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Theme
Increasing contribution and contributors in APAC region.
Event Details
- Venue:
- APIIT (Bukit Jalil)
- Date: 18th - 20th May 2012
- Time: 9am 18th May, to 5pm 20th May
Location
About Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, or simply KL, is the capital of Malaysia. Literally meaning "muddy estuary" in Malay, Kuala Lumpur has grown from a small sleepy Chinese tin-mining village to a bustling metropolis of around 6.5 million (city-proper population of 1.8 million) in just 150 years. With some of the world's cheapest 5-star hotels, great shopping and even better food, increasing numbers of travellers are discovering this little gem of a city.
Being almost in the center of South East Asia, KL is easy and cheap to get to from around South-East Asia. It is a popular tourist destination for shopping, and like most parts of Malaysia, food-hunting. You'll be able to find the entire range of Malaysian cuisine and as well as food from around the world. Foods from various cultures, Malay, Chinese, Indian, Arabic, Korean, Japanese, you name it, you will find a restaurant serving it somewhere in KL. For technology enthusiasts you will find a wide range of computing and electronic gadgets at attractive prices.
Greater KL, often referred to as the Klang Valley by locals which includes neighouring cities, is also the primary IT capital of Malaysia, where plenty of shops and companies are based in. A number of international FOSS events have been organized by local community, notably Mozilla AsiaCamp, Google DevFest, FOSS.my, MOSC.my, GeekCamp, Barcamp, WebCamp, CampusCamp and several others.
Malaysia have a strong FOSS community which include groups such as Open Source Developer Club, Fedora Malaysia Team, Ubuntu Malaysia Team and Malaysia Free and Open Source Software Society. And various FOSS related events such as Mozilla Asia Camp 2011, Malaysia Open Source Conference,Malaysian Government Open Source Software Conference have been held before as well.
If you are into travelling, check out http://wikitravel.org/en/Kuala_Lumpur. There are a number of beaches, highlands, and historical spots around which might be of interests to some. Some recommended spots are:
- http://wikitravel.org/en/Malacca - historical city, contains a number of historical remains from 15th century. plenty of old dutch and portuguese architectures.
- http://wikitravel.org/en/Cameron_Highlands - popular for great scenery of the tea plantation.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur_Bird_Park
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Zoo_of_Malaysia
- iCity - an area filled with LED lights .. http://www.google.com.my/search?q=icity+shah+alam&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch
About the Venue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APIIT#APIIT_TPM.2C_Malaysia
Travel Information
Visa
You may check visa requirements to enter Malaysia here: http://www.kln.gov.my/web/guest/requirement-for-foreigner and http://www.malaysia.org.au/travel6.html
Travellers from ASEAN countries does not require visa for less than 1 month entrance.
Getting to the venue
The venue is located not too far from Sri Petaling / Bukit Jalil LRT station (Sri Petaling line). There will be pickup bus available from the station to the venue.
If you are coming from the low cost terminal, first take the bus to KL Sentral, then, at KL Sentral, take the Rapid KL LRT to Masjid Jamek, from there you will need to switch to the Sri Petaling line, go out from the underground station to another station above ground. At Sri Petaling line, take the train to Sri Petaling station.
You may refer the railway map here: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Rapid_KL_map_%28with_regional_rail_lines%29.jpg
Flight
AirAsia (http://www.airasia.com) provides cheap flight from APAC countries into Malaysia. For most recent prices, check airasia.com.
Ticket prices
Following is a extract of AirAsia return trip prices from major cities in APAC to MY. Based on http://fedora.foss.org.my/docs/fudcon-kl-2012/AirAsiaPrice.csv/view
[Note: the flight price list is currently being revised/updated. Check the airline's website for most recent prices]
| Airport | MYR Rates | USD Rates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore (SIN) | 110 | 36.70 | |
| Perth (PER) | 1468 | 489.87 | (Tiger Airways) (AirAsia: 2277.07MYR, 753USD) |
| Colombo (CMB) | 925.14 | 308.71 | |
| Hanoi (HAN) | 1217.53 | 406.28 | |
| Tokyo (TYO) | 3048 | 1017.10 | |
| Auckland (AKL) | 1998 | 666.72 | |
| Phoenix (PHX) | 8024 | 2677.57 | (KLM) |
| Gold Coast (OOL) | 2261.95 | 748 | |
| Melbourne (MEL) | 2280.10 | 754 | |
| Brunei (BWN) | 1485.84 | 494.25 | |
| Phnom Penh (PNH) | 1469.66 | 486 | |
| Siem Riap (REP) | 1414.93 | 470 | |
| Chengdu (CTU) | 2311.31 | 767.75 | |
| Guangzhou (CAN) | 1412.30 | 469.13 | |
| Guilin (KWL) | 1363.19 | 452.81 | |
| Hong Kong (HKG) | 1419.41 | 473.14 | |
| Bangalore (BLR) | 1298.01 | 433.47 | |
| Chennai (MAA) | 1301.68 | 434.40 | |
| Jakarta | |||
| Manila (CRK) | 969.73 | 321.73 | |
| Sydney (SYD) | 2341.56 | 775.22 | |
| Brisbane (BNE) | 2891.46 | 957.28 | (Malaysia Airlines) |
| Beijing (PEK) | 1572.75 | 520.69 | (Malaysia Airlines) |
| Shanghai (PVG) | 1673.32 | 553.99 | (Malaysia Airlines) |
| Mumbai/Bombay (BOM) | 1521.08 | 503.59 | (Malaysia Airlines) |
| Kolkata (CCU) | 1299.15 | 430.11 | |
| New Delhi (DEL) | 2021.93 | 671.36 | (Malaysia Airlines: 1674.52MYR, 556.00USD) |
| Seoul (ICN) | 1881.17 | 624.62 | (Malaysia Airlines) (AirAsia: 2236.83MYR, 742.71USD) |
Flight price listed in link above includes return flight, (regular prices, checked on Dec 15 2011, for flight in on 3rd May 2012, flight out on 8th May 2012). Early booking tend to be half the price cheaper under their promo price.
For other cities not available with AirAsia, please check http://www.malaysiaairlines.com or other airlines for other possible routes.
New: Try searching for your flights using this website : http://www.skyscanner.com.my/
Accommodation
There are a number of hotels approximately 3-5km from the venue ranging from cheap to expensive.
| Company | Phone | Rate | Distance to Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Sri Petaling | +60390582323 | MYR184 for 2 person room, MYR310 for 4 person room |
4KM http://g.co/maps/zvn93 | Also have hall facilities. Plenty of food areas nearby |
| Hotel 128 | +60389940332 | MYR148 for 2 person room, MYR 188 for 3 person room |
3KM http://g.co/maps/5vmzd | |
| Palace Golden Horses | +60389464888 | MYR300 per 2 person room | 4KM http://g.co/maps/3nk4d | High end hotel, free internet |
The venue is also near the Bukit Jalil & Sri Petaling LRT station and we will be providing shuttle service to pick people up from/to the LRT stations.
Route from Bukit Jalil LRT to venue (2KM) : http://g.co/maps/t2ejs
Route from Sri Petaling LRT to venue (2KM) : http://g.co/maps/6t2p2
Power
Malaysia uses 240V UK power socket. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BS_1363
Remember to bring the correct adapter if you are coming from overseas.
Internet around the City
You can find free wireless connection around the city at certain coffeeshops and restaurants. Some main ones which usually have wifi:
- McDonalds
- KFC
- Starbucks
- Old Town White Coffee
3G
You can also grab a 3G prepaid sim for internet, they are relatively cheap and should be decent enough for browsing the internet.
- Celcom: http://www.celcom.com.my/broadband/plans_daily_weekly.php
- Maxis: http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/broadband/wireless_daily.asp
- Digi: http://www.digi.com.my/internet/3g/pricing_payu.html
- U Mobile: http://www.u.com.my/u-broadband/mobile_broadband_plans
You will need to activate the daily plans before using, else you'll be charged by bytes which is very expensive. So make sure you follow the steps provided by the provider to activate. Usually the activation simply requires sending some SMS to a particular number.
Pre-registration
Please add your name to the list if you will attend. Registration is FREE and open to everyone.
Having a solid initial attendee count early would help us in securing better deals.
| # | Name | need sponsorship? | Vegetarian | T-shirt size | Roomshare? | Hotel booked | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Izhar Firdaus | No | No | L | Stay-at-home | - | izhar@fedoraproject.org | Organizer |
| 2 | Anwar | No | No | XL | - | - | kulll@fedoraproject.org | Attendee |
| 3 | Meng Shen | No | No | XL | Stay-at-home | - | seatux86 (at) gmail.com | Volunteer |
| 4 | sniffit | No | No | XL | Stay-at-home | - | sniffit (at) dgtlmyhm.net | Volunteer |
| 5 | Hanafiah Muhamad | No | No | XL | Stay-at-home | - | hanafiah (at) fedoraproject.org | Volunteer |
| 6 | Maverick | No | No | XL | Stay-at-home | - | mavjs01 (at) gmail.com | Volunteer |
| 7 | Nicolas Yip | No | No | L | Stay-at-home | - | salocin.ten (at) gmail.com | Maybe attending |
| 8 | Haszeli Ahmad | No | No | XXL | Stay-at-home | - | masteramuk (at) yahoo.com | Maybe attending |
Sessions
Feel free to submit your talks/sessions here.
Schedule
Day 2 - Normal conference style event
| Time | Tracks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Infra & Cloud | Software Development | Community & General | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Keynote | ||
| 11:00 - 12:00 | |||
| 12:00 - 13:00 | |||
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Break | ||
| 14:00 - 15:00 | |||
| 15:00 - 16:00 | |||
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Keynote | ||
Day 1 / Day 3 - Barcamp Style Event
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Speaker pitch |
| 10:00 - 17:00 | Barcamp starts |
Talks
| # | Session Name | Description | Owner | Audience Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contributing to Fedora | How to contribute to Fedora | Izhar Firdaus | Beginner |
| 2 | RPM Packaging basics | Learn how to package softwares in RPM | Izhar Firdaus | Intermediate |
| 3 | Free Software, Open Source and Creative Commons | Improving the world through Copyleft | Izhar Firdaus | Beginner |
| 4 | Boxgrinder : Bake your 1st virtual appliance | Basic Introduction to BoxGrinder | Syamsul Anuar | Intermediate |
| 5 | oVirt : The new Open Virtualization Hotness | Basic Introduction to open virtualization project | Syamsul Anuar | Intermediate |
| 6 | Lightweight OS virtualization using LXC | How to setup a simple LXC jail | Izhar Firdaus | Intermediate |
Hackfests/Workshops/Discussions
| # | Session Name | Description | Owner | Pre-requisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fun with LiveCD | Create and Customize Fedora LiveCD | Hanafiah Muhamad / tr4nsltr | Fedora,qemu,livecd tools |
| 2 | Fedora and Solid State Drive (SSD) random discussion | Group discussion about things and tips to do with Fedora on SSDs | Meng Shen | Fedora,SSDs and knowledge of SSDs? |