Software Freedom Day 2014 FOSS Bangladesh (Dhaka, Bangladesh)

FOSS Bangladesh

We, various professionals had joined together and formed this organization to promote free softwares and spread out knowledges about software freedom in Bangladesh.

At present the Executive committee of FOSS Bangladesh are --

* 1. Dr. Miah Mohammed Husainuzzaman Shamim -- President* 2. Shazedur Rahim Joardar                 -- General Secretary* 3. Mohammad Sabir Mahmud                  -- Finance Secretary* 4. Advocate Parvez Hashem                 -- Law Secretary* 5. Sagir Hussain Khan                     -- Information and Research  Secretary* 6. Lomani Zabe Joardar                    -- Public Relation Secretary* 7. Z.M Mehdi Hasan                        -- Executive Member* 8. Kayesh Khan                            -- Executive Member* 9. Mahbuba Marzia                         -- Executive Member

All the Executive members are serving this organization voluntary and managing the legal, communication and financial issues as per the country rules where it is registered as a non-profitable, voluntary organization.

Along with these Executive members we have many volunteers with us and they are helping in organizing various programs. Each and everyone of these people are working totally voluntary and they are continuing this for their love, dedication and passion for an IT enabled, free, happy and prosperous Bangladesh.

Celebration plan 'Software Freedom Day - 2014'

FOSS Bangladesh will be celebrating the Software Freedom Day as the 'সফটওয়্যার মুক্তি দিবস - ২০১৪' with all the free software lovers in Bangladesh. [join us??]

Date

Saturday, 20 September 2014 and Tuesday, 23 September 2014.

Venue & Timing [Bangladesh time == GMT+6hrs]

Venue 1: [International University, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205.] [Saturday, 20 September 2014, From 11.00 to 14.00]

Venue 2: [of Information Tecnology and Sciences, Baridhara, Gulshan, Dhaka-1230.] [Tuesday, 23 September 2014, From 10.00 to 13.00]

Venue 3: [International University Bangladesh, Dhaka-1230.] [Tuesday, 23 September 2014, From 14.00 to 16.00]

Schedule:

* Starting 20minutes -- Welcome + Opening Speeches* 60minutes -- Sessions representing the history and  moments, developments information etc. of various Free Softwares and  GNU/Linux.* 30minutes -- Localized video shows representing Software Freedom and the FSF movements.* 70minutes -- Some hardware hacking session using open/free software and many more. (2nd and 3rd venue will not get this)

GNU/Linux installation and support booth

All the participants may avail this service ([required]) for their laptop/desktop/netbook for free of cost by our volunteers.

For more details please contact:

-- or <
>or please call:

-- Ring @ +8801671411437 or FOSS Bangaldesh PRO @ +8801912627217

Post event updates

Saturday, 20 September 2014, 16:00 : On the venue [International University, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205.] we started our event on 11:00AM. FOSS Bangladesh Information and Research Secretary Sagir Hussain Khan starts off with the presentation on Software Freedom Day and the causes we support and joined in with the Global Community. On the other sessions by FOSS Bangladesh Volunteers were -- Software and Cyber Freedom presented by T I M Shafiqul Amin, Free Software - learn the ways of earning presented by Sharif Ahmmed Mollick, Software Freedom Activism and Linux Boostup presented by Habibur Rahman Shadhin. FOSS Bangladesh General Secretary Shazedur Rahim Joardar RING presented the key session on Open knowledge, Software Freedom, user rights and its necessity. Among the others Faculty members from the Software Engineering Department of the Daffodil International University Mr. Khaled Sohel, Mr. Koushik Sarkar, Mr. Mohammad Manjurul Islam Khan, Mrs. Shikha Anirban and Ms. Tasnuba Jasmin was present and participated in the event. From 14:00 to 16:00 there was GNU/Linux installation and support service free of cost and free for all by the FOSS Bangladesh Volunteer Shafiqur Rahman Pallab, Redwan Hasan, Saiful Alam, Mahazurul Karim Maha and the other Volunteers.

Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 19:00 : On the venue [of Information Tecnology and Sciences, Baridhara, Gulshan, Dhaka-1230.] we have started the procedings on 11:00AM. FOSS Bangladesh Information and Research Secretary Sagir Hussain Khan starts off with the presentation on Software Freedom Day and the causes we support and joined in with the Global Community. On the other sessions by FOSS Bangladesh Volunteers were -- Software and Cyber Freedom presented by T I M Shafiqul Amin and Open knowledge, Software Freedom, user rights and its necessity by FOSS Bangladesh General Secretary Shazedur Rahim Joardar RING. Among the others Faculty members from the Computer Science and Engineering Department and Information Technology Department of the UITS Dr. Supratip Ghosh and Mr. Al Imtiaz was present and participated in the event. With 100+ participants we ended at 13:00 and prepare to rush towards our next event on the same day at AIUB.

From 14:30 at [International University Bangladesh, Dhaka-1230.] we started our procedings again, playing a localized video of Richard Stallman's Speech on SFD. At 17:30 we ended up this event with 50+ participants and the GNU/Linux installation and support service free of cost and free for all by the FOSS Bangladesh Volunteers Shafiqur Rahman Pallab, Mahazurul Karim Maha and the other Volunteers run for 30 minutes more. The campus organizer of this event AIUBCC, honored FOSS Bangaldesh volunteers with souvenir and gifts.

To view some of the photos from the events: [this link]

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