Refresh Colombo http://www.refreshcolombo.org Fri, 18 May 2012 05:40:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Refresh Colombo May Meetup 2012 http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-may-meetup-2012/ http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-may-meetup-2012/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 05:27:19 +0000 Afzal http://www.refreshcolombo.org/?p=701 Refresh Colombo is a community of web and technology enthusiasts / professionals who come together on a monthly basis to share ideas and meet like minded individuals.

Refresh Colombo events free and are open to the public. We encourage you to bring a friend or two. Hackers, bloggers, coders, geeks & geek lovers, journalists, techies, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are all welcome – you can even bring your grandma.

Date : Thursday, 24th May 2012
Time : 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location : Royal College Union Skills Centre
Address : Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo-07, Sri Lanka.

Topics for the Refresh Colombo meetup:

  • VC’s – what are they about and what do they look for?
    by Mafaz Ishaq
    In this talk, Mafaz will talk about what a Venture Capitalist does, what he looks for, what to expect from a VC and areas VCs are interested in..
  • Ambient Social Networking .. What is it all about ?
    by Chamindra Hettitantirige
    Ambient Social Networking is considered one of the hottest technological trends in the year 2012. Why is it considered so hot and what it is all about? What are its advantages and disadvantages? How can business owners take advantage from it? This Presentation is all about that.
  • Introduction to Innovation of the month Competition
    by Venura Mendis (Head of Product Service Innovation, Dialog Axiata PLC)
    Venura will provide an introduction to the monthly Innovation competition which is scheduled to kick off from June this year.

For more information Contact

Phone : 0772 257 225 (Milad)
Email : info@refreshcolombo.org
Twitter : @refreshcolombo
Web : www.refreshcolombo.org
YouTube : http://youtube.com/refreshcolombo

Twitter : @nazly, @milindat, @alokag or @HamidAfzal

Topics are subject to change/cancellation depending on the availability of the speakers. In the event of cancellation, the topic(s) will be presented at the next edition of Refresh Colombo.



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]]> http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-may-meetup-2012/feed/ 0 Refresh Colombo April Meetup 2012 http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-april-meetup-2012/ http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-april-meetup-2012/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:43:36 +0000 Afzal http://www.refreshcolombo.org/?p=692 Refresh Colombo is a community of web and technology enthusiasts / professionals who come together on a monthly basis to share ideas and meet like minded individuals.

Refresh Colombo events free and are open to the public. We encourage you to bring a friend or two. Hackers, bloggers, coders, geeks & geek lovers, journalists, techies, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are all welcome – you can even bring your grandma.

Date : Thursday, 26th April 2012
Time : 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location : Royal College Union Skills Centre
Address : Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo-07, Sri Lanka.

Topics for the Refresh Colombo meetup:

  • Live Coding Session on How to Develop Websites using Punch
    by Lakshan Perera
    Lakshan Perera is passionate about Web Application Development and has been playing in this arena for more than a decade. A graduate from University of Moratuwa in 2010, with a BSc. in Information Technology. He has contributed to many Open Source projects including SilverStripe CMS, Open Nebula and Aloha Editor. Lakshan is part of Vesess Team, where he leads the development of CurdBee – a popular online invoicing application for small businesses and freelancers.
  • Digital Democracy
    by Indi & Isura
    Indi Samarajiva, the popular Blogger and Isura Silva, A Social Entrepreneur at Sarvodaya Fusion will be talking about the idea of a political network built upon social networks.

For more information Contact

Phone : 0772 257 225 (Milad)
Email : info@refreshcolombo.org
Twitter : @refreshcolombo
Web : www.refreshcolombo.org
YouTube : http://youtube.com/refreshcolombo

Twitter : @nazly, @alokag or @HamidAfzal

Topics are subject to change/cancellation depending on the availability of the speakers. In the event of cancellation, the topic(s) will be presented at the next edition of Refresh Colombo.



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]]> http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-april-meetup-2012/feed/ 0 Refresh Colombo March Meetup 2012 http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-march-meetup-2012/ http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-march-meetup-2012/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:06:24 +0000 Afzal http://www.refreshcolombo.org/?p=663 Refresh Colombo is a community of web and technology enthusiasts / professionals who come together on a monthly basis to share ideas and meet like minded individuals.

Refresh Colombo events free and are open to the public. We encourage you to bring a friend or two. Hackers, bloggers, coders, geeks & geek lovers, journalists, techies, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are all welcome – you can even bring your grandma.

Date : Thursday, 22nd March 2012
Time : 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location : Royal College Union Skills Centre
Address : Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo-07, Sri Lanka.

Topics for the Refresh Colombo meetup:

  • Common Payment switch is here
    by Rajitha Udayanga
    Rajitha is a chartered engineer with over 10 years of experience in the IT field. Currently he works as a network engineer at Commercial Bank of Ceylon and holds many CISCO certifications as well. He is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
  • Bringing your ideas to life through the power of SMS
    by Keren Gunaratnam / Balathasan Sayanthan
    Keren has over 10 years experience in the Telecommunication industry and specializes in Business Development / Product Development at Dialog Axiata.
    Sayanthan is a Solutions Architect at hSenid Mobile Solutions. He is an expert in Mobile Backend Platforms and Database Management Systems. He is also an authorized trainer for MySQL / MySQL Cluster and conducts public trainings in the region.
  • Colombo Hackathon
    by Jeevan Gnanam
    Jeevan will talk about Colombo Hackathon, which is scheduled for 24th March 2012, an intense 36 hour session in which teams of like minded individuals share ideas, work together and make way to building a start-up.

Sponsored By:

For more information Contact

Phone : 0772 257 225 (Milad)
Email : info@refreshcolombo.org
Twitter : @refreshcolombo
Web : www.refreshcolombo.org
YouTube : http://youtube.com/refreshcolombo

Twitter : @nazly, @alokag or @HamidAfzal

Topics are subject to change/cancellation depending on the availability of the speakers. In the event of cancellation, the topic(s) will be presented at the next edition of Refresh Colombo.



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]]> http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-march-meetup-2012/feed/ 0 Refresh Colombo February Meetup 2012 http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-february-meetup-2012/ http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-february-meetup-2012/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:47:55 +0000 Afzal http://www.refreshcolombo.org/?p=652 Refresh Colombo is a community of web and technology enthusiasts / professionals who come together on a monthly basis to share ideas and meet like minded individuals.

Refresh Colombo events free and are open to the public. We encourage you to bring a friend or two. Hackers, bloggers, coders, geeks & geek lovers, journalists, techies, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are all welcome – you can even bring your grandma.

Date : Thursday, 23rd February 2012
Time : 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location : Royal College Union Skills Centre
Address : Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo-07, Sri Lanka.

Topics for the Refresh Colombo meetup:

  • Akuru LK – Open Source HTML5 Sinhala rendering engine
    by Arunoda Susiripala
    Akuru LK is a Open Sourced html5 Sinhala rendering engine developed by kodeincloud. It can be used to render beautiful legacy fonts while using unicode in Desktop and Mobile browsers. It does not require any native or plugin support.
    You can witness Akuru LK powered websites and android apps at this month Refresh Colombo.

For more information Contact

Phone : 0772 257 225 (Milad)
Email : info@refreshcolombo.org
Twitter : @refreshcolombo
Web : www.refreshcolombo.org
YouTube : http://youtube.com/refreshcolombo

Twitter : @nazly, @alokag or @HamidAfzal

Topics are subject to change/cancellation depending on the availability of the speakers. In the event of cancellation, the topic(s) will be presented at the next edition of Refresh Colombo.



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]]> http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-february-meetup-2012/feed/ 0 Refresh Colombo January Meetup 2012 http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-january-meetup-2012/ http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-january-meetup-2012/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:28:22 +0000 Afzal http://www.refreshcolombo.org/?p=627 Refresh Colombo is a community of web and technology enthusiasts / professionals who come together on a monthly basis to share ideas and meet like minded individuals.

Refresh Colombo events free and are open to the public. We encourage you to bring a friend or two. Hackers, bloggers, coders, geeks & geek lovers, journalists, techies, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are all welcome – you can even bring your grandma.

Date : Thursday, 26th January 2012
Time : 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location : Royal College Union Skills Centre
Address : Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo-07, Sri Lanka.

Topics for the Refresh Colombo meetup:

  • Live demonstration of an SEO site review
    by Shaad Hamid
    Shaad is an experienced SEO & paid search marketer based in Oxford, United Kingdom and currently works for SEOptimise as an ‘SEO & PPC Executive’. He is a ‘Google Adwords Qualified Professional’ and works on a number of Search Engine Marketing campaigns. Apart from day-to-day work, Shaad is a regular contributor to the award winning ‘SEOptimise blog’. In addition to Search Engine Marketing, he also currently manages all Facebook advertising campaigns at SEOptimise and specialises in ‘integrated SEO, PPC and Social Media strategy’.
  • The trials and tribulations of getting a start up off the ground
    by Dilshan Kathriarachchi (Chief Technology Officer, Addictive Mobility)
    Dilshan will talk at Refresh Colombo for the second time. He will talk on the trials and tribulations of getting a start up off the ground and flourishing by dipping into his experiences over the past 10 years. Dilshan delivered one of the best received talks at Refresh Colombo and it would be a refreshing experience to have him again sharing his experience with Refresh Colombo audience.
  • The first Refresh Colombo Networking session
    This segment is about developing entrepreneurial spirit among the Refresh Colombo audience. The session will be geared at developing fruitful relationships and will showcase startup founders, technopreneurs and geeks who will share their experiences, ideas and tips for the general audience to be inspired and make their dreams real.

For more information Contact

Phone : 0772 257 225 (Milad)
Email : info@refreshcolombo.org
Twitter : @refreshcolombo
Web : www.refreshcolombo.org
YouTube : http://youtube.com/refreshcolombo

Twitter : @nazly, @alokag or @HamidAfzal

Topics are subject to change/cancellation depending on the availability of the speakers. In the event of cancellation, the topic(s) will be presented at the next edition of Refresh Colombo.



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]]> http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-january-meetup-2012/feed/ 0 Refresh Colombo December Meetup 2011 http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-december-meetup-2011/ http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-december-meetup-2011/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:56:27 +0000 Afzal http://www.refreshcolombo.org/?p=616 Refresh Colombo is a community of web and technology enthusiasts / professionals who come together on a monthly basis to share ideas and meet like minded individuals.

Refresh Colombo events free and are open to the public. We encourage you to bring a friend or two. Hackers, bloggers, coders, geeks & geek lovers, journalists, techies, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are all welcome – you can even bring your grandma.

Date : Thursday, 22nd December 2011
Time : 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location : Royal College Union Skills Centre
Address : Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo-07, Sri Lanka.

Topics for the Refresh Colombo meetup:

  • Translating for Multilingual web sites – some points to consider
    by Udendra Geeganage (Web Editor at Parliament of Sri Lanka)
    With the emergence of more and more localized tri-lingual web sites in the country, the need for proper translations of content and terminology is seen as something essential. Translation in this context is not just a conversion from one language to another. There are many other factors to consider..
  • Safe and Responsible Social Media
    by Amitha Amarasinghe (Head of Digital Media at Neo@Ogilvy)
    Social Media gives everyone a voice to speak in public domain and it serves as a tool to network freely with people all around the world. But how far you should go when expressing yourself on Social Media? What would be the consequences of what you share on social networks? Content you share on social network, can possibly change your life or someone else’s. Now it is the ideal time to take a look at the ways we can use Social Media safer, and in a more responsible manner.
  • Why-Fi? How you can make it better, Cool stuff you can try out, and doing it all safely and securely
    by Tharindu Meepegama (Chairman, IDawn Group of Companies)
    Wireless Networking (aka WIFI) is a big part of computer networking nowadays and almost everyone has a wireless network at home. But what can you do to improve signal performance? How can you leverage the power of free WIFI hot spots to promote your business and brand? How can you keep your corporate or personal data safe, but at the same time provide access to roving workers? All these questions and a few more (time permitting) answered to you once and for all!

For more information Contact

Phone : 0777 487 480 (Nazly)
Email : info@refreshcolombo.org
Twitter : @refreshcolombo
Web : www.refreshcolombo.org
YouTube : http://youtube.com/refreshcolombo

Twitter : @nazly, @alokag or @HamidAfzal

Topics are subject to change/cancellation depending on the availability of the speakers. In the event of cancellation, the topic(s) will be presented at the next edition of Refresh Colombo.


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]]> http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-december-meetup-2011/feed/ 0 Refresh Colombo November Meetup 2011 http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-november-meetup-2011/ http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-november-meetup-2011/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:12:14 +0000 Afzal http://www.refreshcolombo.org/?p=597 Refresh Colombo is a community of web and technology enthusiasts / professionals who come together on a monthly basis to share ideas and meet like minded individuals.

Refresh Colombo events free and are open to the public. We encourage you to bring a friend or two. Hackers, bloggers, coders, geeks & geek lovers, journalists, techies, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are all welcome – you can even bring your grandma.

Date : Thursday, 24th November 2011
Time : 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location : Royal College Union Skills Centre
Address : Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo-07, Sri Lanka.

Topics for the Refresh Colombo meetup:

  • Wordpress Beyond Blogging
    by Mohanjith (Web/iPhone Developer, FOSS enthusiast, Internet Entrepreneur)
    A quick demo on how WordPress can be used to run Social Networks, Shopping Carts, Wikis or even Photo Galleries.
  • Create SMS apps and make money, now its very simple and quick with kodeincloud
    by Team kodeincloud (Arunoda Susiripala, Prasad Hewage, Indika Gayashan)
    kodeincloud is a 100% web based platform where you can create SMS application quickly. You can select from wide range of pre-built applications or create your own. And also kodeincloud helps you to make your app a hit with it’s mentoring programme.
  • Using Virtual Private Networks, and what they can do for you
    by Tharindu Meepegama (Chairman, IDawn Group of Companies)
    Many people have heard of Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs but haven’t really understood what they are, what they do, and how any computer/internet user in the world can use VPNs to their benefit. From personal use to corporate use, and privacy protection to inter-site links, VPNs can offer you a host of new possibilities that you may not have even known about!

For more information Contact

Phone : 0772 257 225 (Milad) / 0777 487 480 (Nazly)
Email : info@refreshcolombo.org

Twitter : @nazly, @alokag or @HamidAfzal

Topics are subject to change/cancellation depending on the availability of the speakers. In the event of cancellation, the topic(s) will be presented at the next edition of Refresh Colombo.


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]]> http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-november-meetup-2011/feed/ 0 Online Marketing Conference 2011 http://www.refreshcolombo.org/online-marketing-conference-2011/ http://www.refreshcolombo.org/online-marketing-conference-2011/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:47:21 +0000 Afzal http://www.refreshcolombo.org/?p=584 On 1st November 2011, eMarketingEye is set to revolutionize Sri Lanka’s Online Marketing industry with Optimizing the Future 2011. An online marketing conference, aimed to help Sri Lankan businesses leverage the internet as a more effective marketing and distribution channel.

Members of Refresh Colombo get a special 10% discount. Please contact eMarketingEye on +94 11 4335590 or email conference@emarketingeye.com

Limited seats available; register now and don’t miss your chance to join Optimizing the future 2011!

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]]> http://www.refreshcolombo.org/what-the-hack/feed/ 0 Refresh Colombo October Meetup 2011 http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-october-meetup-2011/ http://www.refreshcolombo.org/refresh-colombo-october-meetup-2011/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 02:14:31 +0000 Afzal http://www.refreshcolombo.org/?p=573 Refresh Colombo is a community of web and technology enthusiasts / professionals who come together on a monthly basis to share ideas and meet like minded individuals.

Refresh Colombo events free and are open to the public. We encourage you to bring a friend or two. Hackers, bloggers, coders, geeks & geek lovers, journalists, techies, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are all welcome – you can even bring your grandma.

Date : Thursday, 20th October 2011
Time : 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Location : Royal College Union Skills Centre
Address : Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo-07, Sri Lanka.

Topics for the Refresh Colombo meetup:

  • Lessons From My Life
    by Ima Hassen
    A few points from my experiences of success, failure and mostly lessons learnt while being an Entrepreneur. How I saw things then, and how I see things now.
  • Remembering Steve Jobs
    by Bud & Chanux
    In memory of Steve Jobs, one of the greatest visionaries of recent times, we hope to talk about some of the great ideas and insights he had and how some of those ideas have transformed some of our lives.
  • Product Spotlight : “Multiple Authorship Detection Automation.(MADA)”
    by Adnan Issadeen
    Debut of the new Refresh Colombo segment where Developers and Entrepreneurs showcase their latest work each month.

For more information Contact

Phone : 0772 257 225 (Milad) / 0777 487 480 (Nazly)
Email : info@refreshcolombo.org

Twitter : @nazly, @alokag or @HamidAfzal

Topics are subject to change/cancellation depending on the availability of the speakers. In the event of cancellation, the topic(s) will be presented at the next edition of Refresh Colombo.


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