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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where and what is the event/program itinerary? - It's published on this page, please scroll to the bottom. Please read this page in entirety in order not to miss any important information.
- Need To Bring Laptop? - Attendees are not required to bring laptop for all talks and workshops EXCEPT FOR this workshop titled "Getting your Raspberry Pi up and running and setting up Raspberry Pi for File sharing by Vick Nesh".
- Do I need to pay? - No for the Talks, Yes for hands-on workshops. Attendees need to have Raspberry Pi in order to learn hands-on.
- Does the Talks and Events run concurrently? - Yes.
- Can I buy ONE set of Raspberry Pi hardware to attend all the other hands-on workshop? - No. Please read the section below titled "SEAT PRIORITY FOR WORKSHOPS".
- Can I bring my own Raspberry Pi to attend all the other hands-on workshop? - Yes but please read the section below titled "SEAT PRIORITY FOR WORKSHOPS".
- Where and what is the event/program itinerary? - It's published on this page, please scroll to the bottom. Please read this page in entirety in order not to miss any important information.
- Need To Bring Laptop? - Attendees are not required to bring laptop for all talks and workshops EXCEPT FOR this workshop titled "Getting your Raspberry Pi up and running and setting up Raspberry Pi for File sharing by Vick Nesh".
- Do I need to pay? - No for the Talks, Yes for hands-on workshops. Attendees need to have Raspberry Pi in order to learn hands-on.
- Does the Talks and Events run concurrently? - Yes.
- Can I buy ONE set of Raspberry Pi hardware to attend all the other hands-on workshop? - No. Please read the section below titled "SEAT PRIORITY FOR WORKSHOPS".
- Can I bring my own Raspberry Pi to attend all the other hands-on workshop? - Yes but please read the section below titled "SEAT PRIORITY FOR WORKSHOPS".
REGISTRATION @ Lobby (8:30AM onwards)
The event will start with attendees registering at registration counters at the lobby to get their goodie bags. Along with the goodie bags, attendees will get a detail event itinerary for the day.
OPENING CEREMONY @ Auditorium 3 Level 4 (09:00AM to 09:30AM)
APU as the venue sponsor will give a short welcome speech followed by a short speech by Malaysia Pi Club.
TALKS @ Auditorium 3 Level 4 (9:30AM to 4:30PM)
09:30 AM - Telepresence and Tour Guide robot using Raspberry PI by Mr. Suresh Gobee of APU
10:00 AM - Building Robots with Raspberry Pi by Mr. Mohammad Omar of UKM
10.30 AM - Break
11:00 AM - Moving Towards Internet Of Things by Dr. Hossein Anisi of Universiti Malaya
11:30 AM - IoT For Home Automation by Reza Khosravi of Skymics Sdn Bhd
12:00 PM - Bluetooth Low Energy with Raspberry Pi by Mr. Yap Wen Jiun of MMU
12:30 PM - Lunch
01:30 PM - Why do we invent? by Zhi, Teacher from SMK Puchong
02:00 PM - Kids, Code and Electronics: Transforming next generation from digital consumers to digital masters by Mr.Partiban of Young Scientist Sdn Bhd
02:30 PM - Exploration of Raspberry Pi in UTM Razak School by Dr. Fatimah Salim, Dr. Siti Armiza Mohd. Aris and Dr. Sathiabama T.Thirugnana
03:00 PM - Break
03:30 PM - Writing a Slack bot using NodeJS to run on a Raspberry Pi by Vick Nesh, co-founder of Raspberry Pi Penang
04:00 PM - Python on Pi by Ng Swee Meng of Python User Group Malaysia
04:30 PM - Networking Session
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS @ Computer Lab 6 Level 3 (9:30AM to 5:30PM)
09:30 AM - Getting your Raspberry Pi up and running and setting up Raspberry Pi for File sharing by Vick Nesh, co-founder of Raspberry Pi Penang (please bring your own laptop with SD card reader. Only laptop with Microsoft Windows will be supported).
10:30 AM - Break
11:00 AM - Raspberry Pi As Media Centre using Kodi by Terence Tan of Element 14 SG
12:00 PM - Lunch
01:00 PM - Building A Pi Snap Camera by Terence Tan of Element 14 SG
02:00 PM - Stream Live-Video Anywhere Using Pi by Reza Khosravi of Skymics Sdn Bhd
03:00 PM - Break
03:30 PM - Learn To Code with Python and Minecraft by Jeremy Johnson of Softworks Consultancy
04:30 PM - Building a Weather Station using Sense HAT by Terence Tan of Element 14 SG
CLOSING CEREMONY @ Auditorium 3 Level 4 (05:30PM to 6:00PM)
Short speech by APU and Malaysia Pi Club. Feedback form distribution and Special Gifts distribution.
WHAT IS KL RASPBERRY JAM?
Raspberry Jam is an event organized by Malaysia Pi Club for Raspberry Pi enthusiast to share knowledge, learn new things, and network. Our speakers will share their knowledge in using Raspberry Pi for projects. There will also be hands-on workshop on Raspberry Pi.
WHAT IS RASPBERRY PI?
Raspberry Pi is a small affordable computer developed and released by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in UK in February 2012 to promote computer education to school children from 6-17 years old in the UK. Due to it's affordable price and rich functionality, worldwide hobbyist and educator communities has adopted Raspberry Pi for their projects and lessons.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Primary and Secondary School students who wants to know how Raspberry Pi were used in university projects
- Raspberry Pi enthusiast who wants to know more or network with other enthusiast
- Engineering and Computer Science professionals, practitioners, hobbyist, students and lecturers looking for ideas or someone to collaborate
- Members of the public in general who has interest on any of the above topics
EVENT STRUCTURE
The event consist of 2 tracks of major activities running in parallel throughout the day - ie. Talks and Hands-On Workshops. Attendees are required to register online for tickets to attend both. For Hands-On Workshop, limited seats are available (up to 20 pax only) to ensure attendees get attention and proper learning.
TICKETS AND CHARGES
Attendees are required to buy tickets online to attend the talks and hands-on workshops. There are NO FEES to be paid for both Talks and Hands-On Workshop. However for the Hands-On Workshop, it is MANDATORY for attendees to have Raspberry Pi and accessories. Attendees can choose to bring their own, or buy at a very special price (about 10% discounted) only available for the event. For those who choose to bring your own Raspberry Pi, please read section "Seat Priority For Workshops".
SEAT PRIORITY FOR WORKSHOPS
Attendees who purchased a ticket bundled with hardware (paid attendees) specifically for a titled workshop will be given first priority to occupy a seat. Attendees who brings their own hardware or had acquired the hardware from a previous workshop (non-paying attendees) on that day will be given second priority. This is to ensure those who paid gets a higher chance over those who did not or those who had already attended other workshop. Vacant seats will be allocated to non-paying attendees only after all paid attendees has completely occupied their seats.
LRT SHUTTLE & PARKING
There will be free shuttle bus service from Bukit Jalil LRT station to APU and vice-versa. Designated public parking area is right next to APU building.