Pre-conference Tutorials

Title: Adopting Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) using Open Source Software

Speaker(s) with profile:
1. Shrikant Mulik is Lead Consultant at L&T Infotech, Mumbai. His areas of interest include services computing, enterprise search and IT governance. He has more than 11 years of experience in software industry.
2. Sushil Ajgaonkar is SOA Practice Lead at L&T Infotech, Mumbai. His areas of interest include Web Services and SOA. He has more than 22 years of experience in software and hardware industry.
3. Kavindra Sharma is Chief of Technology at L&T Infotech, Mumbai. He has 20+ years of experience in IT industry and 5 years in research and teaching. His current areas of interest include Integration and Interoperability, Rule Based systems and Enterprise Search.

Abstract:

Adoption of Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) requires significant investment in software infrastructure such as Enterprise Service Bus (ESB). Since the benefits of SOA can only be realized over a long period of time, enterprises hesitate to make upfront investment in SOA infrastructure. Using open source software (OSS) for SOA adoption would help enterprises realize higher Return on Investment (ROI). In this tutorial, we will share how an enterprise can plan to adopt SOA in a cost effective way using OSS.

Title: MySQL cluster & high availability.

Speaker(s) with profile:

Sonali is a well-known International MySQL Trainer & Consultant. Sonali is India’s first certified MySQL DBA & MySQL authorized instructor, have trained 100s of professionals from companies like Google, Yahoo, Nokia, Siemens etc on MySQL Development, Performance Tuning & Database Administration. She actively works with number of organization to consult them on leveraging MySQL and implement best MySQL practices.

Abstract:

This tutorial aims hands on training to setup MySQL cluster and effectively administer it. It will cover MySQL Cluster, concepts related to node types, arbitration, split brain problem and transaction durability. It will also include starting the nodes, running queries, what happens during node failure and node recovery, basic administration, taking and restoring backups.

Title: Extending OpenOffice.org-How to build your extensions for OO.

Speaker(s) with profile:

Sawani Bade, researcher in Natural Language Processing at CDAC, Electronics City, Bangalore. She is also into developing extensions for enabling language processing tools inside the OpenOffice.org suite.

Abstract:

OpenOffice.org Extension framework with its myriad of interfaces and services can easily intimidate new developers from extending Openoffice.org. This fact is brought by the fact the OpenOffice site just has about hundred extensions and that too submitted repeatedly by same set of developers. This session aims to define a simple way of understanding the philosophy of Openoffice.org Extensions Framework and provide the new developers a better comfort level at approaching the Development environment of OpenOffice.org. The session will cover the UNO, Add-ons and Linguistics Framework.

Title: Customize your Moodle

Speaker(s) with profile:

Mrs. Leena Chourey is staff scientist at C-DAC, Mumbai. She has 1.5 years of research and development experience in the field of eLearning, LMS and Moodle and 8 years PG (MCA, M.Tech) teaching experience.

Abstract:

Moodle is a popular open source course management system. It has a rich set of functionalities that including course management, content management, communication and collaboration activities and other administrative task related with an academic environment. To customize Moodle according to learning environment, developer can change interface features, can add modules/plugins and/or change Moodle code as required. Tutorial will describe design, code structure of Moodle and demonstrate different ways to customise/code your Moodle.

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National Conference on Open Source Software-2009 (NCOSS-09)

Important Instructions for Tutorial Presenter download pdf version

For each tutorial that is presented, you will get the following facilities:

Complimentary registration for conference (for one individual only).
Reimbursement of travelling expenses (2nd AC Railway Fare or equivalent).
Accommodation at C-DAC hostel.

NCOSS-09 may cancel tutorials prior to the conference if there is not sufficient number of registrations in the tutorial. In this case, you will receive the complimentary registration for conference only.

You may update the write-up provided earlier, before 17th April, 2009. This will be displayed on the conference website for publicity and registration.

We plan to distribute tutorial material not exceeding 100 pages to all registered participants. We need to receive this material in soft copy before 4th May, 2009. You may include slides/write-ups/articles in this. Please make sure this do not violate any copyright or that you have taken necessary permission for distribution.

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National Conference on Open Source Software-2009 (NCOSS-09)

Details of Tutorial from the Tutorial Presenter download pdf version

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Presenters’ Profile(Name, Designation, and institution):

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Projector Requirement(Yes/No):……………

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Audience Profile: …………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Declaration: The instructions specified at NCOSS-09 for Tutorial Presenter are acceptable to me.

Date: Signature:

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Note: Please return duly signed filled in form, by post to -

NCOSS-2009 Secretariat, C-DAC Mumbai (formerly NCST),

Raintree Marg, Near Bharati Vidyapeeth,

Opp. Kharghar Railway Station, Sector 7, CBD Belapur,

Navi Mumbai 400614, INDIA.

Phone: +91-22-27565303,

Fax: +91-22-27560004.

It should reach us on or before 24th April,09.

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