Magical Ending Keynote at FOSS.IN

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Tradition has it that we have a completely off-beat keynote to bring to wrap up FOSS.IN every year. And this year, we bring you the most off-beat keynote of them all – full of magic and mind-hacks.

Our closing keynote is renowned usability expert and magician, Nakul Shenoy!

Nakul is well known for his completely mindblowing presentations that thoroughly mix magic, usability and fun. He travels the world enthralling his audiences drawn from top corporates.   With performances spanning Asia, the Middle East, Europe, UK and the USA, Nakul Shenoy is one of a few elite performers dedicated to psychic entertainment and the only entertainer in India to have presented seven TEDx talks (and counting).

Be prepared for a magical experience to wrap up this year’s FOSS.IN! :)

 

Offline ticket purchases

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A number of people have informed us that they are unable to purchase tickets because they don’t have credit/debit cards (or are unwilling to use them) or netbanking. Their only option is to purchase tickets at the venue – but that will cost them more, for no fault of theirs.

Our problem is that walk-ins skew all our logistics (food, goodies), which is why we have higher ticket rates for walk-ins.

So we are going to take a rather big risk here.
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The Calendar Project by Kalyan Varma

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When you think of a conference, what’s the first thing that comes to mind?

Maybe you think about the talks, of meeting some friends, of the boring food — basically an escape from the monotonous routine of the office. Well, in the case of FOSS.IN that is far from the truth. FOSS.IN has had an impact on a lot of people –so let’s hear from one of them!

In 1999, a college boy sent a harmless message to a mailing list asking if he can attend the next LUG meeting. The response was a resounding “of course” you may attend, the more the merrier and thus started the journey which continues to this day. The college boy in question is none other than acclaimed naturalist and wildlife photographer Kalyan Varma in conversation with Team FOSS.IN.

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