Past Events

European Regional Open Source Conference & Workshop in Armenia (Yerevan, Armenia, from 2004-06-28 09:00 to 2004-06-30 18:00) — by admin_jr

The Enterprise Incubator Foundation, Open Society Institute, Armenian High-Tech Council of America and Union of IT Enterprises announce upcoming Regional Open Source Conference and Workshop to be held in Yerevan, Armenia in June 28 - 30, 2004. The Conference and Workshops will be devoted to various aspects of Open Source movement and practical applications of Open Source in various industries, such as e-Business, e-Governement, e-Development, e-Learning, e-Health, etc. Top-managers of global companies, government officials and NGO leaders from Europe and the US, are expected to present and share their views on further development of open source in the nearest future. More detailed info about the upcoming Conference and Workshop and web-site for registration is available at http://www.opensourcearmenia.com/conference

Armenian Open Programming Contest (Yerevan, Armenia, from 2004-06-01 11:00 to 2004-06-18 11:00) — by admin_jr

June 1-18, 2004 Enterprise Incubator Foundation and Union of Information Technology Enterprises Announce the start of the First Pan Armenian Open Programming Contest Download 2002 AOPC problem samples Dear visitor the registration for the first Pan-Armenian Open Programming Contest is completed. Please visit our site starting 27th of May, 2004 to learn about the date and place of your participation.

Training on Plone, Python, Zope (YSU Computer Lab, from 2004-03-23 12:00 to 2004-04-06 12:00) — by admin_jr

Open Sourse Armenia is organizing training on Open Source Web Content Management Systems Development. The main purpose of this training is to cover ever-increasing demand for complex dynamic and interactive web solutions for local and international market, including the demand for Web CMS professionals within the OSA projects. Out of numerous CMSs, Zope-based Plone system seems the most promising to become an industry standard. It is a proven tool for developing frequently updated multi-purpose web portals that can be used as internal workflow and document management software, as well as external interactive information source. The training will take 2 weeks, 3 times a week: on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Each class will take 2 hours. For your convenience the language of training will be a mix of Armenian/English/Russian. Educational Materials will be provided. Certificates will be issues to graduates of the training. The cost of training is 3,000 AMD. This amount is charged to cover expenses on printing materials, space rents and equipment. You can sign in for Web CMS Development training on-line. The deadline for application is March 20, 2004. Training starts on Thursday, March 23, 2004. You can register for training on-line here

Entrepreneurship - From Idea to Success (, from 2003-10-27 00:00 to 2003-10-29 00:00) — by admin_jr

We are pleased to invite you to participate in exciting three-day workshop on "Entrepreneurship", offered October 27 through 29th in Yerevan. The workshop is offered as a series of lectures, case studies and group exercises, helping attendees gain

Workshop on Automatic Identification Technologies (AIT) to be Held in Yerevan on September 15-17, 2003 (, from 2003-09-15 00:00 to 2003-09-17 00:00) — by admin_jr

A workshop on Automatic Identification Technologies (AIT) will be offered in Yerevan on September 15th through 17th, by volunteers from the Armenian High Tech Council of America. The Barcode and RFID Training program is designed for business executives, university professors and promising students in Armenia looking to gain practical technical training in AIT (Automatic Identification Technologies). The goal of the training is to provide participants with a technical and market understanding of Barcode and RFID technologies. A focus will be put on how Armenia can capitalize on these technologies.

High Tech Marketing and Public Relations Workshop to be Held in Yerevan on September 9-11, 2003 (Yerevan, from 2003-09-09 00:00 to 2003-09-11 00:00) — by admin_jr

A marketing and public relations workshop will be offered in Yerevan on September 9th through 11th, designed for High Tech business executives in Armenia to gain hands-on training in practical western public relations and marketing techniques. This two-day training program will help technology companies gain global exposure, find potential marketing channels and reach new markets for their products and services through publicity avenues within respective media outlets outside of Armenia. In addition, the program will stress utilizing online tools and techniques including optimizing the usage of SiliconArmenia.com and other high tech web portals.

Open Source Portal Seminar (AUA, Small Auditorium, 5th floor, from 2003-04-23 21:30 to 2003-04-23 23:30) — by admin

The end of the dot-com era does not signal the end of interest in Web Services, online communities are growing faster then ever as more people are being connected to the internet. Software professionals all over the world risk reinventing the wheel when they attempt to "roll their own" web software. The OpenACS, an open sourced web platform based upon AOLserver (the web server used by AOL) and PostgreSQL (the most full featured open source database), is one of the most common tools used to rapidly deploy complex web services. Come hear a veteran of the dot-com era talk about the architecture, services, and problems with OpenACS. Included will be a discussion on serious vulnerabilities found on most web sites. Tristan Cohen is a GeekCorps volunteer working with the UITE to promote Open Source Software development in Armenia (check out www.opensourcearmenia.com soon to find out more). He used to work for arsDigita and helped to develop Site59.com, an online travel site recently acquired by travelocity.com, and on the knowledge management system used by Siemens corporation.