This is the first FAD (Fedora Activity Day) in Sri Lanka and the right opportunity for all the fedora contributors to get together and for the beginners this is a chance to get involved with the fast growing Free OS community.
Date and Location
- Date : 26th August 2011, Friday
- Time : 8:30am - 12:30pm (Local Time, GMT + 5.30)
- Location : Malabe, Colombo
- Hall : TBA
Organizers
- Buddhika Kurera - Event Owner
- Sureshkumar Packiyarajah - FAm Sri Lanka
- Kalpa Pathum - FAm Sri Lanka
- Danishka Navin - FAm Sri Lanka
- Oshan Rubesinghe - FAm Sri Lanka
Agenda
The tentative agenda for the event can be listed as follow.
08:00 - 08:00 am - Doors Open and Registration
08:30 - 08:45 am - Official Opening and welcome
08:45 - 09:30 am - What is Fedora? (Introduction to Novice)
09:30 - 10:30 am - How to contribute towards the Fedora project?
10:30 - 11:00 am - Introduction to RPM packaging
11:00 - 11:20 am - Fedora in Sri Lanka (Details of this session will be published soon)
11:20 - 12:00 noon - I developed my OS - Experience sharing from fedora contributors
12:00 - 12:20 pm - Q & A session
12:20 - 12:30 pm - Official Closure
Social Event
After the event there will be a social event facilitating for the participant to get to know others and as well as former contributors. The agenda of the Social event is a surprise.
Media Coverage
- Event
- FOSS User magazine
Planning
Logistics
| Task | Responsible | Description | Progress | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Find a location | Sureshkumar Packiyarajah | Arrange a location around Colombo | progress | - |
| Agenda Owner | Kalpa Pathum | Arrange the agenda and track on speakers | initiating | - |
| Sponsorship | Sureshkumar Packiyarajah and Buddhika Kurera | Market this event with in the local enterprises and try to get sponsirships | progress | - |
| SWAGS | Buddhika Kurera | Produce and track SWAGS | progress | - |
| Location Arrangements | Buddhika Kurera | Manage sponsors banners and materials are properly displayed and distributed in the event day. | TBI | - |
| Local Community Liaison | Dhanishka Navin | Manage communication between local contributors and the event organizers. | progress | - |
| Budget Handling | Buddhika Kurera | Manage the whole event budget | Planning | - |
Budget
We are targeting nearly 200 participants.
for every participant,
- F15 Live DVD - pre produced
- Refreshment Token- $0.50
- Laptop sticker - $0.20
- Total - $ 0.70 * 200 = $ 140
Publicity,
- Event Posters - $30
Guest Speakers Cost (includes Water, Token, Refreshment and Lunch),
- Per speaker - $10
Total - $10 * 3 guests = $30
Organizers Cost (Include Water, Breakfast, Refreshment and Lunch),
- Per Organizer - $5
Total - $5 * 5 organizers = $25
Grand Total - $235
- The cost for the social event should be drafted as per the availability of the funds from the sponsors.
Sponsorship Details
Sponsorship packages are open to local enterprises.
- Details will be published soon.