NTEN and NOSI are co-sponsoring a series of webinars all year this year. There will be one webinar a month, covering topics from how to get support for FOSS, highlights of specific FOSS projects like Joomla and CiviCRM, how to migrate to FOSS platforms, etc.

The full series description is on the NTEN site .

As the webinars happen, we will be posting the presentations here (in Open Document Format, and PDF). (Click on the article heading to see the attached files.) Recordings of the webinars (and the presentations in Powerpoint format) are available on the NTEN site. Find links that were in the presentations here.

Join us on Tuesday May 20, 11:00PT/2:00ET

There are, of course, many, many different open source projects that are in varied stages of development, some are quite mature, others not. These include operating systems, databases, web servers, and applications of a wide sort. Some software, especially on the server, such as Apache, MySQL, and others, are not only mature, they are ubiquitous, almost standard. Other software, such as desktop applications, lag behind in adoption, but are ready for you to use in your organization, right now. This webinar will cover the whole range of software, including server software, CMS, database applications, and desktop software. We will focus on what is really ready for use, now, both in terms of maturity of development for all applications, and ease of use, for end-user applications.

Register on the NTEN site.

CiviCRM is one of the very few nonprofit focused free and open source applications. It can be a powerful tool for nonprofit organizations. You can use it to track donors, send blast emails, set up events, and do case management. Learn about the details of implementing and using CiviCRM.

Date/Time: Tuesday April 29th, 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET

This webinar will be conducted by the CiviCRM team, so it is a great opportunity to get all of your questions about CiviCRM answered. Find more detailed info on their blog. Register on the NTEN site.

The Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) will hold a seminar on Open Office from June 9 to 10, 2008 at the PTTC Building in Pasay City. PTTC held a similar session last March. While PTTC mainly serves the SME sector, Philippine nonprofits may also benefit from this relatively low-priced seminar. The lecture on Calc in the March session is also available for viewing online.

Fee: Php2,250.00
Contact Person: Eva Ancheta
Contact Numbers: (632) 831-9988; 468-8962
tbmd [at] pttc.gov.ph

PHILIPPINE TRADE TRAINING CENTER
PTTC Bldg., Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave. cor. Roxas Blvd.1300 Pasay City

If you're in the NY metropolitan area, and want to learn OpenOffice.org, save June 5, 2008 for a free day long training at the Google offices. We'll post more info here as it develops.