Indian Linux Users Group, Chennai (ILUGC) has been spreading awareness on Free/Open Source Software (F/OSS) in Chennai since January 1998.
We usually meet on the second Saturday of every month, and for the month of January, we shall meet on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 1500 IST.
We are inviting speakers to give a talk on software, tools, workflow and share their experiences on Free/Libre and Open Source Software.
We have had the opportunity to witness talks from school kids to senior professors and from freshers to experienced software developers at ILUGC meetups.
Please provide the following details if you are interested to give a talk:
Topic:
Description:
Duration:
Full Name:
About Yourself:
Make sure you use a GNU/Linux laptop for any demo and talk on Free/Open source Software.
Topic: Learning Linux on Android Phone Description: Intro to termux, Andronix, developer mode based linux command execution Duration: 30 mins Full Name: Narendran SS About Yourself: Lead software engineer.
Topic: Introduction to Pipewire Description: In this talk we will get an introduction to a modern audio framework named Pipewire and how it works. Duration: 45 minutes Full Name: Mohan Raman About Yourself: Just another FOSS Enthusiast
Topic: Using Calibre Open Source Software to create eBooks in ePub format easily and effectively. Description: To give an introduction to using Calibre to convert various documents to ePub format to facilitate digital publishing. Some practical examples can be demonstrated. Duration: 45 minutes Full Name: Madurai S Sridhar About Yourself: Founder, Smart Solutions, Worked as Head Technology (CTO) Reliance BIG TV Ltd and handled various important positions with long experience.
I’m not sure about the feasibility, but if possible please try to record the session😅.
Tip:
There’s a neat trick for audio quality issue where the recording will have too much reverb. Just let the speaker wear a bluetooth earphone(neckband, preferably) connected to the phone which is recording, this will give better quality recording and cost and energy wise efficient too. But as u said like last time, the recording quality could be compromised due to potential storage limitations on the device used for recording.
Keep the meetings simple. Adding a live recording will add more burden to the speakers and organizers.
Audio alone wont help much. we may need to record the shared screen also, along with the audio.
For which we need conference like recording.
Moreover, all the topics, contents should be available already in the internet.
Still, give a try to record the audio there and test the results.
Indian Linux Users Group, Chennai [ ILUGC ] has been spreading awareness on Free/Open Source Software (F/OSS) in Chennai since January 1998.
For the month of January 2026, we shall meet Physically at Indian Institute Of Technology Madras (IITM), Aerospace Engineering. Registered participants through https://register.ilugc.in arriving at IITM gates need to tell that you are there to attend “ILUGC Monthly Meet” so that IITM security will verify your details and allow you to get in.
Date: January 10, 2026 Time: 15:00 (3.00 PM) IST Place: Room No.3, Aerospace Engineering, IITM. OSM: OpenStreetMap GM: Google Maps
Talk 0
Topic: “Learning Linux on Android Phone” Description: Intro to termux, Andronix, developer mode based linux command execution Duration: 30 mins Full Name: Narendran SS About Speaker: Lead software engineer.
Talk 1
Topic: Introduction to Pipewire Description: In this talk we will get an introduction to a modern audio framework named Pipewire and how it works. Duration: 30 minutes Full Name: Mohan Raman About Yourself: Just another FOSS Enthusiast
Talk 2
Topic: Using Calibre Open Source Software to create eBooks in ePub format easily and effectively. Description: To give an introduction to using Calibre to convert various documents to ePub format to facilitate digital publishing. Some practical examples can be demonstrated. Duration: 45 minutes Full Name: Madurai S Sridhar About Yourself: Founder, Smart Solutions, Worked as Head Technology (CTO) Reliance BIG TV Ltd and handled various important positions with long experience.
The talks will be followed by Q&A and discussions.