2008 was definitely a LEAP year.

As I was trying to sum up what we did in 2008, I realized that we, not only did what we planned, but also implemented many suggestions that we received from all of you.

Here are some of the highlights of the year 2008:

1. We had a new advisory board member, Alolita Sharma, who also is on the board of OSI.
2. We re-branded the organization as 'Twincling Technology Foundation'.
3. We conducted Open Source Days, which was a 9 day event. During the 9 days the Twincling team travelled to various colleges and conducted workshops & seminars.  Open Source Entrepreneurship Forum and Open Source Summit 2008 brought the Twincling members close to achievers. It is the leaders among us that inspire us the most; not those who are far way or higher up. We relate to those who are like us and are successful. We learn more from those who lived and experienced life in the same environment as we did. These events gave members an opportunity to mingle with leaders like DD from DimDim, Moinak Ghosh - who created Belenix etc.
4. We successfully conducted Faculty development programme (FDP) for engineering faculty in various colleges. This experience gave the faculty the much needed industry exposure.
5. We kicked off the Twincling Mentorship Programme that goes hand in hand with our product development strategy. A total of 23 students from different colleges in and around Hyderabad are a part of this programme.
6. All product lists are now hosted on our website (<product-name>@twincling.org).
7. Twincling now has active 'Forums' where community discussion take place.
8. We had more than 10 active members appointed as Twincling Community Leads. Each one of these community leads is a strong pillar of the organization. They have tremendous positive energy and fiery enthusiasm. I am very proud to be a part of this team.
9. Another big achievement of the year was starting 'Twincling Vijayawada'. The suggestion came up from a community lead - Sandip Tiwari - who also volunteered to execute the responsibility of conducting monthly TSMs at Vijayawada for the open source enthusiasts, who otherwise would travel multiple times in a year to attend TSMs in Hyderabad. Kudos to Sandip. Anybody wishing to start a Twincling Initiative in their city/town, feel free to write to me at namita AT twincling DOT org.
10. TV or Twincling Videos - another suggestion turned into a reality - Twincling now has its own youtube channel. Tune in to it anytime and watch our recorded sessions.

At Twincling, our focus is to 'provide a platform that encouages creativity' and 'create an environment that drives innovation'. With your suggestions and contributions, we have crossed many milestones with ease. We look forward to bringing you much more, in the coming year.

Happy New Year !