The Department of Computer Science and the UP IT Training Center kicked off the Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology 2008 last September 2. With the first three days (of the 4 day event) attended by approximately 13,000 participants, the Y4IT 2008 has earned praises from both sponsors and speakers.
The Department of Computer Science co-sponsored this year’s Ubuntu Love Day, a half-day event, where Ubuntu users and experts share their experiences. Chairperson, Professor Jaime DL Caro, Ph.D., Asst. Professor Rom Feria, MSc. and Senior Lecturer Professor Pablo Manalastas, Ph.D., attended the event.
Topics presented include “30 Day Ubuntu Challenge”, Video Editing on Linux, KDE desktop environment and OLPC’s XO-laptop.