About TTCS What does the TTCS do? Regular meetings : PizzaLimes Tech Meetings Workshops TTCS Mailing lists ttcs_announce ttcs (discussion) TTCS Website TTCS Blog TTCS Wiki Computer Related articles Software Links Trinbago Scenes Trinbago Links TTCS Calendar of Activities TTCS group on Facebook TTCS on Twitter  TTCS podcasts TTCS OSSWIN CD participation with ICANN as an accredited At-Large Structure Comments on computer related laws and policies. Who runs the TTCS? Joining the TTCS  Helping the TTCS

 

 

About TTCS

 

The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS ; http://www.ttcsweb.org/ ) is a computer user group based in Trinidad. Formed in 1997, we :

 

• are a forum where computers, related technologies and related social issues are discussed.
• Keep current with the events in the local Information Technology (IT) and telecommunications industries.
• “Network local computer users” so that they can share knowledge and improve upon their experiences with modern technology.

 

Membership in the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society is free and open to anyone interested in computers regardless of the level of their computer experience or the type of hardware or software they use.

 

 

 

What does the TTCS do?

 

For the TTCS to "network local computer users", we have :

 

Regular meetings :

 

The TTCS has three types of meetings :

 

PizzaLimes

PizzaLime is the name given to our discussion where we eat (pizza of course) and exchange ideas on a variety of technology and social issues. Usually held on the second Wednesday each month from 6 to 9pm.

 

Tech Meetings

At Tech meetings, we usually have computers on site to demonstrate a particular computer related issue, either hardware or software. Usually held on a Saturday each month.

 

Workshops

Workshops are different from tech meetings when there is a need for members to colloborate on a particular topic/issue. For example, responding to request for comment on a computer related government law/policy or preparations for future events like Software Freedom Day or upcoming ICANN-LACRALO issues. Usually held on a Saturday.

 

See our MeetingNotes page for more details about our meetings since 1997.

 

 

TTCS Mailing lists

 

There are two official e-mail lists :

 

ttcs_announce

A ttcs "announce" one-way email list used to inform members about upcoming meetings and other TTCS activities. Being a member in TTCS requires you to join this list.

• ttcs_announce mailing list archive : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ttcs_announce/
• To subscribe, send a blank email message to : ttcs_announce-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
• To unsubscribe, send a blank email message to : ttcs_announce-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
• ttcs_announce RSS feed : http://rss.groups.yahoo.com/group/ttcs_announce/rss

 

ttcs (discussion)

A ttcs discussion mailing list where persons can discuss TTCS matters/activities and computer related material/issues in Trinidad and Tobago. This is a 2 way list (if one person sends mail to the list, everyone subscribed to the list receives it). The mailing list is free to the public.

• To subscribe, send a blank email message to: ttcs-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
• To unsubscribe, send a blank email message to: ttcs-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
• ttcs discuss RSS feed : http://rss.groups.yahoo.com/group/ttcs/rss
• Mailing list archive : http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ttcs/

 

 

TTCS Website

 

The official TTCS website is at http://www.ttcsweb.org/. The TTCS website has several sections :

 

TTCS Blog

a Blog at http://www.ttcsweb.org/blog (redirects to http://ttcs.wordpress.com) and a RSS feed at http://ttcsweb.org/feed/

 

TTCS Wiki

a wiki at http://www.ttcsweb.org/wiki (redirects to http://ttcsweb.pbwiki.com/). The wiki also has a RSS feed.

Over time, the articles at http://www.ttcsweb.org/articles/ will be moved to the TTCS wiki.

 

Computer Related articles

A listing of the various computer related articles can be found at http://www.ttcsweb.org/articles/ and on the TTCS wiki at http://ttcsweb.pbwiki.com/articles. Notable articles include

Cellphones in Trinidad and Tobago , Computer and Telecom related laws in Trinidad and Tobago and internet access options in Trinidad and Tobago.

 

Software Links

Interesting software links for several operating systems. The emphasis is on freeware and open source.

 

Trinbago Scenes

Trinbago Scenes features digital camera photos of Trinidad and Tobago.

 

Trinbago Links

Trinbago Links, a variety of links to Trinidad and Tobago related websites.

 

TTCS Calendar of Activities

 

You can subscribe to/add the TTCS calendar to your calendar : iCal | XML | Google Calendar

 

TTCS group on Facebook

 

The TTCS created a group on the social network Facebook. The TTCS Facebook group can be found at http://www.ttcsweb.org/facebook

Announcements on upcoming TTCS events will be posted there.

 

TTCS on Twitter 

 

The TTCS has a Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/ttcs

 

TTCS podcasts

 

The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) podcasts are about various computer and technology related topics in Trinidad and Tobago and abroad. All TTCS podcasts are copyrighted by the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society and is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 licence.

 

Recently, the TTCS podcasts were featured in the ICTUpdate article : “Extending networks with podcasting in the Caribbean“

 

 

TTCS OSSWIN CD

 

The TTCS OSSWIN CD is a compilation of open source software for Windows. It is regularly updated and available for download as well as for purchase at TTCS meetings.

You can keep track of TTCS OSSWIN CD tagged blog posts by using the TTCS OSSWIN CD RSS feed at http://www.ttcsweb.org/feed/ttcs-osswin-cd/

 

The TTCS OSSWIN CD has become popular online. See the SitesMentioningTTCSOSSWINCD wiki page for links of various websites which have mentioned and/or linked to the TTCS OSSWIN CD as well list of countries where the TTCS OSSWIN CD is in use.

 

 

participation with ICANN as an accredited At-Large Structure

 

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (PDF ; 96K) between ICANN and ten organisations in Latin America and the Caribbean accredited as "At-Large Structures" was signed to create the Latin American and the Caribbean Regional At Large Organisation (LACRALO).

 

The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) is an accredited 'At-Large Structure' and is one of the ten signatories to the MOU which took part in the signing ceremony on December 5th, 2006 at 11.50am (9:50 am local time) at the ICANN general meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

 

See our ICANN-LACRALO page for more background behind ICANN and LACRALO and the LACRALO-upcoming-issues page

 

 

Comments on computer related laws and policies.

 

Whenever there has been a request for comments on Government IT related policies, the TTCS usually has workshops about these and tries to submit comments.

 

See our "Computer and Telecom related laws in Trinidad and Tobago" page which lists the various I.T related policies within Trinidad and Tobago as well as the comments submitted by the TTCS.

 

Who runs the TTCS?

 

The TTCS is a registered non-profit organisation with three board of directors :

• Dev Anand Teelucksingh
• Colin Razack
• Paul Worswick

 

There is a management committee made up of long term members who have taken part in TTCS over the years.

 

 

Joining the TTCS 

 

To join the TTCS :

 

• join our TTCS Announce email list by send a blank email message to: ttcs_announce-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. This one way list is used to inform members about upcoming meetings and other Society activities.
• Second, attend as many meetings as possible and help the Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society in whatever way you can.

 

 

Helping the TTCS

 

As a a non-profit organisation run entirely by volunteers, the TTCS needs your participation in order to carry out its activites. See the HelpTTCS page for more details.