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Open Source Job/Internship Mela (14 Feb) and Startup Job/Internship Mela (16 Feb) in Pune

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GNUnify one of India’s biggest open source software conferences is happening in Pune this weekend (13-14 February). Immediately after that is Chrysalis, a startup/entrepreneurship event organized by SICSR.

As part of these two events, two job fairs (for students who have graduated, or will graduate this year) and two internship fairs (for students who are just looking for a 6-month internship) have been organized.

The first job/internship mela, on 14th Feb, is part of GNUnify and is for companies who work using free/open source software. The second one, on 16th Feb, is for startups.

Students from various colleges in Pune, and also from the rest of India will be present. This is a great opportunity to pick up students who are passionate about open source and/or startup.

Companies who wish to participate in one or both of these job/internship melas, please get in touch with Ms. Priyanjana Das: 07038066433, Ph: 020 25675601 Ext: 133, or write to placements@sicsr.ac.in.

Note: these events are being held in association with GNUnify, ARSH, POCC, NEN and Chrysalis

Tech Events this Week: @NexusVP, @GNUnify, Mobile Apps, @SpotZot, Cocoa, OpenStack

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Here is a list of technology events happening in Pune over the next few days. To be informed of these events in advance, you should subscribe to get the PuneTech calendar event announcements by email. Click here to subscribe.

Panel Discussion: Intelligence at the Edge with @DruvaInc @Helpshift @Uniken_Inc and @nexusvp

  • Date: Thu, 13 Feb 6:00pm – 9:00pm
  • Location: Sumant Moolgaokar Auditorium, Ground Floor, Wing A, ICC Trade Center, SB Road

Nexus Venture Partners is one of India’s top technology venture capital firms, and has invested in 4 of Pune’s top technology startups: Druva, Helpshift, Pubmatic and Uniken.

On 13th October, Nexus is hosting a panel discussion on the topic “Intelligence at the edge”. With the CTOs of Druva and Helpshift, and the CEO of Uniken as panelists, it promises to be a great event that every techie in Pune who’s interested in the future of technology must attend.

Detailed Program:
– 6 – 6:30pm: Introductions
– 6:30 – 7:30pm: Panel Discussion.
– Panel Moderator:
– Jishnu Bhattacharjee, MD, Nexus Venture Partners
– Panelists:
– Milind Borate, Co-founder & CTO, Druva
– Baishampayan Ghose, Co-founder & CTO, Helpshift
– Sanjay Deshpande, Chief Innovation Officer & CEO, Uniken
– 7:30 – 8pm: Q & A
– 8 – 9pm: Networking over dinner

Fees and Registration

This event is free and open for anybody to attend. Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16L17gU5zTGPFtfIxQWymz5tJWqcfzG3IsWvdeIag5DA/viewform

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(Paid) Android QuickStart

  • Date: 14-15 Feb
  • Location: Pune – Contact Organizer for details

This Android application programming workshop from Cralina is a hands on workshop designed to address the need of professionals who would like to start up on Android mobile application development. It is also useful for professionals who have worked on any other mobile platform and need to develop a good understanding of Android application development concepts.

Target Audience:

  • Developers, technical leads/managers who need to develop a good basic understanding of Android
  • Engineers/Managers who wish to understand Android architecture, application development on Android and also test Android based products
  • Anyone who wishes to develop a good understanding of the workings of Android

Fees and Registration

This is a paid event. Check the event website: http://cralina.com/upcoming-programs#AS for details.

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GNUnify 2014 – 2-day open-source technologies conference

  • Date: 14-15 Feb
  • Location: SICSR, (Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research, near Om Market, Model Colony)

GNUnify is one of India’s biggest open source conferences, will happen again in Pune, this Friday and Saturday (14, 15 Feb) in SICSR.

The conference will have talks and workshops on Android Hacking/Development, Programming with GCC/GDB/GMake, HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript/JQuery, Python, Google Admob challenge, OpenStack, Drupal and more.

Lots of people from all over India, and also some from abroad, usually come for this conference. This is your chance to connect with people passionate about technologies, and enthusiastic students.

This conference is free and open for anyone to attend. Click here to register.

From Idea to APP (Google Admob Challenge)

  • Date: 14-15 Feb
  • Location: 7th floor, SICSR, (Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research, near Om Market, Model Colony)

This is a 2 day workshop happening at SICSR along with GNUnify, the 2-day free and open source conference. Participants get an insight into how to transform an idea into an app. Student participants can present the same app in “Student’s admob Challenge”. Find more details at http://www.google.co.in/ads/admob/challenge.html

Entry is free. Though students can participate in Student’s Admob Challenge, working professionals too can participate as campus has kept it open to all.

Event website: http://www.meetup.com/Pune-GDG/events/164627612/ and http://gnunify.in

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(Nominal Fees) Breakfast with @TiEPune: Lessons on E-commerce & Internet advertising for entrepreneurs

  • Date: Sat, 15 Feb 8:30am – 10:30am
  • Location: Shekhar Natu Hall, 5th Floor, A-Wing, MCCIA, ICC Towers, SB Road

TiE Pune Breakfast session – with Pehr Luedtke CEO of SpotZot

As with any business move or expansion, considering an online presence can raise a sometimes dizzying list of questions for an entrepreneur. Exactly what must be put in place to make it happen? How does an online presence change the market for the business? What are competitors doing? How will people shop? What kind of security is required? How will customers pay online? Small businesses that have little or no e-commerce capabilities on their websites should know about taking the next step in converting their marketing sites into selling locations that extend their customer bases, images and sales in entirely new ways. Those entrepreneurs not yet online need to discover how the Internet is likely to transform their businesses and introduce them to markets far beyond those which are currently in reach. The most amazing aspect of e-commerce is its ability to impact sales and marketing efforts immediately. By going online, suddenly a neighborhood bakery or a home based consulting service expands its reach to a national, or even international base of potential customers. Web-based sales know no international boundaries.

About the Speaker – Pehr Luedtke

Pehr has a decade of experience in ecommerce, internet advertising, and retail. Currently, Pehr is the CEO of Spotzot, a leading location-based mobile advertising platform for retailers and brands. Spotzot employs proprietary technology to create compelling offers for consumers near retailers that they care about. Spotzot is venture funded with headquarters in San Francisco and a large development center in Pune. Prior to Spotzot, Pehr was on the executive team at Bazaarvoice, the leading ratings and reviews software company. He joined Bazaarvoice through its acquisition of PowerReviews, where he was CEO. Prior to PowerReviews, Pehr held leadership positions at eBay, Levi Strauss, and Oliver Wyman. He has an undergraduate degree from Princeton and an MBA from Stanford. Pehr lives in the Bay Area with his wife, two children, and a new puppy.

About TiE Pune

Pune chapter of TiE – A non-profit global network of entrepreneurs and professionals, established to foster entrepreneurship and nurture entrepreneurs.

Fees and Registration

Fees : 150/ members and 300/- non-members of TiE.

Register here: http://em.explara.com/event/tiepune15feb

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Pune Cocoa Meetup: Database Wars: YapDatabase Vs Core Data

  • Date: Sat, 15 Feb 3:00pm – 5:00pm
  • Location: Synerzip (3rd Floor, Revolution Mall, next to City Pride, Kothrud, Pune)

Chaitanya (@chaitanyapandit) from http://www.includetech.co will be speaking about his new found love towards YapDatabase.

YapDatabase is a “key/value store and MUCH MORE” built atop sqlite for iOS & Mac. It has the a Ton of features can be found on GitHub page

There will be a follow up Panel Discussion on YapDatabase Vs Core Data.

So, roll up your sleeves, brush up your thoughts on both these DBs and see you there.

About Pune Cocoa Meetup Group

See http://www.meetup.com/Pune-Cocoa/ for more details about the Pune Cocoa meetup group.

Fees and Registration

This event is free and open for anybody to attend. Please register here: http://www.meetup.com/PuneCocoa/events/162447612/

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WordPress User Group Pune Meetup

  • Date: Sat, 15 Feb 5:00pm – 7:00pm
  • Location: Cafe Coffee Day, Ground Floor, Mariplex Mall

If you’re interested in meeting other WordPress developers in Pune…

Fees and Registration

This event is free and open for anybody to attend. Please register here: http://www.meetup.com/WordPress/Pune-IN/1103872/

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Software Developers Meetup: Intro to developing a mobile app using PhoneGap

  • Date: Sun, 16 Feb 11:00am – 1:00pm
  • Location: 5th Floor, A-Wing, MCCIA, ICC Towers, SB Road

In this tutorial, we shall create a fully functional mobile application with PhoneGap. We shall cover:

  • How to use different local data storage strategies.
  • How to use several PhoneGap APIs such as Geolocation, Contacts, and Camera.
  • How to handle specific mobile problems such as touch events, scrolling, styling, page transitions, etc.
  • How to build an application using a single page architecture and HTML templates.
  • How to build (compile and package) an application for 6 platforms using PhoneGap Build.

To attend this tutorial, all you need is a code editor (Notepad++ is fine too!), a modern browser, and a connection to the Internet (will be provided at the venue). A working knowledge of HTML and JavaScript is assumed, but you don’t need to be a JavaScript guru.

Fees and Registration

This event is free and open for anybody to attend. Please register here: http://www.meetup.com/Software-Developers-In-Pune/events/165018212/

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OpenStack Pune Meetup Group: Network Virtualization – Beyond the Basics

  • Date: Tue, 18 Feb 5:30pm – 8:30pm
  • Location: JW Marriot, SB Road

Agenda

  • 5:30-6pm: Registration
  • 6pm-7:30pm: Future of Network Virtualization: Going beyond the basic Use Cases, Speaker : Martin Casado
  • 7:30pm: Networking and Dinner

About OpenStack Pune Meetup Group

This group is for OpenStack and Virtualization enthusiasts – Developers, IT Admins, Open Source Contributors to learn and share knowledge about this upcoming platform. This group is interested in Open Source, Cloud Computing, SaaS and Cloud Computing, OpenStack – Quantum, Virtualization, Building private cloud with OpenStack, OpenStack.

Fees and Registration

This event is free and open for anybody to attend. Please register here: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Pune/events/162779722/

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Call for Speakers: GNUnify – India’s Biggest Open Source Conference

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(Sorry about the late notice. This CFP for GNUnify is open until Wednesday Feb 1st, so please hurry and register as a speaker.)

GNUnify, organized by Pune Linux Users Group (PLUG) and SICSR is one of the biggest free and open source conferences in India. It will be held on 10th and 11th Feb in Pune and will feature speakers and attendees from all over the world (yes, it regularly gets international visitors).

This year, the theme is “Emerging and Next Generation Technologies in the World of FOSS,” and they are looking for speakers in these tracks/categories:

  • Mobile Computing
  • Cloud Computing
  • System Programming
  • Emerging Languages
  • Sys Admin
  • Security
  • Web Technologies

To register as a speaker, go to the Speaker Registration Page and follow the directions there. All you need to do is provide a short abstract of what you would like to speak about. This, you should be able to do, in spite of the fact that PuneTech has provided you with just 1 day notice 🙂

Benefits of being a speaker at GNUnify:

  • Accomodation and reimbursement of travel expenses for speakers from out of Pune
  • Get established as an expert in your area of work
  • Interact with some of the most passionate students and professionals in open source
  • Give back to the community that has given you so much.

Register Now. See the GNUnify Website for more details.

Talk about your work at Pune’s GNUnify open source conference – CFP open

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GNUnify is one of the top international free/open source software conferences in India. Click on the logo to see all PuneTech articles about GNUnify
GNUnify is one of the top international free/open source software conferences in India. Click on the logo to see all PuneTech articles about GNUnify

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 program with a number of different tracks: 1-hour presentations on tech topics, 2-3 hour workshops, and “birds of a feather” discussion groups.

They are looking for speakers, and you should submit a talk proposal if you have used open source software work in one of these areas:

  • Education
  • Scientic Computing
  • Software Development
    • Web Technoligies
    • System Programming
    • Embedded / Mobile Applications
  • System Administration

Why take the effort?

Because, it helps you, and it the community; because more proposals means a higher quality conference. You could choose to do a presentation that is basic, targeted towards beginners and students, to initiate them into the world of open source, or if you have expertise in a specific field or FOSS software package, you can target your presentation to other professionals in the field who would like to learn from your experiences.

Submit a proposal. It takes very little effort right now. All you need to do is submit a one-paragraph abstract of what you’re going to talk about. The conference is on 11th and 12th Feb, in Pune, giving you enough time to prepare.

Why bother?

This PuneTech’s standard exhortation as to why PuneTech readers should submit proposals for such CFPs:

  • GNUnify is a good conference.
  • If you’re accepted as a speaker, you get travel costs (upto Rs 5000, based on actuals) and accomodation. (All those reading PuneTech from outside Pune, grab this chance to visit the most happening tech community in India.)
  • Become famous: being a speaker at a national conference is good for visibility, and all engineers should strive for visibility. It’s very important. Almost as important as being a good programmer. (Maybe more?)
  • Help out a good Pune initiative. More submissions will improve the quality of the conference, and having a high quality conference in Pune improves the overall stature of Pune as an emerging IT powerhouse.

How

Didn’t I say it was easy?

What are you waiting for. click and click.

An Abundance of Open Source: GNUnify conference in Pune this weekend

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Every year, Pune plays host to a major open source conference, GNUnify, organized by the Pune Linux Users Group and SICSR (Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research).

GNUnify is one of the top international free/open source software conferences in India. Click on the logo to see all PuneTech articles about GNUnify
GNUnify is one of the top international free/open source software conferences in India. Click on the logo to see all PuneTech articles about GNUnify
Anybody who has any interest in technology should try to attend. It is free, and open for anybody to attend. All you need to do is register here, and you are read to attend two days full of technology talks, and to meet people who are most passionate about technology. Can you think of a better way to spend a Friday / Saturday?

The full list of talks and speaker profiles is give here. Dipen Chaudhary has given his list of 5 GNUnify talks that you must not miss. What is your list of must-attend talks? Please give suggestions in the comments.

There are a bunch of workshops you can attend that will teach you something, like designing with Inkscape, or web applications using python+pylons. There are talks on everything from couchdb, embedded linux using beagle board, closure, future of the web as a platform by the Mozilla team, CakePHP, Android, and much more.

The GNUnify blog is also quite active, and has been publishing short interviews with some of the speakers. See for example:

And follow GNUnify on twitter to get the latest updates on what is going on with GNUnify.

Submit a presentation proposal for the GNUnify Open Source conference

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Every year, Pune plays host to a major open source conference, GNUnify, organized by the Pune Linux Users Group and SICSR (Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research). To quote the website

GNUnify is one of the top international free/open source software conferences in India. Click on the logo to see all PuneTech articles about GNUnify
GNUnify is one of the top international free/open source software conferences in India. Click on the logo to see all PuneTech articles about GNUnify

GNUnify symbolizes the philosophy behind Free/Open Source Software (FOSS). It makes an effort to unify and strengthen the FOSS movement. Initiated in the year 2003, GNUnify has soared to become an international convergence of open minds. It brings together some of the world’s leading speakers to share their knowledge and experience, with students and developers.

It has 1-hour presentations on tech topics, 2-3 hour workshops, installfests, and “birds of a feather” discussion groups.

The CFP (i.e., call for papers, i.e., the call for presentation proposals) is currently open, and if you’ve done any work in any open source technology, you should consider submitting a presentation proposal. It helps the community – because more presentation proposals means that the organizers get a larger pool to select from, and can thus put on a higher quality conference. You could choose to do a presentation that is basic, targeted towards beginners and students, to initiate them into the world of open source, or if you have expertise in a specific field or FOSS software package, you can target your presentation to other professionals in the field who would like to learn from your experiences.

Submit a proposal. It takes very little effort right now. All you need to do is submit a one-paragraph abstract of what you’re going to talk about. The conference is on 19th and 20th Feb, in Pune, giving you enough time to prepare.

Why bother?

This PuneTech’s standard exhortation as to why PuneTech readers should submit proposals for such CFPs. We first used it for the CFP of the IndicThreads conference on Software Quality, and are repeating it here with minor changes:

  • GNUnify is a good conference.
  • If you’re accepted as a speaker, you get travel costs (upto Rs 5000, based on actuals) and accomodation. (All those reading PuneTech from outside Pune, grab this chance to visit the most happening tech community in India.)
  • Become famous: being a speaker at a national conference is good for visibility, and all engineers should strive for visibility. It’s very important. Almost as important as being a good programmer. (Maybe more?)
  • Help out a good Pune initiative. More submissions will improve the quality of the conference, and having a high quality conference in Pune improves the overall stature of Pune as an emerging IT powerhouse.

How

Didn’t I say it was easy?

What are you waiting for. Click