Summer Camp 15

FSMK's organizational goals

 * Reach out to more colleges
 * Strengthen existing FSMK GLUGs and higher units
 * Build committed free software evangelists/activists
 * Transform from quantity to quality
 * Prepare potential delegates for All India Conference
 * Build strong leaders among the community

Camp Slogan

 * Striving towards the highest form of quality - Humanity!
 * Hacking together a new society

Logistics

 * Tentative Date : July
 * Targeted audience : Engineering students; hardware track 30; each software track 50;
 * Duration : 7 Days
 * Three parallel tracks - one for hardware and two for software
 * Mode of camp : Residential
 * Tentative Venue : DSCE

Technologies to focus

 * Free Software Stream: mobile apps and networking
 * Free Hardware Theme-Topics will be discussed

Registration

 * Mode of registration : Both online and offline.
 * Preference for second year students.
 * Strictly 50% or more participation for girl students.
 * GLUG wise quota can be decided post discussion
 * Concessions will be provided for students from economically backward background based on commitment to GLUG activities

Volunteers

 * Need to register in advance
 * Preference for students who are good at technologies and with prior experience of attending any FSMK camp
 * Need to participate in pre-camp training

Campaign

 * GLUGs to conduct introductory sessions for all newbies. This would include installation, GNU/Linux tools, basic operations, etc
 * Series of workshops / talks to be conducted across colleges part of camp promotion in the month of April, May, June prior to the registration open
 * Online campaign-new website, new facebook page, hashtag #FSMKSC15
 * Membership drive should be simultaneously completed. Target should be around 5000 members
 * Sponsorship based on guidelines decided for last summer camp

Hardware

 * investment on hardware
 * intense training for volunteers
 * focus on technology?
 * list of components need to be made based on projects
 * either participants can purchase components or fsmk can purchase in bulk. Students need to indicate in advance
 * at least 10 volunteers are needed

Number of days of camp

 * Reduce syllabus, increase number of days
 * productive volunteers needed for all days
 * rotation of volunteers could be done
 * pre-camp training should be made compulsory for GLUGs
 * volunteers pay fees which can be refunded if they attend all days?
 * GLUGs to provide dedicated volunteers
 * consensus is at 7 days camp with 4 days syllabus, breathing space during the camp and 1 day for leadership workshop

Logistics

 * Stalls for startups
 * theme: net neutrality

Teams

 * Sponsorship: Vikram and Jaykumar
 * Hospitality
 * Registration: Rakesh, Shijil and vikram
 * Volunteers: Rakesh and Shijil
 * Food
 * Reach out activities:
 * In-camp activities
 * Content and pedagogy: Sarath, Shashank and Vikram
 * Technical: Sarath, Shashank and Vignesh
 * hardware training: Hackie Verma and Abhishek