Tech Events this Week: Open Source, Joomla, Tech for Social Causes, Bio/HealthTech, Azure, PHP

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Scaale Event: Resource management for Business Efficiency for Indo-US Businesses

  • Date: Thu, 31 Jul 5:00pm – 8:00pm
  • Location: Auditorium, Cluster-C, Eon Free Zone, MIDC Kharadi

To sustain in today’s competitive global market, having a presence in the world’s best markets is imperative. A combination of the world’s best markets as well as those that are cost-effective helps in bringing in the required competitive advantage.

Both India and the United States of America have always been the centre of attraction for global investment. While India is well known as the best source for skilled human resource at the best cost, US is always a preferred market, especially the Mecca of IT, San Francisco – CA, by IT companies worldwide

While many growth stage companies are looking forward to explore both the destinations for growth and sales, there are many unanswered questions they have like, how to get started, what are the legalities, associated costs, etc.

The objective of this event is to answer this queries through insights on Indo – US relations, real life experiences of some senior entrepreneurs / industry veterans and the support system available through Scaale Group.

The event is being organized by Scaale Group, a venture resource group, headquartered in San Francisco, dedicated to implement solutions for startups, SMB’s & Corporations through innovation, sales, capital and talent in association with
Indo American Chamber of Commerce, a non-government, industry led and managed organization, playing a proactive role in India’s development process and serves as a much needed link between the business communities of India and the United States of America and UBER, a global transport network company based in San Francisco.

Fees and Registration

This event is free and open to anybody, but only via registration and prior confirmation. Please register here: http://scaale.com/group/events#contact

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FOSSsumMIT: 2-day Free/Open Source Software conference at MIT Pune

  • Date: 1- 2 Aug
  • Location: MIT Pune

FOSSsumMIT is a 2-day conference on Free/Open Source Software, organized by the Dept. of Computer Engineering, at MIT College, in association with PLUG (Pune Linux Users Group), happening on 1 & 2 August, 2014.

The conference has introductory talks and workshops for students on various topics, and is free for anyone to attend. Day 1 has 5 tracks – Python, Scientific Computing, Linux, Linux Overview, and Big Data. Day 2 has 4 tracks – Python, Scientific Computing, Linux, and Cloud Computing.

See Day 1 Schedule and Day 2 Schedule for details.

Fees and Registration

Register here: http://fosssummit.in/register – it’s free. And you get a certificate.

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My Story @TiEPune: Bikram Dasgupta, Founder & Executive Chairman, Globsyn Group

  • Date: Fri, 1 Aug 6:30pm – 8:30pm
  • Location: Sumant Moolgaokar Auditorium, Ground Floor, Wing A, ICC Trade Center, SB Road

TiE Pune presents a “My Story” session with Bikram Dasgupta, Founder & Executive Chairman, Globsyn Group

Career History of Mr Dasgupta:

  • Alumnus of Harvard Business School, USA and IIT Kharagpur, India
  • Dell Deal : Single handed win of the single largest (US $50 million) export contract from Dell Computer, USA
  • Conceptualised Globsyn group of companies
  • Pioneered the first IT Park in India in form of Infinity in, formed the roadmap for IT Parks in India
  • Software Finishing School : Pioneered the concept of Knowledge Finishing Schools in India (high aptitude engineering students are exposed to the relevant software engineering & management skills – SFS has trained over 15000 students, across 21 states in India)
  • Setup India’s first Corporate B-Schools in India (Crisil A** rated & AICTE approved)
  • Setup India’s first integrated BPO Training institute
  • In the form of Globsyn crystals, created “Work Habitat”, bringing Life and Work Together

Industry Connects :

  • President, TiE Kolkata, Member – Executive Council, Indian Chamber of Commerce; Member, Eastern Region Council, NASSCOM;
  • Confederation of Indian Industry : Member of Executive Committee – Easter Region; Member of National Skills Council; Member of National Commitee, Integrity & Transparency in Governance

About TiE Pune My Story Sessions!

“My Story – Inspiring Journey of an Entrepreneur”

This program is created to celebrate entrepreneurship and bring stories from successful entrepreneurs in their own words. The invited speakers will share their entrepreneurial journeys and talk about lessons learned, mistakes they wish they avoided, and key decisions that helped make their venture successful.

Fees and Registration

This event is free and open for anybody to attend. Please register here: http://tiepune1staugust.eventbrite.com/

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Pune Joomla User Group Meeting

  • Date: Sat, 2 Aug 6:30am – 8:30am
  • Location: Tekdi Office, #6, Silver Fern Building, Karve Road, Opposite Kothrud Bus Stand & Above Canara Bank

Hey all ! Its been a while since we had a Joomla meetup in Pune. So make sure you don’t miss this one ! From Beginners to advanced users, we have topics to interest all. Plus a chance to socialize & meet Joomlians like yourself !

Schedule

  • 6 30 to 7 00 : Open Networking
  • 7 00 to 8 00 : Tech Sessions
  • 8 00 to 8 30 : Discussions

Session Topics ( 30 mins each)

  1. Joomla 3 (Site Builders) – Are you Building it right ?
  2. 10 mistakes to avoid when writing Joomla code (Developers)

Fees and Registration

This event is free and open for anybody to attend. Please register here: http://www.meetup.com/Joomla-User-Group-Pune/events/194988962/

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Global Shapers (GSC) Pune: Tech 4 Dev

  • Date: Sat, 2 Aug 10:00am – 2:00pm
  • Location: Courtyard Marriott, Near Pune Station

A half-day session organized by Global Shapers Community- Pune Hub (an initiative of World Economic Forum) on the theme of “Tech 4 Dev” – How technology is playing an important role in revolutionising the development sector.

The program will be attended by I.T professionals from Amdocs, KPIT, Convertex amongst others companies, NGOs in the city, Youth activists, Students and other like minded individuals. It will be a platform for a wide range of stakeholders to interact and explore possible avenues of engagement.

This 3-hour convention will brainstorm on:

  • Technology in Governments
  • Technology in Politics
  • Technology in Education
  • Technology in Non-Profits

About Global Shapers Community Pune

The Global Shapers Community (GSC), is a World Economic Forum (WEF) initiative that comprises a network of hubs founded and led by young people who are exceptional in their potential, their achievements and their drive to make a contribution to their communities.

The Mission and Vision for the Pune Hub and these are:

  • Mission: ‘To make Pune the world’s most inclusive and caring city’
  • Vision: ‘Leverage the World Economic Forum and Global Shapers Platform, to successfully execute projects that will directly impact every citizen of Pune and will improve Gross Happiness Index (GNH) of Pune > 20% by Dec 2018’.

Fees and Registration

This event is free and open for anybody to attend. Prior registration is required: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1T9wRe5aG0ycXnchnmnp1yiGvSL27wyf5XGSJhJyRAIc/viewform

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Venture Center Event: Planning and Funding BioTech, HealthTech and other Bio-Enterprises

  • Date: Sat, 2 Aug 10:00am – 12:30pm
  • Location: Library, Venture Center, NCL Innovation Park, Pashan Road

Venture Center presents an event on Planning and Funding Bio-Enterprises with emphasis on Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIRAC)

The primary aim of this event is to in crease awareness around an important grant funding opportunity in the biotechnology and healthcare space, viz. the DBT-BIRAC Biotech Ignition Grant (BIG) scheme. The focus of this event is to provide background information on this grant, the application through funding process-flow, guidance on writing winning proposals, and an opportunity to interact with BIG grantees and learn from their experience.

DBT-BIRAC’s Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) scheme

  • BIG provides for high level of discovery and innovation in the Biotechnology sector to establish and validate proof of concept, and enable creation of spin-offs. BIG is a very attractive funding scheme for budding bio-entrepreneurs. It is offered as a grant to carry proof of concept and proof of concept validation activities. This is a great opportunity for innovators and entrepreneurs to begin building a start-up.

Broad domains allowed for BIG:
– Health care & medical biotech: Therapeutics, Biologicals, Vaccines & preventives, Diagnostics, Biomedical devices, Tissue engineering, Oncology etc
– Agriculture, food security, secondary agriculture and allied: Agro and plant biotech, Animal biotech, Marine biotech, medicinal and aromatic plants, Seri biotech, Biocontrol/biofertilizers, Food and nutrition, etc
– Industrial product and processes
– Green technology & industrial biotechnology: Biochemical engineering, Biomass value addition to fuels/ chemicals/ materials
– Others: Bio-IT interface, bioinformatics, Analytical methods and new techniques, etc
– Others falling in to DBT mandate

Participants would also get to learn about how to plan a scientific start-up.

About Venture Center

Entrepreneurship Development Center (Venture Center) – a CSIR initiative – is a not-for-profit company hosted by the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. Venture Center strives to nucleate and nurture technology and knowledge-based enterprises by leveraging the scientific and engineering competencies of the institutions in the Pune region in India. The Venture Center is a technology business incubator specializing in technology enterprises offering products and services exploiting scientific expertise in the areas of materials, chemicals and biological sciences & engineering.

Fees and Registration

This event is free and open for anybody to attend, but prior registration is necessary. Please register here: http://vcevents.pandaform.com/pub/xzyhwf/new

For more information, contact: Miss. Lipika Biswas, Venture Center, Phone: +91-20-20250934/64011024; Email: eventsdesk@venturecenter.co.in

See also: http://www.ipface.org/workshops.php

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>@PuneUserGroup event: (Microsoft Technologies) Transforming the Data Center

  • Date: Sat, 2 Aug 10:00am – 5:30pm
  • Location: Sumant Moolgaokar Auditorium, Ground Floor, Wing A, ICC Trade Center, SB Road

In the face of an exploding need for technology that supports the business, we need to transform the datacenter to increase agility and make it easier to deliver resources faster. Today, every area of the business, from marketing to sales to human resources, depends on technology. As a result, the need for IT resources is growing steadily. The move to cloud computing reflects the trend: as business requirements grow, a flexible option for keeping up with that growth is by accessing cloud capacity.

We are all seeing trends that reflect the growth of cloud—the question is: how can IT build a cloud strategy that makes sense? And just as important, how can IT continue to take advantage of the strengths of today’s datacenter while evolving to a new hybrid cloud model? One critical step is upgrading older resources. Now is especially timely for an upgrade as July 14, 2015 marks the end of support date for Windows Server 2003. This provides a wonderful opportunity for you to modernize your infrastructure.

Please join us and learn how latest Microsoft technologies provide great options for reducing cost and complexity, as well as simplifying management. As we mark one year until Windows Server 2003 end of support, we want customers to feel confident that they have a great
path forward. During this event, you’ll learn many features of Cloud and Datacenter management including:

  • Computing with Cloud OS
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Still with Windows Server 2003? Migrate it!
  • Virtualization and Cloud Backup
  • System Center in Datacenter Management

About Pune User Group

Pune User Group (aka PUG) is a Pune (India) based not-for-profit organization, an association of professionals and students interested in Microsoft technology who are dedicated and devoted to the noble cause of spreading knowledge. It is a platform for you to share your experiences and educate professionals through the learnt lessons of the best Gurus in IT indutry….because “Knowledge is wealth..” and we “Gain Knowledge by Sharing knowledge…”

Fees and Registration

This event is free and open for anybody to attend. Please register here: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032592405

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PHP Reboot Meetup: Web Security in PHP

  • Date: Sat, 2 Aug 11:00am – 1:00pm
  • Location: GraciousSoft Office, First Floor, Above Jijamata Sahkari Bank, Karve Nagar Bus Stop

Speaker: Kapil Sharma, Technical Architect at Eastern Enterprise with 10 years experience in Web Development.

Web securities in PHP.

Most important factors for a web application are:

  • Performance
  • Maintainability
  • Scalability
  • Reliability and
  • Security

Among developers, Security is one of the most ignored topics. In this session, we will discuss some of the common security threats for a web application and how we can fix them.

Web Security is technology/language independent topic and most of the session will not use any specific programming language. Thus any web developer is most invited to attend the event. However please note, towards the end, we will use simple PHP examples to demonstrate how can we practically take care of security issues.

About PHP Reboot

Today, web development is completely different from what it was two decades ago. PHP matured and developed many new features during this time. However one of the biggest problem with any old language like PHP is, developers have access to lot of old training material/book and learn things which were good in past but not in present.

Major and only goal of PHP reboot is to share and learn, latest and best offering from PHP. This is continuous learning curve and we are here to do it continuously.

Fees and Registration

This event is free and open for anybody to attend. Please register here: http://www.meetup.com/PHPReboot/events/187702032/

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