Mark, Agreed. I think one thing the founder members felt was doing it the 'hard' way was preferable. Not to caste dispersion's but sometimes when you go the seeded route there is no incentive to go from that to becoming a membership funded org. I think we have all seen plenty of examples of that in Uganda. But yes it does open us up to the claim that until we prove ourselves why join.
* Thus far we have gotten the association registered * Formed an organizing committee * Reached out and met with NITA(U),MoICT * Reached out to various members of the ICT Community such as Hive Colab, Outbox etc * Helped organize this years UIGF * Attended the Orange Expo last year * Hired a administrator to help run the secretariat. Also I'd like to think we have some credibility maybe not with everyone, but with a growing member of the ICT Community in Uganda. That having been said we do have a lot more to do. Which is where I want to take the conversation next. What would you as Mark Tinka like to see the association do? What would be of value to you? How can we overcome some of the obstacles facing the ICT Sector in Uganda? How do we help make Uganda a ICT Hub of Excellence? How can we improve the level of ICT Education? Simon On 10 October 2013 18:45, Mark Tinka <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thursday, October 10, 2013 05:54:01 PM > [email protected] wrote: > > > It is a bit of a chicken and egg situation. We need to > > money in part to better promote and sustain the ICTAU. > > We have reached out in certain cases to offer gratis > > members for example the committee chair for the LUG and > > various other non-profits, but we can't sustain it on > > good will alone. > > > As an active member of AFNOG there would be a case to be > > made under that banner, but it would need board > > approval. > > I suppose the point I was trying to make is that there are a > lot of organizations and entities that are willing to put in > seed money into bodies such as ICTAU that make their case, > which would allow you to focus on the business of meeting > your objective, to a level where sponsorship can fall away > and the body can sustain itself through more conventional > means such as membership fees. > > If ICTAU have no credibility yet, it will be hard to rope > participation in, let alone membership fees. Not saying it's > not impossible, just a little harder. > > Mark. > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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