Dear ALL,
Our team here in Zambia specifically Copperbelt region have arranged various activities to be held during the SFD. 

The following are the activities:
1. We shall have an interview with our local Broadcasting to sensitize people about SFD and FLOSS

2. Working in collaboration with CAMARA - Zambia an NGO that distributes computers which are installed with Open office products (LINUX) Edubuntu, UBUNTU to schools. We are going to have a demo on how to install software and how to use software e.g. Openoffice products.

3. We are going to involve students to showcase some of the programs they have made using Scratch (Animation).

4. Distribute software to the local people, schools, companies, institutions.

With the above simple program layout i think we are going to make this day a success. By the way, we would like to find out when the material (Software, T-shirts) are arriving. We are just remaining with few weeks or a month to go before the SFD.

Regards

Misheck Mutuzana
Coordinator SchoolNET Zambia - Mufulira Branch Copperbelt Region
Copperbelt Coordinator - Global Teenager project (GTP)
Member: OERtn, e-brain, CSZ, OSZ, Itrainer, Project  Implementation Team -ENEDCO
Email: mutuzana@yahoo.com,mutuzana@gmail.com
+260 955-418926 /966-418926/977-418926


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> From: Girish Shukla <girish.shukla@apnajabalpur.com>
> Subject: Re: [SFD-discuss] SFD-discuss Digest, Vol 33,
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> Hi,
> 
> > Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:08:35 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: Luis Gustavo Lira <dr_complexity@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [SFD-discuss] Gain potential members
> > To: Open discussions about SFD <sfd-discuss@sf-day.org>
> >
> > What is the good way or the best tool to reach people
> for a SFD event? How
> > I have to motivate people to join the SFD? So any
> idea? anything it's really
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Regards,
> > http://twitter.com/yachachiq
> >
> > Here are some quick points I could note and you may
> find useful:
> 1. for students:
> a. approach educational institutes and arrange simple and
> maybe informal
> seminar on FOSS.
> b. after seminar, appoint volunteers from among the
> audience to co-ordinate
> activities so it does not end up being a one time affair.
> c. approach college and school level students differently
> and as per their
> specific perspectives.
> d. distribute and demo educational material to staff and
> goodies to students
> :)
> 
> 2. for administrative and business people:
> a. simply run on-the-face campaign which teases them to
> probe what SFD is
> about.
> b. explain why SFD is an important event and how adoption
> of FOSS can make
> business and administration "easier".
> c. invite them along with media to the SFD event
> 
> 3. for techies,
> a. simply suggest them to start thinking about a change of
> career if they
> still do not find a global FOSS event interesting. ;-)
> b. it is generally better to keep two parts of event, one
> for technical
> discussions and other for general activities.
> 
> 4. for other:
> a. relate and arrange SFD with local traditions, customs
> and situations.
> b. relate the SFD event with community practices and
> celebrations and
> publicise appropriately.
> c. other points may include explaining its global and
> universal nature, its
> value beyond being a technical issue and not just another
> boring seminar.
> 
> Lastly, it has been my observation that it is not always
> the numbers but the
> quality, effectiveness and continuity of SFD which matters
> more. I prefer to
> refer here when in doubt:-  http://catb.org/esr/writings/
> 
> Regards and have a great SFD,
> 
> Girish
> SFD-Indore, India 2006-2009
>