OSUM NWFP UET

OSUMChange (y)our world!

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Agenda

1. Change (y)our world. The shift.

2. What is OSUM?3. SAI

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Change (y)our world

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“We are preparing for the jobs which do not exist yet”

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If FaceBook was a country it would be the eight largest (over 200 million users)

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During this presentation at least half of you will be

texting each other...

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China will soon become the “number one” English speaking country in the world

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The World now suffers from a financial crisis

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Web 2.0 will soon be replaced by its newer version

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The amount of Technical Information Doubles Every Two

Years

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Today We have unlimited computing power

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• How to change (y)our world?• By volunteering.• By sharing.• By learning• By teaching• By promoting.• By making friends.• By becoming….

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OSUM

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• Open Source University Meetup.• Pronounced “AW-SUM”.• More than 65k members.• Different…Very Different.• Sun Microsystems’ Brainchild.• Currently only two universities in NWFP

have OSUMs.

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Mission Statement

To grow a vibrant community of student developers around Open Source technologies.

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OSUMs provide students with training in cutting

edge technologies in demand by the IT industry,

access to resources to advance their careers and

the opportunity to make friends through engaging

and fun technology-based activities.

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Benefits:

• Hands- on training via Tech Demos and Student Projects to learn technologies that can lead to promising careers

in the IT industry.

• Ready access to free and low-cost student resources, such as the SAI (free training and discounted certification).

• Make lots of like-minded (technical) friends through the Sun OSUM global community.

• Have access to a variety of Sun OSUM events such as Software Freedom Day, University Day, etc.

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Benefits for Existing Student Clubs:

● Sun speakers to provide Tech Demos on open source technologies and communities supported by Sun

● Access to Sun's hands-on projects and activities which can be conducted during student club meetings.

● Sponsorship of student club meetings includes give-away from Sun.

● Access to the OSUM online community which provides a feature-rich, social networking site for student developer clubs.

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Your OSUM has two elements:

–Physical.–Virtual.

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Physical OSUM

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Virtual OSUM

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• Why Volunteer?– Help develop leadership skills – Promote teambuilding – Bring visibility to community needs and

nonprofits supporting those needs– Meet new people– Improve planning, communication and program

management skills– Benefit the community– Have fun!

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Join now:

http://osum.sun.com/group/nwfpuet

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• Don’t forget• NetBeans Intro next month stay

connected.

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SAI

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• Sun Academic Initiative.

• Our University (the first in NWFP) is registered to take advantage of it.

• Sun’s Online Courses and Resources to pass world recognized and highly accredited certifications.

• SAI registrants get big discounts on Certifications via Exam Vouchers.

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• How to register:• Visit: http://sailearningconnection.skillport.com

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• Click Register• Fill up the details.

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Important things to remember– In Program Name select SAI-

Pakistan– In Program ID type t9pekmvd – In Institution type NWFP UET

THANK YOU!