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National Science Day at IUCAA with demos, talks, Q&A, experiments – 28 Feb
What – Open day at IUCAA with science made interesting for kids and adults IUCAA is the Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, and is housed in University of Pune. On 28th Feb, on the occasion of science day, they have organized a full day of various interesting sessions for people to see. For free. [...]
Talk about your work at Pune’s GNUnify open source conference – CFP open
Every year since 2003, Pune has been hosting GNUnify, a major open source conference, organized by the Pune Linux Users Group and SICSR (Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research). It attracts a number of students and professionals, not just from all over India, but also other parts of the world. It’s a two day [...]
Enhance Education: Pune Based startup focusing on Tablet-based education
Enhance Education (the new startup of founders Akshat Shrivastava and Arun Prabhudesai) is focusing on “tablet” computers (i.e. like iPad, but cheaper) as a primary feature of their eLearning platform that they hope will be used by colleges all over India to significantly improve the education provided to students / trainees. They are partnering with [...]
MIT (USA) and COEP to hold 5-day design & innovation workshop in Pune – Jan 24-29
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Media Lab and College of Engineering Pune (CoEP) will host a five-day design and innovation workshop in the city from January 24 to 28. This workshop aims to engage and inspire students across all disciplines in Indian universities in inventing the future. The week-long workshop will engage students in ideation, [...]
Software Careers in India – The Next Decade
(This is an article by guest author Yogesh Pathak. Yogesh is founder of Path Knowledge, a consulting, advisory, and research firm based in Pune.) The last 2 decades have been wonderful for the software industry in India, with a terrific contribution to India’s economy and aspirations of it’s middle class. This article reflects (in short) [...]
YourNextLeap.com predicts your chances of getting into a US university for MS/PhD
NextLeap is a new startup, targeting students who are interested in going abroad for higher studies. At the core is an algorithm that has analyzed past admissions data from US universities for Indian students and has come up with a mathematical model which aims to predict the chances of success for any particular student who [...]
SPIN Pune Event – Research and Research Careers in Computer Science
Software Process Improvement Network – SPIN Pune presents a talk by Dr. Pankaj Jalote on Research & Research Careers in Computer Science. AbstractMost CS and engineering graduates will end up working for the many software companies in India. This is undoubtedly a very good career for most of the graduates. However, is it the right [...]
PICT Technical Event Credenz’10: Sept 17-19
What: Credenz, Technical Event organized by PICT IEEE Student Branch When: 17, 18, 19 September, all day. Where: PICT Campus Registration and Fees: See the Credenz Website for registration details What is Credenz? It is a three day, student-oriented, technical+business event organized by the PICT IEEE Student Branch, and will have competitions, seminars and workshops. [...]
Free Web Development Training for Freshers from Ozran Academy Pune
Ozran Academy is offering five free courses (5 evening sessions and one afternoon session) in web development for freshers in IT/Arts/Maths.
Mini DebConf – conference for developers interested in Debian GNU/Linux OS – 7/8 Aug
Amit Karpe writes about what to expect from Mini DebConf Pune, 7/8 Aug 2010, the conference for enthusiasts of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system