Nice initiative by Mozilla. You can certainly find a way to contribute even if you attend Lift Asia (which is happening around the same dates)!

Mozilla, the community of people behind the Firefox web browser, has a deep commitment and belief that everyone should have an awesome Web experience and access to technology! On top of that, we've got a long legacy of volunteer work that has helped turn the Web around. We're coming together to host our first Mozilla Service Week this September.

During the week of September 14-21, Mozilla will mobilize our community to help non-profits, social entrepreneurs, individuals and community groups meet their technology needs. Here are some ways you too can help:

* Teach senior citizens how to use the Web.
* Show a non-profit how to use social networking to grow its base of supporters.
* Install a wireless network at a school.
* Create Web how-to materials for a library’s computer cluster.
* Refurbish hardware for a local computer center.
* Help a non-profit update its website or database.

Come be the difference!

Definitely a refreshing organization and community :)

The Mozilla Project: Core Values of a 230 Million Person World Wide Social Network

Chris Hofmann, from Mozilla how to combine the open-source values, strong communities, passion and an open approach for building a software such as Firefox.

The Mozilla Project: Core Values of a 230 Million Person World Wide Social Network

Chris Hofmann, from Mozilla how to combine the open-source values, strong communities, passion and an open approach for building a software such as Firefox.

Gen Kanai is the head of Mozilla in Japan. He talks about open source in Asia, and the perception that Asia is contributing less to open source projects than other parts of the world.