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WWFS-FWD'2016 is an abbreviation of '''Workshop on Women in Free Software''' that is scheduled to be held on the 15th and 16th of July'2016. | |||
It is a Fedora event. Fedora Women's Day will be part of the workshop on the 15th. | |||
==Venue== | |||
Netaj Subhas Engineering College | |||
Garia, Kolkata | |||
(Near Garia Station) | |||
==Dates== | |||
15.07.2016 and 16.07.2016 | |||
10:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs on each day. | |||
== Organizations involved == | |||
* Fedora (Specifically Fedora Women and Fedora Diversity) | |||
* Ubuntu Women | |||
* Netaj Subhas Engineering College | |||
==Organization Committee== | |||
* A. Mani | |||
* Rebeka Mukherjee | |||
* | |||
* | |||
* | |||
==Objectives== | |||
* To improve participation of women in Free and Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS), | |||
* To improve diversity within FLOSS communities, | |||
* To deliberate on issues facing women and other minorities who have the potential to participate in FLOSS, | |||
* To improve diversity within related academic and industrial sectors and | |||
* To introduce cutting edge free software. | |||
==Topics (Broadly)== | |||
1. Free(dom) software Development : | |||
a. how to contribute | |||
b. careers | |||
c. diversity | |||
2. Tutorials/Surveys/Technical hands-on sessions - participants should | |||
be empowered by this. | |||
3. Issues faced by women in computing at work | |||
4. How to make your organisation more inclusive | |||
5. Improving participation of women in FOSS | |||
6. How can GSM people use FOSS to empower themselves? | |||
== Eligibility for workshop participation== | |||
Women and gender and sexual minorities with interest in free software | |||
and applied human rights. Maximum of 30 from college and rest from outside. | |||
==What will Participants Gain from this Workshop?== | |||
Ideally they would be | |||
* able to navigate their future workspaces in a seamless way, | |||
* able to create inclusive workspaces, | |||
* able to set discriminatory workspaces in order, | |||
* able to use new free software, understand FLOSS development environments and opportunities, and | |||
* specifically be able to contribute to Fedora and Ubuntu development without any apprehensions. | |||
== Speakers == | |||
* A. Mani | |||
* Priyanka Nag | |||
* Rebeka Mukherjee | |||
* | |||
==Budget == | |||
==Number of Participants == | |||
50 (this is based on lab capacity) | |||
Some sessions like those on contributing to FOSS will be open to all | |||
(bigger lecture room/hall will be used for these). | |||
== Resources == | |||
* https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Women_Day_2016 | |||
* Ubuntu women wiki : | |||
* http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Geek_Feminism_Wiki | |||
== Conference Harassment Policy== | |||
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Revision as of 05:51, 2 May 2016
WWFS-FWD'2016 is an abbreviation of Workshop on Women in Free Software that is scheduled to be held on the 15th and 16th of July'2016. It is a Fedora event. Fedora Women's Day will be part of the workshop on the 15th.
Venue
Netaj Subhas Engineering College Garia, Kolkata (Near Garia Station)
Dates
15.07.2016 and 16.07.2016
10:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs on each day.
Organizations involved
* Fedora (Specifically Fedora Women and Fedora Diversity) * Ubuntu Women * Netaj Subhas Engineering College
Organization Committee
* A. Mani * Rebeka Mukherjee * * *
Objectives
- To improve participation of women in Free and Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS),
- To improve diversity within FLOSS communities,
- To deliberate on issues facing women and other minorities who have the potential to participate in FLOSS,
- To improve diversity within related academic and industrial sectors and
- To introduce cutting edge free software.
Topics (Broadly)
1. Free(dom) software Development : a. how to contribute b. careers c. diversity 2. Tutorials/Surveys/Technical hands-on sessions - participants should be empowered by this. 3. Issues faced by women in computing at work 4. How to make your organisation more inclusive 5. Improving participation of women in FOSS 6. How can GSM people use FOSS to empower themselves?
Eligibility for workshop participation
Women and gender and sexual minorities with interest in free software and applied human rights. Maximum of 30 from college and rest from outside.
What will Participants Gain from this Workshop?
Ideally they would be
- able to navigate their future workspaces in a seamless way,
- able to create inclusive workspaces,
- able to set discriminatory workspaces in order,
- able to use new free software, understand FLOSS development environments and opportunities, and
- specifically be able to contribute to Fedora and Ubuntu development without any apprehensions.
Speakers
* A. Mani * Priyanka Nag * Rebeka Mukherjee *
Budget
Number of Participants
50 (this is based on lab capacity) Some sessions like those on contributing to FOSS will be open to all (bigger lecture room/hall will be used for these).
Resources
- https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_Women_Day_2016
- Ubuntu women wiki :
- http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Geek_Feminism_Wiki
Conference Harassment Policy
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