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  • Academic Foundations to Industrial Applications:

    FOSSEE, IIT Bombay, invites all CFD enthusiasts, students, faculty and professionals to join the online workshop 'Academic Foundations to Industrial Applications' during 3-6 Nov 2026. The workshop will offer lecture sessions from the academia as well as industry professionals to provide a holistic knowledge encompassing diverse domains of CFD. The workshop will have hands-on training sessions to demonstrate how OpenFOAM could be applied to the diverse domains of CFD. Registration is open now. To express interest to join the workshop please register yourself by filling up this form. Please note, registration is free, however to receive the workshop joining link and other updates, registration is mandatory.

  • One Day Online Hands-on Workshop on KOHA: Library Automation using Open Source:

    As part of Reading Inspiration Day (Vachan Prerna Diwas), observed annually on 15 October in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the FOSSEE Project, IIT Bombay, is organising a one-day beginner-level hands-on online workshop on “Koha: Library Automation using Open Source.”

    The workshop is organised by the FOSSEE (Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Education) Project, IIT Bombay, under the aegis of the National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), in collaboration with the Learning and Information Resource Centre (LIRC), St. Francis Institute of Technology, Mumbai, and in partnership with EduPyramids, SINE, IIT Bombay.

    The workshop aims to introduce librarians and information professionals to Koha, a free and open-source Integrated Library Management System (ILMS). Participants will gain practical exposure to Koha through hands-on sessions designed for beginners.

    Programme  Theme: ONE DAY ONLINE HANDS-ON WORKSHOP ON KOHA: LIBRARY AUTOMATION USING OPEN SOURCE

    Date: 15 October 2026
    Time: 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM (IST)
    Mode: Online (Link will be shared on your registered email)  
    Register here: https://forms.gle/ooKgEqmoUK7h5nUC6
    Last Date for registration: 13 Oct 2026
    Please Note: 
    • Registration is free, but prior registration is required to receive the joining link and workshop updates. Kindly fill in the form carefully. All communication, including workshop joining details, will be shared via the registered email address.
    • This is a hands-on workshop. Participants are requested to ensure that they have access to a system with Koha installed and configured as per the workshop requirements before attending the workshop. Installation and configuration instructions will be shared with all registered participants in advance.

    • Workshop will be conducted using pre-recorded spoken tutorial videos. During the Spoken Tutorial sessions, participants are expected to learn Koha using the side by side method. There will be live interactions and Spoken Tutorial sessions during the workshop. All participants will get access to the Spoken Tutorials on Koha.

    • Participation certificates, in an electronic format, will be provided to all participants after successful completion of the assigned tasks given as part of the workshop to a satisfactory level.