Posted by admin | Posted in General | Posted on 19-09-2009
Barcamp is back. Barcamp kerala 6 will happen at the serene campus of Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kakkanad on the 11th of October 2009. Barcamp is not new to Cochin, Barcamp Kerala 2& 3 were hosted by the Cochin University Campus.
For those who raise their eye brows on hearing the word bar.. Barcamp has nothing to do with drinking or bars.
BarCamp is an ad-hoc unconference born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join. There are no registration fees or any charges for a barcamp as this is a user-generated conference. You are invited to volunteer for various activities for putting up a successful camp.
BarCamp Kerala is your best chance to meetup all the coolest techies from Kerala. If you are a techie of any scale, do make it to BarCampKerala!
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Please do blog about the event and let maximum people know
Posted by admin | Posted in General | Posted on 15-09-2009
Climate change is putting life on earth in peril. There is still time to build a greener, safer world. But the clock is ticking. In December world leaders will meet in Copenhagen to decide our destiny.We want our political leaders to be in Copenhagen and to show historic leadership in achieving a treaty which is fabulous.The world needs a wake-up call on climate change. In September a perfect storm will gather with the the UN General Assembly on Sept 22 and the G20 leaders meet on 24-25.
A flash mob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse.
In Kerala, the flash mob will be held in Trivandrum, the capital at 3.50 pm..Calling all youth out for a once-again Youth Climate Action to show that a demand is needed from the public side for a binding treaty by all the world leaders and we want our leaders to know and understand that the time to act and take up actions is NOW
flash mob happened in cochin
On August 29th, the Flash Mob conducted at Oberon Mall, in Cochin,was successful in sending a strong voice to the public regarding the importance of the UN summit on Climate Change to be held from Dec7 in Copenhagen..Also the day saw hundreds of youth from different parts of the state,supporting organizations
Posted by admin | Posted in General | Posted on 08-09-2009
ExNoRa, a non-government Chennai-based voluntary environmental service organisation, has launched a a massive Cool the Globe campaign by name, “99999 lights out” to create awareness on global warming, its causes, consequences and solutions. The campaign carries the message – switch off lights for 9 minutes at 9 p.m. on the 9th day of the 9th month on the 9th year of the millennium. The aim of the 99999 Lights Out Campaign is to combat Global warming, to make people more conscious about the environment, to motivate people to reduce their respective carbon footprint, to mitigate climate change and to teach people Adaptation and Disaster Preparedness techniques.
How can you contribute?
Grow more trees. Use Energy efficient equipments. Practice transport simplicity, Switch on lights only when it is necessary, Turn off your lights when not in use. Adapt an eco-friendly lifestyle. Reduce waste & Conserve water. Trap methane and convert it as fuel.
