Firefox OS Apps Day (App Day in a Box (ADIAB)), Pune

Event Name: Firefox OS Apps Day (App Day in a Box (ADIAB)), Pune
Time: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Date:  24th August 2014
Venue: VIIT, Pune
Hashtags: #apphackdaypune, #firefoxstudents

-= Audience and size =-
There were 20 people who attended the event. All participants were Third Year and Final Year (B.E) engineering students of Information Technology and Computer Engineering in VIIT Engg College, Pune. Overall, they seemed to have good knowledge of web technologies ( HTML, JavaScript) and interested in open source contributions.

-= Our Goals =-

1. Educate and inspire developers to work on HTML5 apps and submit them to the Firefox Marketplace
2. Create opportunities for local developers to showcase their apps
3. Raise awareness of Firefox OS and the developer ecosystem
4. Brainstorm app ideas

-= Session Agenda =- 

1. Introduction to FirefoxOS - by Ankit Gadgil
2. AppMaker Introduction and Demonstration  - by Tripad Goswami
3. Building an app without using AppMaker -- by Siddharthrao
4. Brainstorm the App the to Marketplace  - by Kailas Patil

-= OutCome of the Event =-

•  Participants are interested in building apps after the event
•  Developed Two apps during the event & submitted to Marketplace.  One of them was approved at the time of writing this blog.  (https://marketplace.firefox.com/app/try-my-vocab)
•  Participants become aware of the tools they need to get started. 

This event aimed to educate developers/students about Firefox OS and open web apps and inspire them to start building apps for the Firefox Marketplace.

-= Was it worth it? =-

According to my knowledge, Yes. The audience was satisfied with the content of the event.

-= Should we go again? =-

Yes. I feel its worth the investment.

Mozcaffee Pune

Event Name: MozCafee Pune

Time: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Date:  2nd August 2014

Venue: Pune

Hashtags: #mozcoffeepune, #firefoxstudents 

-= Audience and size =-

There were 32 people who attended the event. All participants were Third Year and Final Year (B.E) engineering students of Information Technology and Computer Engineering in VIIT Engg College, Pune. Overall, they seemed to have good knowledge of web technologies ( HTML, JavaScript) and interested in open source contributions.

-= Our participation =-

We discussed an importance to contribute to open source to keep the open source community healthy.  It is organize for VIIT Engineering (University of Pune) students. In this event we planned to organized a FirefoxOS app hack in a day workshops as well as planned sessions to be taken in the event (such as Appmaker introduction, app coding, etc). I explained importance to testing of FxOs apps and rate them. 

-= Audience reactions =-

My goal was mainly to motivate participants to contribute to Firefox OS Apps and App development. From the oral feedback from the audience, it seems like it went well. We got positive feedback the audience provided us their email addresses to inform them about future events on Firefox OS in VIIT. From talking to audiences, they were very happy with this event. 

-= Organization =-

I think it all worked well. Everything was in place.

-= Overall feel =-

Good interest from the audience in Firefox and Firefox OS app. They feel confident to rate apps for Firefox OS.

-= Was it worth it? =-

According to my knowledge, Yes. The audience was satisfied with the content of the event.

-= Should we go again? =-

Yes. I feel its worth the investment.

-=Photos of the Event =-

-= Success Metric of the Event =-
1. We have planned Two FxOS app hack in a day events. In particular, we planned session to be conducted in the app hack day event. 
2. I shared MozCamp beta information with the attendees of the event.
3. We also planned for Maker party this week to introduce FirefoxOS simulator/ App Manager and AppMaker to attendees. 

Open Web and Mozilla Campus Talk at BVCOEW Pune

Event Name: Open Web and Mozilla Campus Talk at BVCOEW Pune
Date: 01 August 2014
Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Hashtag: #MozillaBVCOEW

The event attendees were  Computer Engg students of BVCOEW. More that 66 students attended the event. Qaidjohar conducted session in the event. He described Mozilla mission, open web and Mozilla products.  After the event we got a lot of queries related to FSA (Firefox Student Ambassador) program.