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==Local Committee==
* Shikha Kumari
* Seemanti Ghosh
* Apeksha Priya
* Swati Sneha


==Objectives==
==Objectives==

Revision as of 17:24, 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


Organizing Committee

* A. Mani
* Rebeka Mukherjee
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Local Committee

* Shikha Kumari 
* Seemanti Ghosh 
* Apeksha Priya 
* Swati Sneha 


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

Only Women with interest in free software /computers and applied human rights. Queer women are encouraged to apply.

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, C.U.
* Priyanka Nag, R.H.
* Rebeka Mukherjee, NSEC
* Swapna Agarwal, I.S.I
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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


Conference Harassment Policy

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