i would like to nominate Maning Sambale to represent the OSM-PH. :-) On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 1:47 PM, maning sambale <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com>wrote:
> We are mentioned here: > > * Southeast Asia: Phillipines, Vietnam, Thailand. > Anybody willing to represent OSM-PH? I guess it's worth trying to > nominate one from the group. > > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 1:39 PM, maning sambale > <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Mikel Maron <mikel_ma...@yahoo.com> > > Date: Thu, May 7, 2009 at 1:25 PM > > Subject: [OSM-talk] Nominations for State of the Map Travel Scholarships > > To: t...@openstreetmap.org > > > > > > > > The OpenStreetMap Foundation is excited to announce a program to cover > > full travel and accomodations costs for 15 mappers to attend State of > > the Map. We're seeking nominations from the community for potential > > mappers. > > > > Generally, we are seeking people from places where costs would > > prohibit attendance, developing countries, and places that are > > "interesting" geopolitically. The ideal candidates for funding are > > from countries with a small OSM community, perhaps just a few mappers > > in total. They have made a significant start at mapping their city, > > either through Yahoo imagery or with their own GPS, and are directly > > familiar with the process of OSM. They may have started communicating > > among themselves, and made plans and scoped out the process for their > > local district. But, the community is nowhere near critical mass, and > > they need the inspiration and support to take OSM to the next level. > > > > We need to act fast. State of the Map is just over two months away, > > tickets and visas need to be arranged. In order to allow enough time > > for all the arrangements, the nomination period will be short, one > > week only, ending next Wednesday, May 13. From the nominations > > received, we'll review the list and choose 15 mappers to approach with > > the offer. Depending on their availability to attend, we'll work our > > way through the list. We only recently secured funding for this > > program, so the process has to be quick. > > > > Please send your nominations to sotm.scholars...@gmail.com. For each > > nomination, include the mappers name, OSM user name, email address, > > location, and a paragraph or two on why they'd be great to have at > > SOTM. > > > > And also, please forward this message to other relevant local OSM lists. > > > > As for regions, here are a few regions that seem to fit the bill, but > > nominations are not limited to these places at all. > > > > * Eastern Europe: the Caucasus, Russia, Bulgaria, Romania. > > * Arab States: Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt. Egypt is particularly > > interesting, as the ban on GPS units there was recently lifted. > > * South Asia: India, Pakistan. While both countries have seen > > significant activities, relative to size and population they are in > > the very early stages. > > * Southeast Asia: Phillipines, Vietnam, Thailand. > > * South America: Colombia, Bolivia, Peru. Promising leads in > > government for the release of data for use in OSM. > > * East Africa: Kenya is a hotspot for mapping right now (Ushahidi, > > AgCommons, MapMaker..) > > > > Many thanks to the Open Society Institute for helping make this happen. > > > > -Mikel > > > > _______________________________________________ > > talk mailing list > > t...@openstreetmap.org > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk > > > > > > > > > > -- > > cheers, > > maning > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > > wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ > > blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > -- > cheers, > maning > ------------------------------------------------------ > "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ > blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > ------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > talk-ph mailing list > talk-ph@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph >
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