Posted by Sabahat (iFaqeer) on September 4, 2007
In the very first post on this blog, when I was providing an introduction to prominent NEDians in the blogsosphere, I introduced “Tee Emm” (Tariq Mustafa, Batch ‘90-91) as “probably one of the first people to write a blog out of Pakistan”. But it appears that my cautious characterization was unnecessary.
The Karachi Metroblog team (Metroblogging ®, for the uninitiated, is the largest and fastest growing network of city-specific blogs on the Web–from San Francisco to Bangkok, from Karachi to Toronto, Metblogs are a hyper-local look at what’s going on in the city) recently held a seminar at “The Second Floor” (a coffeehouse, featuring a bookshop and a space for creative expression and intelligent discourse in Karachi) titled “Blogging 101″. You can read their own report here, but what caught my eye was the following slide:
Which means that I stand corrected. It is good to see general recognition for the work of an NEDian who’s been hacking away in the netroots for a long, long time. WAIT! There is more to read… read on »
Posted by Tee Emm on August 29, 2007
Attention all students at NED University:
If NED and IPv6 both strike a chord with you, please get in touch with Dr Abdul Azeem Siddiqui and Mr Asad Arfeen at the university. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is in the process of forming an IPv6 Focus Group to establish an experimental IPv6 network in Pakistan across various public universities. They have approached NED university for (enthusiastic) volunteers for the project that has sufficient budgets to remain interesting. The communication has been extended by Dr Shafaat Bazaz, Foreign Professor (HEC) Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology.
It is a great opportunity to establish the lead of NED in important subject areas of our times. There is a full army of technologists belonging to NED serving the local industry (and outside Pakistan) which the volunteers will find with them in this effort. Go ahead!
Posted by Tee Emm on August 18, 2007
NED University is holding an
‘All Karachi Programming Competition & Project Exhibition‘ today (18th August 2007).The
event website lists
three competition categories and prizes of around Rs 25,000 for the top position. Microsoft, Intel and Wavetech are amongst the long list of sponsors of the events. Karachi Metroblog also
has a piece on the event today.
