ASCI have 3 events planned so far and 1 in planning.

1. One day Introductory Agile Workshop in Coimbatore on Sep 8th
2. One day Introductory Agile Workshop in Indore on Sep 22nd
3. Two day Introductory Agile Conference/Seminar in Chennai on Oct 4th and 5th.

1. Agile conference in New Delhi NCR in November/December under the NAUG umbrella.

If you are interested in attending/presenting at any of these events, please visit the links for more details.

If you are interested in hosting/organizing a similar event, please email us at helpdesk@agileindia.org

If you want to groom/mentor a college grad (fresher) to be a software developer in any language what are the very initial thoughts you will put in her/his mind?

Short ans: Business [biz] value
Long ans: Biz value is very important and good quality software which helps solve the real biz problem is a great start. Educating them that technology and process are means to achieve this and not an end in themselves. IMHO, making someone realize this is a huge step forward.