Free Software Foundation Tamil Nadu (https://fsftn.org/) welcomes you to 4CCon(https://4ccon.fsmi.in/), India’s biggest gathering of Free Software and open technology activists, geeks, hackers and socially conscious tech enthusiasts to be held from January 26-29, 2017 at B.S. Abdur Rahman University, Chennai. 4CCon is the second national conference of Free Software Movement of India (http://fsmi.in/), the umbrella organisation of territorial and sectoral organisations dedicated to the cause of software freedom across the country. FSFTN, which is a part of FSMI, is the host for 4CCon.

At 4CCon, you will meet India’s smartest upcoming programmers and veteran technologists, students and academics, who are in the forefront of innovation and expansion of technology. During the conference, delegates and participants will discuss a variety of issues ranging from Digital India, Smart Cities, Digital Commons, Gender and Technology and establish collaborative networks that will span the country in the coming years. Join us in our journey as we envision a new technological trajectory for the country interacting with thousands of brilliant and young minds on the way.

The themes for the conference include

Software: Coding Freedom
Governance: The Digital Turn
Networks: Ending Discrimination
Commons: Opening up Knowledge
Contribution: Thinking Beyond Code
Gender: Diversity & Inclusion
Community: Secrets of Success

Visit https://4ccon.fsmi.in/register/ to register for the conference and workshops
and visit https://4ccon.fsmi.in/4ccon/proposals/ to propose a talk or workshop! The deadline for proposal submission is January 10, 2017.


Manoj Mohan


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