The second national Barcamp, an IT forum where techies gather to talk shop, give presentations and brainstorm, was held last week in Mandalay, said Myanmar Computer Professionals Association (MCPA) joint secretary and Barcamp organising group member, U Thaung Su Nyein.
The event was held on February 12 and 13 and attracted crowds well in excess of the 2700 seen at last year’s event in Yangon over the two days, he said. He added that the government now officially recognised and supported Barcamps.
A third Barcamp will be held on February 19 and 20 at the Myanmar Info-Tech compound in Hlaing township.
He said the organisers had secured K10 million in sponsorship for the event, with 100 volunteers already lined up to assist.
“This year we’ll have quicker internet download speeds,” said Ko Ko Ye from the organising team.
Ma Thike Thike Aung, another member of the organising team, explained what had proven popular in the previous events.
“Last year discussions about Myanmar Unicode and creative colour designing were hot topics,” she said, adding that participants will have at least 200 different subjects to explore this year.
However, she warned that those subjects will only be made public at the event and not beforehand.
Source: http://www.mmtimes.com/2011/info/562/tech56201.html
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