ASIA OSS Training Program December 2005 at Colombo

Third ASIA OSS Training Program, December 2005, Sri Lanka

The Center for International Cooperation for Computerization (CICC), Singapore has completed third ASIA OSS training program with University of Colombo School of Computing from December 5th to 9th 2005, 2005 at Colombo.

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Key Information

Duration:
5 days, December 5th to 9th 2005

Venue:
University of Colombo School of Computing
UCSC Building Complex
35,Reid Avenue,Colombo 7

Accommodation for oversea participants:
Global Towers Hotel
Marine Drive, Colombo - 06
Sri Lanka
Tel: (+94) 11 2591 000 Fax: (+94) 11 2591 003

Program Coordinators

Mr. V. Narayanan, Consultant to CICC, Singapore
Dr. Kasun de Zoysa, University of Colombo School of Computing

Training Instructors

10 instructors, listed below from 4 countries namely India, Japan, Singapore and Sri Lanka conducted the training.

Mr. Anuradha Ratnaweera
Mr. Buddhika Siddhisena
Mr. Chamath Keppitiyagama
Mr. Kasun De Zoysa
Mr. Lim Swee Tat
Mr. Malinda Siriwardana
Mr. NIIBE Yutaka
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Gupta
Mr. V. Narayanan
Mr. YABUKI Yukiharu

Participants

41 participants from 11 Asian countries, attended the training program. The list po participants is given below:

Nationality	Name
Bangladesh	Mr. Arup Ratan Barua
	Mr. Salah Uddin Ahmed
Brunei	Mr. Lim Chee Ming
Indonesia	Mr. Henry Tandean
	Mr. Anjik Sukmaaji
	Mr. SARJON DEFIT
India	Mr. HARIYA RAMACHANDRAN MOHAN
	Mr. BENEDICT JAYAPRAKASH NICHOLAS
	Mr. Ramalingam Murugan Suresh
Sri Lanka	Mr.Nalin Ranasinghe
	Mr.DON AJANTHA SANJEEWA ATUKORALE
	Ms. Gowri Nithiyanantham
	Mr. K. P. Hewagamage
	Mr. Kalpa Dilendre
	Mr. Sadun Wejesena
	Mr.Niyomal Boteju
	Mr.Kenneth Manjula
	Mr. K.D. Nethsiri Jayaweera
	Ms. Champa Hewagamage
	Mr. R. O. V. Premadasa
	Mr. I. MOHAMED KALITH
	Mr. H.M.H.N.P. Manjula
	Mr. S.Thatheeswaran
	Mr. T.Senthilruban
	Mr. Tharmalingam Ravindiralingam
	Mr. M.M.S. Fernando
Myanmar	Mr. MAUNG MAUNG THANT
	Mr. Thein Hla Maw
Malaysia	Ms. Hazalina binti Hashim
	KHAIRUL ANWAR EL SYAZALLI BIN MUSA
	Mr. Nurhizam Safie Bin Mohd Satar
Philippines	Ms. Katrina Tan Murga
	Mr. Emmanuel Purugganan Balintec
Pakistan	Mr. Qandeel Aslam
	Mr. Muhammad Hammad
Thailand	Ms. Supaporn Lamnoi
	Mr. Warawut Chosungnoen
	Mr.Somphol Boonjing
	Mr. Isriya Paireepairit
Vietnam	Mr. Nguyen Van Hanh
	Mr. NGUYEN PHI KHA

Program coverage:

Introduction to Training Program <
Free and Open Source Software and GNU/LINUX
Using the GNU/Linux Desktop and Locating Linux Help Resources
Open source is not only Linux, but also *BSD, and application(Apache)
OSS Licensing and Copyright issues
Managing Your Directories and Files
Open Office vs MS Office and File formats
Mail server and Internet Applications/Security (PKI, secure e-mail)
Why Open Protocols are important?
System Administration
GNU/Linux distributions and Taprobane
Security (snort, iptables etc.)
The Unix Shell
System Administration and LINUX Internals
Networking & Integrating Linux with the MS Infrastructure. Samba Wireless Connectivity
Apache/Open SSL
Understanding the kernel
Knoppix and Creating Custom LiveCDs
Using the Printer, Scanners and other devices
MySQL
Using Internet Applications and Web application (Drupal)
FOSS for e-learning
UNICODE and character encoding and font issues
Localization Projects
Soft Skills including Presentation Skills

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Duration:	5 days, December 5th to 9th 2005
Venue:	University of Colombo School of Computing UCSC Building Complex 35,Reid Avenue,Colombo 7
Accommodation for oversea participants:	Global Towers Hotel Marine Drive, Colombo - 06 Sri Lanka Tel: (+94) 11 2591 000 Fax: (+94) 11 2591 003
Program Coordinators	Mr. V. Narayanan, Consultant to CICC, Singapore Dr. Kasun de Zoysa, University of Colombo School of Computing