ANOUNCEMENT

&

CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS

on

“OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES”

June 20-22, 2011

Venue: University of Kashmir (Srinagar)

Organiser Department of Library Information Science

Colloboration Department of Computer Science

Sponsors INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

(Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir)

IMPORTANT DATES
Last Date for Paper Submission : April 30, 2011

Last Date for Poster Submission : May 05, 2011

(All papers/posters are subject to peer review)

Communication of Acceptance of Papers/Posters : May20, 2011

THEME
The deliberations will focus mainly on following areas. (However, any other relevant
topic can be included/ addressed as well.)

 Open Source: Sociology & Growth

Practices, innovation, communities, sociology of open source, open source for non profits,
customization, extending technology and impact.

 Open Source: Challenges and opportunities.

License and Legal Aspects, Maintenance and upgradation, Customization, Economic and
financial aspects, Cost effectiveness, etc

 Open Source: Software & Design

Development and administration, solutions, metrics, design, modularity, immigration to open
source, open source aspect to programming, modularity and interoperability,reliability, Testing.

 Open Source:Commercial Aspect

Commercialization of open source software, revenue aspect

 Government sector: Adoptation : Challenges and issues

Application Development Areas, Overview of Developers in Government to citizen and citizen
to Government. Emphasis on web servers, content management software, server operating
systems, embedded systems (such as secure gateways and network attached storage,) and
‘middleware’ systems (Allowing communications between different systems)

 Adoption of Open Source in Business World

Developing nations and open source, open source and India, Breaking the myth

 Operating systems and other utilities:

Linux, Mozilla, Debian, Apache, LAMP, Mysql, AJAX.

 Special Groups and Applications

Government/Open Governance/Education/Health/Music/Libraries/Information
  Digital Content creation and delivery
Audio, Video, 3D,Animation,Recreation, Digital library etc

 Open Source Language and Speech Technologies

Open Source and multi-lingual online technologies , open source impact on human computer
interaction , ontologies and open source

 Data extraction and mining :

Algorithms andadoption of new innovative techniques

 Web enabled Technologies:

Social Networking and tools, Impact, Transparency and accountability.Semantic Web.

GUIDELINES FOR PAPER SUBMISSION

1. Follow APA style for citations and references.For guidance visitwww.apastyle.org/

2. The paper should have an abstract, keywords and affiliation of the author with email.

3. The paper should submitted at

https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=osss2011preferably in word or PDF
format and tables, diagrams in separate file.OR mail directly on the following e-mail id
osss2010@Kashmiruniversity.ac.in or osss2010@uok.edu.in

4. The papers should be original research, survey or innovative work and not submitted to any
journal or conferences for publication or presentation.

5. The poster details need to be sent in soft format and later on acceptance the author has to
bring printed page of the poster, each of which should be mountable on the boards
provided for the purpose by organisors. Standard size should be 24X24 inches.

TUTORIALS
Tutorials will be held for special Software and applications in different sectors of Government and Non
government areas (depending upon number of participants in each Tutorial).The tentative tutorials
under consideration of organisors are:

 Bhartiya Open source software (BOSS) (Government of India, Ministry of Communications

and IT)
 Course Management software( For Schools and Colleges)
 Embedded Systems and Secure Gateways.(For network and automation personnel in different
corporate and other institutions)
 Institutional Repositories/ Digital Libraries.(forinformation,museums,archives etc. personnel)
SPEAKERS (EXPECTED)
(LIST will be upgraded till 30th May, 2011)

1. Nguyen Huu Phuoc, TomatoCMS's Founder (Expected)

Founder and lead developer of TomatoCMS, an open source CMS powered by Zend
Framework, jQuery and 960 Grid System.

2. Prof. M.N. Hoda

Director
Bharati vidyapeeths Institute of Computer Application and Management.

3. Dr. M. Salim Beg

Professor
Deptt of Electronic Engineering
Z.H. College of Engineering and Technology
Aligarh Muslim University.

4. Dr. A. R D. Prasad
Professor and Head
Documentation Research & Training Centre
Indian Statistical Institute.

5. Mukesh Pund
Scientist
NISCAIR, New Delhi.

PARTICIPANTS
The seminar is focussed for different stakeholders and hence from diverse fields (like
Government bodies in delivering e- governance, IT Institutions and organisations, corporate
houses, Media, Health professionals, Engineering Faculty, Education and Information Science
Professionals) is expected which can get benefited from the deliberations. This will go long way
in sensitizing people associated directly or indirectly with software development, Application,
design, delivery and use both in government and non-government sectors.
REGISTRATION
Registration of Delegates & Authors starts from :May 1, 2011

Registration fee (Government Sponsored agencies) :FREE

(Only deputees from government departments of J&K State are eligible)

Registration fee for Non- government bodies,

autonomous bodies, academicInstitutions etc.(Delegates) : Rs. 1,500.00

P G Students and Research Scholars :Rs 1000.

Registration fee (Contributors only) :Rs. 500.00

Registration for Tutorial (Additional for all categories) :Rs. 1,000.00

NOTE: Sponsorships for tutorials, special sessions are also invited from NGOS,
Corporate Houses and Societies etc.
KASHMIR

The land of sparkling rivers and sleepy lakes, of startling gardens and regal Chinar trees,
Kashmir boasts of some of the most beautiful flowering
meadows and snow-capped peaks. The abundance of natural
beauty has earned the valley a nickname of the 'Switzerland of
the East'. It is mesmerizing to see how this endless beauty
never fails to charm the viewers with its changing scenes from
dazzling white snow of Winters to blooming fragrance of
Spring. The sparkling greenery of summers are welcome too
as the flaming beauty of Autumn.
Kashmir's Topography

The high snow-capped ridges of the Himalayan

range in the east and the Pir Panjal range in the
west and south enclose Kashmir. Jhelum River
glides across Srinagar and swiftly flow through the
winding ways of the valley. The geologists have
confirmed the truth behind the popular belief that
Kashmir was once a huge lake called the Karewa, which was formed by the blocking of
the Jhelum River. However, the river formed a deep gorge through the Pir Panjal range
at Uri and carved out its new way. Thus, the waters of the Karewa gradually drained
away, leaving behind the stunning valley of Kashmir. One can still find corals and other
marine fossils in this region.

Kashmir is famous for its beautiful and natural scenery

and varieties of flora and fauna throughout the world. It
is also widely known for its different kinds of
agricultural products, fruit, vegetables, saffron, herbs,
minerals, precious stones and finest kind of
embroidery on clothes.

ACCOMODATION

In view of limited accommodation available in the campus, organisers, on request, can reserve
accommodation for participants in nearby Guest Houses/ Hotels on reasonable rates on first
come basis. The tentative tariffs are given below for convenience of participants:

a) Guest House: Tariff Rs 500-Rs 800.00. (Single/Share basis) (3Kms from venue)
b) A class Hotel: Tariff Rs 1000.00--Rs1500.00 (Single/Share basis) (3-7kms from venue)
c) Deluxe Hotel: Tariff Rs 2, 000.--3,000. (Single or Share basis) (7-10Kms from venue)
 CHAIR

Prof. S. M.SHAFI
Head, DLIS (University of Kashmir)
Contact: 9419008599
Email: smshafi@kashmiruniversity.ac.in

C0- CHAIR

Dr S.M. K. Quadri
Head , P.G. Department of Computer Sciences
University of Kashmir
Email : quadrismk@ kashmiruniversity.ac.in
Mobile : 9419426555

Local Organising Committee

Dr Rana Hashmy
Scientist “C” , P.G. Department of Computer Sciences
University of Kashmir
Email : ranahashmy@ kashmiruniversity.ac.in
Phone : 0194-2427280(O) , 0194-2421483(R)

Er. Manzoor Ahmad Chachoo

Scientist “B” , P.G. Department of Computer Sciences
University of Kashmir
Email : manzoor@kashmiruniversity.net
Mobile : 9469075326
For Registration Accommodation and General enquiry
NadimAkhtar Khan
Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science,
(University of Kashmir)
Email:nadim@kashmiruniversity.ac.in, khannadim2007@gmail.com
Cell:91-9796715909, 9419900303

For Submissions/Publication of Papers

Dr Sumeer Gul
Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science,
(University of Kashmir) (Member)(IC_PUBLICATION)
Email:sumeersuheel@gmail.com
Cell: 91-8803050076

For Posters, Sponsorship, Publicity and Protocol

Dr. Zahid Ashraf Wani
Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science,
(University of Kashmir)
Email:zahidrais@gmail.com
Cell: 91-9596410521
 NATIONAL SEMINAR ON OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS

20-22 JUNE 2011

REGISTRATION FORM

Name ( use capitals) Professor/Dr/ Mr/ Mrs/Miss ____________________________________________

Designation: __________________________________________________________________________
Affiliation:____________________________________________________________________________
Gender: Male /Female
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Cell:_______________________________e-mail:__________________________________________
Paper/poster contributor: YES/NO
Title of paper/poster submitted for presentation: ___________________________________________
Status of paper/poster: (Accepted/ submitted/ under process)
Mode of Travel: Air/Road_______________________Expected date/time of arrival: ______________
Registration fee:
Amount of Rs _______________ enclosed herein vide cheque/draft/ No__________________________
date _____________________Bank___________________________________________ addressed to
organising secretary (OSSS2011) payable @ Srinagar (J&K).
Accommodation Reservation Needed: (YES/No)
Please Specify: (single or double occupancy)(Guest house or A class or Deluxe)
If yes, please remit an advance of Rs 1,000.00 vide Cheque/Draft No.___________________________
date_________________ Bank________________________________ addressed to organizing secretary
(OSSS2010) payable @Srinagar (J&K).

DATE: SIGNATURE
Mailing address:
Nadim A Khan
Department of Library and Information science
2nd floor Media House, Kashmir University
HAZRATBAL, SRINAGAR (J&K) INDIA. Pin: 190 006