Fedora [Activity] Day
Nov 16-17, 2013 in Sao Paulo Brazil
About this event
Planned to happen prior the release of Fedora 20, this event has as main goal promote Fedora Project as well engage people to work in tasks such as packaging, translations, documentation, QA among others. The audience of this event will be University students, however the event will be open to general public as well.
Background
During the last decade there were lots of announcements in Brazil about FOSS adoption, mostly from Government Institutions and it became known internationally as the "FOSS Country". Despite the news, it's possible to see many public or private institutions adopting Free and Open Source Software not just by philosophy reasons but in special because the low cost. Although this reputation, Brazil has a very low contribution level in these projects, and things in Fedora are not different.
In order to change this scenario we decided to organize the first of many events in Latin America to promote Fedora and encourage people to get involved with the project, becoming contributors.
Why Sao Paulo?
With over 20 million people in Metropolitan area Sao Paulo has hundreds of Educational Institutions and IT Companies, what make the city a good place to invest efforts.
The Venue
Faculdade Bandeirantes will host the event as partner, offering the following infrastructure:
- An auditory with capacity for 200 people
- Ten labs with computers for activities
- A place for expositions (tables or small booths, to be used for sponsors)
- A place for a Coffee Break for participants
- Free internet access and power outlets available in all rooms
They also offered all support necessary to promote the event in local media (TV, Radio, Newspapers, Outdoors etc).
Event Program
| Friday, 2013-11-08 | |
|---|---|
| Time (EDT) | Details |
| 18:00 | Leonardo Vaz, Ramilton and Itamar. Opening event (FAD) with talk about fedora project and sub-projects (Translation, Documentation and packer). |
| 22:00 | Leonardo Vaz closing event. |
| Saturday, 2013-11-09 | |
| 09:00 | Itamar - Software Development / Packaging for Fedora |
| 10:00 | Leonardo - Beyond the 4 Fs: What is Fedora effectively doing for Open Source? |
| 11:00 | Claudio Pensanio - roadmap for the entry of people in the group and participation in various projects |
| 12:00 | Stop for lunch |
| 13:00 as 16:00 | Itamar - Software Development / Packaging for Fedora - Hands On. (Short Course) - Lab 1 |
| 13:00 as 16:00 | Diego - Transifex, translation in fedora |
| 13:00 as 16:00 | Germán - Criandos packages for fedora. |
| 16:00 | Leonardo Vaz Closing Event. |
Organizing team
Conference Program Team
| # | Subject | Members |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fedora Project | Ramilton Costa Gomes Júnior, Claudio Penasio and Leonardo Vaz |
| 2 | Packaging | Itamar, Felipe Rosset and Germán A. Racca |
| 3 | Translation | Diego Búrigo Zacarão |
| 4 | SIGs (Spins, ARM, Cloud, etc) | Wolnei Junior, Ramilton Costa Gomes Júnior |
| 5 | QA | Raul Cheleguini |
Getting there
Faculdade Bandeirantes\ Rua Estela, 268 São Paulo - SP
Transport
Subway
- Approximately 100 meters from Paraiso Subway station (Green and Blue Lines)
Taxi
- Approximately 7 Km from Congonhas Airport |Google Maps
- Approximately 32 Km from Guarulhos International Airport |Google Maps
Bus
- Approximately 4 Km away from Sao Paulo Tiete Bus Station Maps
Hotels/Accommodation
The list of hotels below was montanda using a single criteria: geographical proximity! The furthest demand on average 20 minutes to BANDTEC. It is interested to assess what suits you best.
| # | Hotel & |
Address & |
Fhone & |
Site & |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercure Sao Paulo Paraiso | RUA VERGUEIRO, 1661, São Paulo | -- | -- |
| 2 | Hotel Pousada Valparaíso | Rua Apeninos, 1102 - Paraíso, São Paulo, 04104-021, Brasil | +55 11 3556-7373 | pousadavalparaiso.com.br |
| 3 | Comfort Nova Paulista | Rua Vergueiro, 2348 - Vila Mariana, São Paulo, 59014-030, Brasil | +55 11 2197-7600 | -- |
| 4 | Hotel Paraíso | Rua Dr Rafael Barros, 52 - São Paulo, 04003-040, Brasil | +55 11 3051-7991 | sphotelparaiso.com.br |
| 5 | LimeTime Hostels Sao Paulo | Rua Treze de Maio, 1552 - Bela Vista, São Paulo, 01327-002, Brasil | +55 11 2935-5463 | limetimehostels.com |
Budget
| Contributor | City | Cost BRL | Cost USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramilton Costa Gomes Júnior | Vitória, ES | R$250 | $125 |
| Itamar | Uberlandia, MG | R$270 | $135 |
| Felipe Rosset | Porto Alegre, RS | R$250 | $125 |
| Wolnei Cândido Tomazelli Junior | Florianopolis, SC | R$280 | $140 |
| Diego Búrigo Zacarão | Florianopolis, SC | R$280 | $140 |
- Travel: for airfare, bus, train, etc. funding needed to get attendees to the FAD
- Housing: for hotel, etc. needed to have attendees sleep during the FAD
Total budget: 1 USD = 2,5 BRL in 03/09/2013
Reports
TODO