stories

We developed a relationship with the participants, allowing for better discussions about citizen journalism and its relevance in their fields of work.

Day two began with a brief round of sharing our reflections of the previous day's sessions, which allowed a nice flow in to the sessions for the day:

• blogging

  • how to create a blog

  • writing blog entries

  • upload pictures/audio/video

  • publishing

  • networking

• image editing – GIMP

• audio

  • production

    • audio recording

  • editing – Audacity

• video

  • how to use a camera

    • basics of how to use the camera

    • composing a frame

    • shooting an interview

  • editing – Kino

The discussions we had provided suggestions to the participants on how the tools could be used in their work.

We distributed free-and-open-source applications to the participants to conclude the workshop. It was a remarkable experience so far in our journey through the North-East. An experience indeed that was a milestone in our journey with citizen journalism.

Hosted by Grassroot Development Network and Mizo Zirlai Pawl General Headquarters (Mizo Students Association) we began our workshop at the Information and Public Relations Conference Hall at Aizwal Mizoram. We had 55 participants, mostly post-graduate students, some voluntary organisations and a few journalists. The workshop was held July 23rd and 24th, 2010.

The workshop had a formal inauguration with a few dignitaries who spoke and welcomed the participants. The workshop then began with the screening of a few clips on citizen journalism.

Day one, as always, started with a general introduction to citizen journalism to clear any doubts the participants had.We covered:

• necessity of citizen journalism

• what is citizen journalism

Following this was a session on new media and publishing :

• getting to know new media

  • group activity and discourse

• how to report stories

  • preparing news stories group activity

Day two dealt with the tools used for citizen journalism. The session taken included the following:

• blogging

  • how to create a blog

  • writing a blog entry

  • uploading pictures/audio/video

  • publishing

  • networking

• image editing – GIMP

• audio

  • production

    • audio recording

  • editing – Audacity

• video

  • how to use a camera

    • basics of how to use the camera

    • composing a frame

    • shooting an interview

  • editing – Kino

The session were great, with the participants able to quickly pick-up the various software. Following the session was a closing ceremony organised by the hosts to formally distribute certificates to the participants. We distributed free and open source applications thereafter.

All-in-all, participants were very receptive to the concepts of citizen journalism and helped the experience be enriching also to us.

Our workshop at Itanagar was held July 19th to 20th, 2010 at the JNK Public School. It was hosted by Centre for Cultural Research and Documentation. The 21 participants were post-graduate and undergraduate students, researchers, social workers and government employees.

We began the session with a screening of short films on citizen journalism. Following this we had a quick round of introductions in the form of an ice breaker. And to help us refine our agenda further we had a sharing of what was expected from the workshop by the participants. We had theory of citizen journalism on the first day and practicals on the second day.

Day one helped in clearing doubts and gain a fair idea about citizen journalism. We began with a brief introduction to citizen journalism that covered:

• necessity of citizen journalism

• what is citizen journalism

• how to report stories

  • preparing news stories

Following this was a session on new media and publishing:

• getting to know new media

  • group activity and discourse (in particular citizen journalism in the spectrum of new media)

The group activity helped significantly in getting an idea about citizen journalism and new media.

Day two as promised dealt with the probable practical tools used for citizen journalism. The session taken included the following:

• blogging

  • how to create a blog

  • writing blog entries

  • uploading pictures/audio/video

  • publishing

  • networking through blogs

• image editing – GIMP

• audio

  • production

    • audio recording

  • editing – Audacity

• video

  • how to use a camera

    • basics of how to use the camera

    • composing a frame

    • shooting an interview

  • editing – Kino

The hands-on sessions started before lunch and extended until the end of the workshop. All participants used the time to practice and also clarify any doubts they had. At the end of the workshop we distributed free-and-open-source applications.

The experience for us at Itanagar was memorable because of the enthusiasm of the participants who came from different sectors. The interactions here were timely and good food for thought.

Press:

Citizen journalism and new media

ITANAGAR, July 19: The two-day workshop on citizen journalism and new media hosted by Centre for Cultural Research and Documentation, organized by Foundation for People Empowerment and supported by Panos South Asia began at JNK Memorial Public School today.

On the opening day today, resource persons highlighted about citizen journalism, its aspect and need in the present day context.

The practical session of the workshop will be held in the second day.

Students, Medias, NGO and government employees are taking part in the workshop.

http://www.arunachaltimes.com/jul%2020%20.html#Citizen

A 3-day ICT workshop for Vibha partners was organized in Pune, Maharashtra from July 16th to 18th at the J.P. Naik Education Centre and attended by 14 participants from around Mumbai and Pune.

We started with an introduction and agenda discussion to gauge participant expectations from the workshop. On the first day we talked about the free software philosophy, then moved on to Google Apps and spent most of the afternoon demonstrating Google Apps and creating and sharing documents collaboratively. This was a complete hands-on session. In the late afternoon, we moved on to OpenOffice and explained its similarities to the Microsoft Office Suite, everyone was eager to learn more about this free software suite.

The second day was focused on blogging and Wikipedia.We helped many participants to create their own blogs and explained the possible uses for blogs and wikis. Wikibooks was something everyone liked since they were from the education sector. Audacity (audio editing software) was demonstrated in the evening through a hands-on session.

The final day, we talked about and worked with participants on GIMP (image editing) followed by Kino (video editing). The last session of the day was on the Ubuntu operation system, including how to install and use it. We also installed it on some of the participants laptops. Before closing the sessions, we answered any questions participants had.

CDs and t-shirts were distributed to everyone at the end of the event, and a follow-up workshop is planned in future.

At St Joseph's College, Jakhama our workshop was held on July 16 and 17. A total of 24 participants from educational, religious and social development sector. Many of the participants were students, adding their vibrant enthusiasm to the event.

The workshop began with a screening of a film based on citizen journalism. Following this we had a quick round of introductions in the form of an ice breaker. Hearing the expectations of the participants thereafter helped us refine our agenda for the workshop. We decided to have theory of citizen journalism on the first day and practicals on the second day.

Day one was planned to clear doubts and give a fair idea about citizen journalism. We began with a brief introduction to citizen journalism that covered:

• necessity of citizen journalism

• what is citizen journalism

• how to report stories

  • preparing news stories

Following this was a session on new media and publishing :

• getting to know new media

  • group activity and discourse

• jest on blogging

The session post lunch entertained a good discourse on getting to understand citizen journalism and new media.

Day two, as promised, dealt with practical tools used for citizen journalism. The session taken included the following:

• blogging

  • how to create a blog
    

  • how to write an article

  • uploading pictures/audio/video

  • publishing

  • networking

• image editing – GIMP

• audio

  • production

    • audio recording

  • editing – Audacity

• video

  • how to use a camera

    • composing a frame

    • shooting an interview

  • editing – Kino

We also had an online video call regarding online activism with an activist from Mumbai, with who the participants were able to interact. It proved to be very useful and enabled the participants to have a better understanding of citizen journalism and online activism.

A hands on session was conducted thereafter and we concluded the workshop by handing out free-and-open-source-software.

The vibrancy of the participants added on to the quality of the workshop. It was yet again a different and a great learning experience for us.

Press: http://www.cathnewsindia.com/2010/07/20/church-gives-students-a-taste-of-new-media/

This month, we're spending a lot of time in the North-East of India conducting Citizen Journalism workshops. We started this tour in Dimapur, Nagaland and partnered with with the Foundation for People Empowerment and Panos South Asia. Around 30 people from the NGO, religious and defence sectors attended the workshop.

The session began with screening a few videos based on Citizen Journalism. Following this a brief introduction to Citizen Journalism was given covering:

• necessity of Citizen Journalism

• what is Citizen Journalism

Following this a session on reporting and publishing was given on

• how to report stories

  • preparing news stories

• connecting to the internet

• creating blogs

Due to time constraints two interactive sessions were held for the participants to gain some practical knowledge on citizen journalism and citizen journalism reporting. A number of queries pertaining to the practice of citizen journalism led to healthy discussions. We also distributed portable software applications.

 The workshop was a great experience for us.

Press:

Adding on to the learning curve of Convene was the recently held ICT workshop in Jaipur. Most organisations present were dealing directly with disabilities and special education and choicest services to deprived children. And at this juncture of our journey, we feel quite enriched and humbled to facilitate the learning of our participants. This was yet another moment where we saw technology cut through various barriers making information available to those who searched. We could only learn more in the process to make our workshop modules even stronger and efficient.

The Workshop

The workshop had eleven participants from four organisations. Three organisations from Rajasthan and one from New Delhi.

Day one:

• Ice-breaker

• Spectrogram

• Expectations of the workshop from the participants

• Collective participatory agenda setting

• Sessions (theoretical and hands-on):

  • Firefox add-ons

  • OpenOffice

Day two:

• Ice-breaker

• Sessions (theoretical and hands-on):

• Creative Commons

• Wikipedia

• Google Apps

• GIMP

• Break-out session:

  • Exercise on applying Creative Commons, Wikipedia and Google Apps in fields of their organisations.

Day three:

• Ice-breaker

• Sessions (theoretical and hands-on):

• Blogging

• Twitter

• Audacity

• Kino

• Ubuntu

• Ubuntu installation

• Open Disc/Migration

• Feedback session

Visits

Prayas

We visited Prayas (Jaipur), an organisation dedicated to the uplifting of the mentally challenged, physically disabled and socially deprived children. Through three centres around Jaipur they serve close to 500 children through different programmes.

What we did there:

• Feasibility study of the organisation's migration towards Open Source

• Finding additional requirements and probable possibilities for the workshop to strengthen our syllabi for future workshops

• Tour of the organisation

WASCO

• On a post workshop visit we also went to WASCO (a NABARD funded organisation dealing with watershed management) to fix their internet connectivity.

Perhaps one of those days when the weather in Chennai is friendly and not all that harsh especially for those from outside city. Well, it was a one of a kind of climate that facilitated the ambience at our workshop in Chennai. We had a favourable blend of 24 participants from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu who worked at various levels in the formal and non-formal education sector.

The levels of participation was significant despite the workshop being conducted almost simultaneously in three languages. The time spent was well utilised by both the participants and the facilitators. Challenges posed in their respective fields of work were fairly discussed, that lead to certain sessions being dedicated to their requirements. Towards end of the workshop an air of satisfaction did prevail. Indeed yet another humbling and enriching experience.

Foundation for People Empowerment,(Guwahati) in association with Mahiti (Bangalore) are organising a series of workshops on Citizen Journalism in the Northeast between July 15-27, 2010.

Citizen Journalism is an extremely important tool that  has enabled the populous to play 'the gate keeper of democracy'. Citizen Journalism with its robust, random and unconventional style of reporting has gained significant attention in the eye of the mainstream media. The dawn of new media has facilitated the growth and spread of Citizen Journalism through the powerful use of the internet and simple mass media gadgets.

This is an event for professionals actively working with marginalised communities having experience in advocacy, campaigning, and having regional or international networks. The workshop participants would be advocates, technology specialists, designers and strategists who have used OR PLAN TO USE technological tools and tactics in their campaigns. They need not be experts but need to have an aptitude for the use of technological tools and basic computer usage skills, along with a track record of active involvement in rights advocacy initiatives. Participants whose work centres on the gathering, dissemination and design of information
would benefit immensely.

Objective of the workshop: Introduction and hands on experience of new media tools to grass root activists.

Participant's eligibility
(1)   Communication skills in English
(2)   Basic computer operation skills: Internet, email, word processing, etc.
(3)   All participants must be available throughout the event.

The break up of the dates and venues follow below;
15-July: Dimapur, Nagaland
16-17 July: Jakhama, Nagaland
19-20 July: Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
23-24 July: Aizawl, Mizoram
27-July: Agartala, Tripura


Please note:
- Venue and date: Workshop venue will be informed to the participants
by email and Phone/SMS.
- Selection: Due to limited resources, only selected candidates will
be invited to the workshop.
- There will be no travel or accommodation allowances provided to the
participants.
- Food will provided at the venue.

For details, please contact:
Babul Gogoi
Phone:  +91-9613222362, +91-9868182079
Email: training@fpe.net.in
Website: www.fpe.net.in

Mahiti participated in this year's Majja Run & Costume competition!

On May 23rd, thousands of Bangaloreans came out to the Sunfeast Marathon with the noble cause of raising funds for charity. The Mahiti team participated in the costume competition with the theme of Free and Open Source Software.

There were five categories of race:

WORLD 10K (10 km), OPEN 10K RUN (10 km), MAJJA RUN(5.7 km), Sr. Citizens’ Run (4 km) and Wheelchair Event.

Mahiti team participated in Majja Run scheduled to begin at 9:00am in Kanteerva stadium. We reached there at 8:00 am to make sure to get a good place, with four people wearing Free and Open Source Software mascot themed costumes. Before the start of run we had an opportunity to talk to the media about our choice in costumes, who we are and why we were supporting the Sunfeast Marathon. We described the meaning of Convene and Free and Open Source Software.

 At around 9:00 we started the run, with the weather well-suited for such a day. It was great to see how enthusiastic everyone was about running for a social cause. As the name Majja (Fun) implies, it was full of enjoyment and fun! There was no sign of tiredness on any face as we were greeted by Bangaloreans lining the streets while we were on our way. We completed the race around 11:00 am and though it was over, people were still energetic because of how much we enjoyed ourselves. It was a nice experience, especially given the positive impact that we all contributed to.

Kipling's Court resort located close to the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh was quite an eccentric destination for the workshop. Located almost no where close to the arteries of infrastructure in the country, tech4change went ahead in it's attempt to demystify technology and it's utility in the social development sector.

tech4change is a yearly conference created by Convene, a platform for tech-based social innovators, facilitating development through support, collaboration, peer learning & local adaptation. This year tech4change saw the participation of candidates cutting across various types of social organisations in the country.  The themes included four different categories: communications, information for decision-making, rich media and mobile technologies.  The themes helped to structure the event, by streamlining interests and enhancing group activities.

In the course of the workshops some games and a safari to the Pench Tiger Reserve forest were organised. The participating organisations shared information about their work through short presentations.  On the last evening, the participants exchanged gifts that held meaning related to their local initiatives. Network building amongst the participants also took place on the last day of the workshop and will continue through a mailing list that has been establish for this purpose.

for more pictures check out our facebook page

At Seva Kendra, Kolkata, the workshop was attended by 14 participants from different grassroot organisations. We explored ICT in the education sector. As a result of the participants of the workshops being from almost the interiors of West Bengal, there was a lot of of mutual learning that took place. A deeper understanding of the role of ICT in the educational sector was surely realised. Was a good experience.

Pics from the workshop in Delhi jointly conducted by Sarai CSDS and Mahiti .There were a  total of 13 participants who attended ,we covered the following topics:

FOSS philosophy

Firefox and Open office

Ubuntu Linux intro and installation

Local language computing ,wikis and blogs

OpenDisc and portable apps were demonstrated ,the former a selection of quality open source software for windows platform and the latter a portable version which can be carried along on a pen drive.

 Krishnakant from Sarai talked about monopolies and about creative commons and how content can be protected and licensed for easy shared.

Also demonstrated how to use hindi bolnagri fonts for typing in hindi .Participants had many questions about fonts and we suggested they use unicode fonts for uniformity across different systems.

We just finished a FOSS workshop for non-profits in Jaipur at the Vesta Maurya palace with 14 participants.This workshop was done in participation with Sarai CSDS Delhi.

We covered some important FOSS tools at the 2 day workshop :

Open office and firefox    www.openoffice.org  www.mozilla.com

Audacity audio editing . http://audacity.sourceforge.net

GIMP Image editor www.gimp.org

We also demoed OpenDisc which is a CD containing open source software which can be run on windows.Also demonstrated portable applications which is like a portable version of many popular FOSS  tools which can be run direct from a pen drive.

Finally we distributed the Ubuntu CDs and OpenDisc/portable apps CDs and handed out t shirts to all the participants.

A statistical analysis tool called PSPP was demonstrated to a few participants and they were quite interested in taking it up when they go back to their organizations.

Further feedback on the software is awaited .

So with the latest and greatest version of Ubuntu version 10.04 being released on April 29, we at Mahiti decided to cut a cake celebrating the occassion in keeping with the tradition of ubuntu release parties worldwide and we will be doing this every release from now on.Here above is the pic of the nice and yummy cake,we got our newest recruits Chaitra, Vanitha and Lokesh to cut the cake.

Mahiti Bangalore along with Sarai CSDS is conducting a 2 day ICT workshop for non-profits in and around National Capital Region in Delhi on May 18 and 19 .

Those who would like to attend from Delhi  may register here >  http://bit.ly/bfWv8S

Those who would like to attend the Jaipur workshop may register here http://bit.ly/9pthVB

 To read full details go here > http://convene.mahiti.org/2-day-ict-workshop-for-non-profits-in-delhi-and-jaipur

For any enquiries contact  nandeep : nandeep@sarai.net or call him on 09818588334

Registration is free, lunch and snacks will be provided.

Free & Open Source Software workshop was held at Guntur, AP on 22nd Mar to 24th Mar 2010.About 8 NGO's and 45 students attended the programme.

Students were from a girls college and were quite excited to learn about the open source philosphy,something which they had never heard of in college curriculum.We held and question and answer session and distributed some t shirts to those who gave a reasonable answer.Of course , questions were kept very simple so everyone had a fair chance.

• Introduction to Linux based distributions Fedora, Ubuntu.and installation

• Open Office Tools.

• Internet Tools (firefox, messengers).

• Gimp image editor, blogs, Wikipedia

• Audio/video editing tools (Audacity/kino)
• Open Disc & Portable Apps.
  

FOSS workshop was held at Hyderabad concluded successfully with 20 participants

attending the workshop.This workshop was held in partnership with Consumer education society ,who helped in organizing and logistics.Participants were eager to learn all the internet tools like wikipedia and blogging, and were very interested in the concept of creative commons.,A video about 10 tactics from tactical tech was also showed by CES at the workshop.Two students who did volunteer work also attended and were very much interested in taking this up in their college.

A broad range of topics were covered :

Free Software philosophy

Ubuntu installation

Open office and firefox

Audio, Video editing tools

GImp image editing and inkscape vector graphics editor

FOSS CD's & T-shirts were distributed to all the participants.

Hello folks,

Our Annual 5-day residential programme for non-profits is back and its bigger and better than ever. Formerly NGO-in-a-box, we have relaunched and renamed ourselves to Convene.

Date: To be announced.

Registrations are now open and seats are limited, so hurry up and click below to read more and to apply.

Tech4Change 2010  information and application forms

Our Citizen Journalism workshops have received a lot of appreciation from people across the globe, here is some local coverage of the event in one of the local newspapers Dainik Janambhum.The workshops have made a mini celebrity out of our very own Lingaraj and his colleague VIshnu is probably feeling slightly jealous about it :).

We completed the last workshop at Guwahati workshop, Guwahati, Assam.

We had some 25+ students attend the workshop at Dept. of Communication and Journalism, GU, Assam.

Mr.Chandan Goswami, Professor, Dept of Comm. and Journalism, said that the workshops will help Assam rebuild.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

A workshop on awareness of citizen journalism was held at JCC Channel Office, Jagiroad.

27 people attended the workshop.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

Today we attended the press meet at Guwahati Press Club, Guwahati.

We displayed the proceedings of our workshop and the second batch of workshops which will be residential workshops focussing on technical expertise

Some journalist club members and students attended it.

They were well interested in the presentations shown and the work done so far.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

Today we did a workshop at Dhubri Press Club.

Some 25 enthusiasts enjoyed the new concept of journalism.

They welcome the awareness of the New Media in their town.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

We did the workshop at Silapathar District Amateur Athletic Association Hall, Silapathar, Assam.

20 participants enjoyed the awareness on CJ.

The participants were glad to get in touch with the concept and the technology.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

A workshop for the citizens of Udalguri, Assam, on Citizen Journalism was taken at District Deputy Commissioner Office, Udalguri.

A total of 40 citizens participants attended it.

The District Deputy Commissioner, Mr. Meenakshi Sundaram was quoted saying that the workshop will be changing the base of news deliverance and citizens awareness all over Assam.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

Today we had a workshop on Citizen Journalism and New Media.

Journalist and others who attended the workshop at Hotel Sudakshana, Silchar, Assam said that the workshop is "information delivered".

The workshop had 30+ attendees.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

We had a awareness workshop on Citizen Journalism in DY365(Haflong) Office, Haflong, Assam.

A group of 9 individuals got aware of ways of raising their voice to the general public on internet.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

Citizen Journalism & New Media workshop was held at Bhojpuri Samaj Seva Trust, Golaghat, Assam.

15+ people participated in workshop.

People here wanted more technical expertise on multimedia editing to be told.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

Today we successfully finished a workshop at Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Jorhat, Assam.

We had 13 participants who enjoyed the sessions.

They also asked for a lenghty in-detail workshop for the next time.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

The workshop at DY365(News) branch office, Dibrugarh, Assam,

Today 7-8 journalists learnt about Citizen Journalism.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

The workshop at DoomDooma Press club had 34 participants.

Its added to the list of well gone workshops. :)

One of the participant had said that these kind of workshops brings Assam and NorthEast ahead (if only the local internet availability was good).

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

The CJ based workshop held at Surjadaya, Makum, Assam

The 13+ participants of this workshop learnt something new.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

A meeting on CJ was conducted at Mayuri Hotel, Duliajan, Assam.

The 6 participants were all anxious to learn some new technologies.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

We continued the citizen journalism awareness in Assam.

Today it was at Assam Thermal Electricity club, Namrup, Assam where a total of 24 participants took part.

Dishna,student said that the workshop opened them to new roads.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

Anup Arundhara(NEJA), Babul Gogoi(Assam Times) and Lingaraj G, Vishnu Kumar (Mahiti).

Nazira, Assam gets another addition to its long list of successful events in history.

It was held at ONGC Auditorium, Sivsagar.

Its nothing but the latest sensation in Assam media, Citizen Journalism was initiated in here.

Thanks to the combined effort of Assam Times, NEJA(North East Journalist Association), and Mahiti.

All the 40+ participants were enthusiastic of the community driven news program.

We are on schedule for 13 other workshops. Make sure to visit the site to get the updates.

The following topics were covered in the workshop:

• Citizen Journalism & New Media
  
• News Ethics
• Blogging
• Image/Audio Editing
• Video Editing

This workshop conducting team comprised of:

Anup Arundhara(NEJA), Babul Gogoi(Assam Times) and Lingaraj G, Vishnu Kumar (Mahiti).

A One-day crash workshop was conducted in Anudip, Kolakta for 6 participants.

We impressed the Anudip  IT trainers with FOSS tools and knowledge sharing.

They are looking forward to future workshops which are more elaborate than todays so that can explore the ocean of Open Source more.

Mozilla,the team behind the popular web browser Firefox, and Mahiti Bangalore  are organizing an informal developer-oriented conference in Bangalore on Saturday February 27, 2010.

The Mozilla DevDay will be an opportunity for developers, open source enthusiasts, and web aficionados who live in and around Bangalore, to meet Mozilla staff and learn about the Mozilla Project and its technologies. The Mozilla DevDay is a free conference open to the general public. For more information please visit http://j.mp/BLRMozDevDay

Update:

Delegates, including software developers, programmers, coders, open source enthusiasts and  students, interacted with staff from Mozilla, Mahiti, and CIS to highlight the future of  the open web and how each can contribute to it.

Here is what some participants had to say about the day:  

                                            - Student at National Institute of Design

                                            - Ragavan Srinivasan (Keynote speaker) 

Originally posted here: http://www.mahiti.org/news/largest-mozilla-devday

Full report: http://www.mahiti.org/mozilla-bangalore-devday

Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/annegirl/sets/72157623526144886

Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WCYKZHgBBY&playnext=1&playnext_from=QL

We had a 3-day workshop on FOSS tools and knowledge sharing which was held at Uddami Foundation, Kolkata successfully.

23 participants attended the programme ,some students,some social workers and some staff from uddami.

Topics covered at the workshop:

FOSS philosophy

Blogs/wikis

Video/Audio editing

Ubuntu desktop and installation

Creative commons.

Pics Updated !!!