Creating the Open Source Academy
The Catalyst Open Source Academy is an initiative designed to provide training and work experience for young New Zealand technologists.
The pilot programme was held for two weeks in January 2011. It gave 17 Secondary School students a taste of real open source development through a combination of classroom sessions and hands-on project work.
The aim was to get the students to the point where they could usefully contribute to a real (open source) project.
By organising and funding the Academy, Catalyst hoped to show young technologists how to participate in open source communities and to fully explore their passion for IT through freely available open source tools.
In this thought-provoking presentation Catalyst's Ian Beardslee will outline how they put the initiative together, what worked and what didn't, and lessons learnt from the project.
Light lunch will be provided
- Lunch available from 12pm
- Presentation 12.30-1.30pm
About The Speaker
Coming from an education and then a collective work environment, Ian Beardslee saw that opportunities available from using Open Source technologies meant that he needed to change to a more active role in open source community.
Ian has been at Catalyst IT for 5 years and picked up the co-ordination role of the Academy. He is a member of IITP and is on the NZOSS Council.
When not at work he spends time avoiding house renovations by running around shooting people and cuddling his cat.
Registration Details:
You can register for this event via Credit Card online now by using the link below, or alternatively call 0800 252 255 with your Credit Card details.
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Please note that this session may be video or audio recorded for viewing by other members at a later date. As it is possible that audience members may be incidentally recorded, please let us know if you specifically want to be excluded and we will ensure you are not shown.
Attendance Cost
Student Members: $13.04 + GST / $15.00 incl GSTITP Financial Members: $21.74 + GST / $25.00 incl GST
Staff of Corporate Partners (20% Discount): $31.30 + GST / $36.00 incl GST
Non-Members: $39.13 + GST / $45.00 incl GST