This is really great news. I am a student of 4th semester B.Tech in Information Technology at RCC Institute of Information Technology, Kolkata. I am sure my college will jump at this idea. It will really be glad to host Fedora conferences and seminars. We already have a functioning Linux Users' Group and this will be an added boost. The students will also lap up the idea of projects. I will definitely talk to the college authorities and let you know the outcome. Yours sincerely, Dipanjan Chakraborty. <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 8:14 AM, susmit shannigrahi <<a href="mailto:thinklinux.ssh@gmail.com">thinklinux.ssh@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hi all, In our previous APAC ambassadors meeting we were discussing about this idea[1]. Generally the final/pre-final year engineering students need to do some project work on a topic. What I personally saw that they desperately search for one. we can make a lot of new contributors if we provide them with a project to work, some guidence and may be a certificate at the end. (As they say, target this segment :)) This way we can make much more widespread effect as the student partners themselves will spread Fedora within their peers and their college. Also we may talk about officially tie-up with some colleges. The basic idea is here[2]. Now the question id if this is worth taking up. If yes, lets refine it here. [1]<a href="https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-ambassadors-list/2008-June/msg00241.html" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-ambassadors-list/2008-June/msg00241.html</a> [2]<a href="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora-Student_Mentor_Programme" target="_blank">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora-Student_Mentor_Programme</a> -- Regards, Susmit. ============================================= ssh 0x86DD170A <a href="http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/user:susmit" target="_blank">http://www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/user:susmit</a> ============================================= -- Fedora-marketing-list mailing list <a href="mailto:Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com">Fedora-marketing-list@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-marketing-list</a> </blockquote></div>