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Small's Beautiful!
Shishir Bashyal, sbashyal@gmail.com, Los Angeles, California, USA
Description: A brain-dump session on how small ideas become the next big thing. Can online social network be converted to a business in Nepal with micro investment? Can social networks solve problems?
Target Audience : i) Those open to ideas with some familiarity to social networking applications like Myspace, Facebook and Twitter
Time Duration : 1 Hour (30 Minutes Presentation followed by discussion)
Session Type : Web Session (Live Audio - Video depending on arrangements)
Additional details coming soon!
LTSP for ICT Development and Education
Jwalanta Shrestha, Kathmandu Nepal
Description: Story sharing on Help Nepal Network's (www.helpnepal.net) LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project, http://ltsp.org) eLibraries in Nepal. How can it be made better technically? Deployment-wise? Challenges and Solutions?? New ideas, alternatives?
Target Audience:
i) ICT Personals
ii) Linux users (intermediate to advanced)
Time Duration: 30min (presentation + discussion)
Session Type: Presentation, Group Discussion
Behavioral Change Communication (BCC) in Nepal
Rabindra Gurung, Kathmandu Nepal
Description: Story sharing on BCC state of Nepal, It's need and importance for country like Nepal.
Target Audience:
Anyone who's interested and willing to participate!
Time Duration: around 30 mins (presentation + discussion)
Session Type: Presentation, Group Discussion
Collaboration amongst Nepalese IT companies/entrepreneurs for creating a strong IT industry in nepal
Bibhusan Bista, Kathmandu Nepal - bibhsuan AT yipl DOT com DOT np
Target Audience: IT Entrepreneurs, Managers, IT Enthusiasts, Anyone Interested
Description:
Since 1990s, Nepal had companies and entrepreneurs working in the field of software development and Information Technology. However, the progress that we have made as IT Industry so far is next to nothing. Most of the companies that we have in the country are of small scale (employing less than 15 staff) and only 3-4 companies employ more than 100 staff. Because of this factor, the work that we do is of smaller scale in general. However, if we really want growth, we should target big - bigger projects, bigger clients and quality work. Unless we achieve this, our industry is not going to be mature and we will not see international companies choosing Nepal as their offshore development station due to its competitive advantage. In this context, there is a need for companies and entrepreneurs of Nepal to collaborate. Even if we lack resources as an individual company to grow, collaboration amongst multiple can surely be our strength. Small scale and medium scale companies can form alliance amongst each other on need basis and take advantage of individual strengths. We need to learn to collaborate - collaborate for the benefit of individual companies and IT industry as a whole.
In this session, we can try to see what kind of collaboration is possible, the current situation, opportunities, etc
Time Duration: 60min (15 mins presentation (tone setting rather) followed by 45 mins open discussion)
Session Type: Presentation, Group Discussion
Promoting Nepali Changemaker in the world
Saurav Dhakal, www.nepalinfopark.com.np, Kathmandu Nepal - nepalinfopark AT gmail DOT com
Target Audience: All
Description:
The idea is aimed at highlighting those people who have helped improve the quality of life of Nepalese people, through their efforts, and have become inspirational figure themselves in the society
Backed by this idea, we have started our venture of making a film on Mahabir Pun who along with his team has installed wireless Internet terminals in a remote village of Nepal using simple Wi-Fi equipments to add the color of technology to the lives of rural people of Nepal.
Our documentary will introduce people around the world to Nepal and to Mahabir, and specifically track Mahabir and his team, from beginning to end, as they install a wireless networking system in a remote Nepalese village. (Thus far, 35 such systems have been erected in remote villages resting within the foothills of the Himalayas). Our purpose in making the documentary is to inspire ordinary people to believe that they, too, can bring meaningful social change. A portion of the profits from the film will go towards funding Mahabir’s projects.
Time Duration: We have finished the production of a 32-min documentary on Mahabir Pun. This is our introductory film to give an essence of Mahabir and his work that has made a huge impact among the people of Nangi, a beautiful village in Western Nepal where Internet technology has been made accessible to people on Mahabir's effort.
Session Type: Documentary screening, Group Discussion
Volunteerism
Abhinav Khanal, abhi DOT 31 AT hotmail DOT com
Target Audience: Students
Description:
I plan to have a short interactive session on what volunteerism means to Nepal.I'll also talk about a recent program that I organized to promote volunteerism amongst high school students.I'll give a talk on how students can be involved into community service by not just cleaning streets but by sharing and having some fun.There are certain ways to serve the community and the one who knows the best way can only run an organization.
Time Duration: 10min Presentation + 10 min discussion
Session Type: Presentation, Group Discussion
Second Lives and Collaborations, Here and Now !!!
Sushanta Pokharel, sushantpokharel AT gmail DOT com
Target Audience: Professionals in any field specially those interested in freelancing, finding professionals to do a job and people with bright new ideas
Description:
Where are we in an age where Linnus Trovalds created Linux over the internet, just a couple of guys over the internet can make a million dollars sharing only ideas and where giants like Google and Microsoft are striving to launch yet another product just for bringing people together ?
There is no doubt about the possibilities that the internet has opened for e-commerce, socialization and collaboration. How about Nepal ? Even if we are not ready for Second Life, we do have an opportunity for collaboration.
This session will be focused on introducing a new tool for freelancers and collaborators.
Time Duration: 30 min presentation + 15 min discussion
Session Type: Presentation, Group Discussion
संस्कृत(Sanskrit) restoring the lost glory
Ujjwol Lamichhane, Dhalko-17,Kathmandu,Nepal
ujjwol AT fedoraproject DOT org
Description:
A session on making aware, inform and introduce the people about language of God including its specialty, potential in computing as computer programming language and others and on restoring the lost glory. This session can get interesting and boring at the same time. This presentation should be considered as a systematic compilation of the information on Sanskrit to inform and discuss the ways to restore it. It must be emphasized that the views expressed in this session are not intended to start a big debate on the language itself but on the way to revive the language. THE SESSION IS: "I will introduce Sanskrit and we will brainstorm ways to revive it with some already from my side." PS: Don't expect detailed info’s on it as it is indented just to ignite the fire. (By a high school boy who himself don't know the language)
Target Audience : Anyone who is interested or/and willing to restore the lost glory.
Time Duration : 30 Min (20 Minutes Presentation followed by discussion and brainstorm) (Subject to change)
Session Type : Presentation, Group Discussion and Brainstorming
An analysis of twitter
Tushar Neupaney,Kathmandu,Nepal tushar DOT neupaney AT gmail DOT com
Description:
Microblogging is a new form of communication in which users describe their current status in short posts distributed by instant messages, mobile phones, email or the Web. I present my observations of the microblogging phenomena about a product (here, google) by studying the properties of the social network in Twitter, one of the most popular microblogging systems. I find that people use microblogging primarily to talk about their daily activities and to seek or share information. These information are valuable to companies who have to present their products based upon them.
Target Audience : IT crowd, enterprenuers, students
Dig in and let it be heard!
Chandan Sapkota chandan AT chandansapkota DOT com
Description:
This session will explore ways to dig in the most pressing challenges in developing Nepal, identifying priorities, and letting the policymakers know about them using various media.
I will discuss how to involve yourself in the current development debates and how you can influence policymaking both at individual and national level . I will also shed some light on my own research, op-eds, blogging, and involvement in influencing policymaking, especially on economic growth and development.
See: http://www.sapkotac.blogspot.com/ and http://www.chandansapkota.com/
Target Audience : any one who is interested in development economics, public policy, and media
Time Duration : 10 minutes presentation + 15 minutes discussion
Why drugs is overcoming nepali youths?
Umesh Nepal naturerobert AT gmail DOT com
Description:
well,what is happening now days is guys and girls are more into drugs,there are lot of circumstances and happenings that lead them toward drugs ...but the society does not understand why they get into drugs and why they cannot fight back and start a new life again after being rehabilitated so the main concern about my presentation is to make aware youths about all the things that might lead them to toward drugs and what would be the mantra to fight back after they get into.
Target Audience : students
Time Duration : 20minpresentation-25 min discussion
Stand for it
chandani lama beatle_kt AT hotmail DOT com
Description:
The main idea of this session is to let the little minds bloom...i just want people to be open and share what is inside them. organizing talk programes, art and painting competitions, nature walks, essay writings etc may help in bringing them out because there are many people who have different unique thoughts in their mind about making a difference, but the fact is- they don't speak up. their views and ideas mean a lot, everyone have their own opinions which actually makes a difference, so why keep quite? i request everyone to speak up and stand for what is inside you. never let the inner voice of yours remain inside, let it be free and that is only possibe when u raise your voice, socialize, and be open...so go STAND FOR IT!
Target Audience : students
Time Duration : 10min presentation + 10min discussion
Household waste management using vermi-technology
Rakesh Singh nr_aryan AT yahoo DOT com
Description:
15 minutes presentation on garbage management using vermitechnology in kathmandu valley
Target Audience : Environment related professionals, students, workers, etc
Time Duration : 15min presentation
Visual Design in Internet Media
Swapnil Acharya swapnet AT gmail DOT com
Description:
In this session, we will talk about the importance of visual design in Internet media for better salability. In the context of Nepal, where traditional forms of web design is still very much prevalent, we will try to look into the benefits of employing modern web design techniques to build successful websites. We shall also briefly analyze with examples, the evolution of modern web design techniques and discuss about the significance of enhancing the visual appeal of the Internet content in this context. The latter half of the presentation shall be discussion-based where the participants will be urged to bring their ideas forward relating to the theme of visual design.
Target Audience : IT Crowd
Time Duration : 10min presentation+ 20min discussion
participation.innovation.transformation
Ravi Bhattarai axon DOT rb AT gmail DOT com
Description:
Here, I will basically highlight the importance of teamwork in innovation and how does such an innovation will lead to a transformation of an individual to a greater social realization of existence.
Participating to identify and analyze the problems and innovating solutions to such problems waiting for us to solve can lead to a complete transformation of an individual to a Total Quality Person contributing on a Quality Nation.
Target Audience : Anyone, who wants to workout his/her problems
Time Duration : 45 minutes
Innovate a trance within-FOO-THE-FLUTE
Sunil Pariyar info AT sunilpariyar DOT com
Description:
Routine, Deadlines, Society, Structure, Ambitions, Expectations, Living, Not-living, we are lost in between. modernity demands so much from us that we forget what we want out of our life.
In between demands, we are perplexed and seek to find ourself, we cry, we laugh, we dance, we celebrate and we innovate ourself. We are in a trance. And, we lack words to express our experiences, our thought, our emotions thus we need a universal language -MUSIC and here I do one FOO-THE-FLUTE.
Target Audience : Anyone, who wants to invent themselves
Time Duration : 15 minutes
Pastafarianism: Religion of The Future
Shirish Pokharel greentree93 AT gmail DOT com
Description:
With the introduction of Pastafarianism, religion will be 'cool' again in Nepal, specially among young people.
The 'Royal Temple of Flying Spaghetti Monster' will be officially open for prayers from tomorrow and the Participants will be aware for the first time of His Noodliness The Flying Spaghetti Monster. They shall be touched upon by His Holy Appendages and shall be blessed forever...
Target Audience : Theists, Atheists, Fun-loving people, Academicians, Students, General Crowd, All Creatures Created by His Holy Noodliness
Time Duration : 15 min Presentation+ 10 min discussion
The Digital Bill of Rights
Bibek Paudel and Shankar Pokharel, Kathmandu Nepal
Description: Brainstorming on issues related to Digital Liberties in Nepal. Helping form a internet activism group for advocating the protection of civil liberties in the digital world in Nepal.
Target Audience:
i) Activists, Human Right workers, lawyers, political workers
ii) Technical people
Time Duration: 30min (presentation + discussion)
Session Type: Presentation, Group Discussion
