[Tugindia] One-Day Workshop on LaTeX

[Bhaskaracharya Pratishthana]

Dear Kalidas Sir,

It seems that Latex one day workshop was really successful!!!

What were the topics covered in the workshop? And what was the schedule?

with best regards,

Manjusha
Dr. M. Kalidoss wrote:

>Dear members,
>
>I organised a One-Day Workshop on LaTeX in my department 
>on 27-01-2003.  I have already posted the users group with this 
>information.  I now share my experience with the Group as per
>the suggestion of CVR.  
>
>1. The registration fee was Rs. 250
>
>2. I was the resource person and I was able assisted by 
>    Dr. Ramakalyan Ayyagari of REC, Tiruchirappalli.
>
>3. Participants were supplied with the copy (180 pages)
>    of LaTeX Tutorials Primer (TUGIndia)
>
>4. They were also given a CD contaning the following:
>	    a. Installable version of LaTeX2e prepared by me
>	    b. MikTeX distribution
>	    c. GhostSript 7.05
>	    d. GhostView 4.3
>	    e. TeXnicCenter 6.01 (TeX Editor)
>                f.  Screen version of LaTeX Tutorials Primer and PSTRICKS
>	    g. Print version of LaTeX Tutorials Primer and PSTRICKS
>	    h. Gnuplot 3.7.1
>  	    i. GNUPLOT_FAQ
>	    j. PDFTEX-FAQ
>	   k. LaTeXcad
>	   l.  WInzip 8.1
>	   m.Acrobat Reader 5.0.5
>	   n. Some other utilities
>	     	    
>As you would have noticed all these pertain to Windows OS. 
>Five participants are using Linux.  I suggested to them the 
>relevant links to download the files.  Only _two_ participants
>use MAC system.  Unfortunately, I could not give them the 
>MAC version, as I do not know the link to MAC binaries.
>
>Originally we expected only about 20 participants.  
>But the number turned up was 75:
>     4 from two typesetting companies in Chennai.
>   50 from Universities and Colleges in Tamil Nadu
>& 21 from my own College (remember, they too paid the registration fee)
>
>For those who turned up in the last minute, 
>we could give only the CD but not the book.
>
>Usually in Workshops of this kind, participants will become uneasy
>after 3 pm in their anxiety to return to their place.  But in this particular
>case, I (and not the participants) have to put a HALT at 5.15 pm, 
>considering the lady participants who have to travel back alone.      
>
>I take this oppourtunity to thank TUGIndia for giving me the permission
>to copy the LaTeX Tutorials Primer. 
>
>With regards,
>Dr. M. Kalidoss, M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D., F.A.S.I.,
>Reader in Physics,
>St. Joseph's College (Autonomous)
>Tiruchirapalli 620 002
>Ph: (C) 0431-2721 438
>      (R) 0431-2458 820
>
>
>
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