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One of the more exciting aspects of FOSS.IN is the WorkOuts, unfortunately, most participants are confused about the exact nature and purpose of the works, this post should demystify the WorkOuts:

WorkOuts are NOT:

- WorkOuts are NOT talks
- WorkOuts are NOT workshops
- WorkOuts are NOT tutorials
- WorkOuts are NOT BoFs
- WorkOuts do NOT happen on stage

What are WorkOuts?

WorkOuts are actual hands-on sessions by people who are familiar with the project and its code. Participants identify a set of issues or features that need addressing (the WorkOut Goals), and then get down to meeting those goals during (and after) FOSS.IN. continue

Team FOSS.IN/2009 made a quick trip to the venue today to check out some of the arrangements. On this nice bright and sunny day, this is what the front entrance of the venue looked like:

Don’t be fooled by the size, it may look small from the outside, but believe you me, this venue is absolutely colossal. Nice large rooms for the WorkOuts. Massive halls for Talks, and the most important area of the conference the hack centre, well the whole venue is a hack centre. By the time we are through arranging the venue it will be a really fun place to just hang out and hack.

Talk selection process is still going on, so stay tuned-in.

Update: Read more about the venue here.