Hi Andre, I agree that it's a bit tight. But I asked my officemate who went to the US last year and he said that he had a rush US visa application since he has a conference to attend in connection with his MBA. He got his appointment schedule in 2 weeks and the processing took 1 week.
So maybe it's possible. :-) Eugene On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Andre Marcelo-Tanner <an...@enthropia.com> wrote: > Wow, when are they gonna decide > does anyone already have a US visa? > <3 months to get a visa isnt the best timetable :) > > On 3:59 AM, maning sambale wrote: >> >> Hoping we can finally send a Filipino rep. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Coast, Hurricane<hurricane.co...@mapquest.com> >> Date: Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:35 AM >> Subject: [OSM-talk] Scholarship program to State of the Map 2011 >> To: "t...@openstreetmap.org"<t...@openstreetmap.org> >> >> >> The State of the Map Committee is excited to announce a program to >> cover full travel and accommodations costs for mappers to attend State >> of the Map 2011 in Denver, Colorado (United States). We’re seeking >> nominations from the community for potential mappers. >> >> 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 >> 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 3 and a half 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, >> and ending at Sunday, June 25th. The number of scholarships rewarded >> will be based on the success of fund-raising. From the nominations >> received, we’ll review and invite scholars in late June. >> >> Please send your nominations to scholars...@stateofthemap.org. 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. Self nominations are accepted. >> >> Please forward this message to other relevant local OSM and mapping >> lists and social media! >> >> 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 and Southern Europe: Belarus, Kosovo, Bulgaria >> Arab States: Tunisia, Bahrain, Jordan >> Asia: Nepal, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Indonesia >> Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala >> Africa: Liberia, Ivory Coast, Swaziland >> >> Sponsor-a-Mapper >> >> In previous years there has been a scholarship program to help mappers >> who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend get to State of the Map. This >> year we are announces an “Sponsor-A-Mapper” program. There are plenty >> of deserving individuals from all of the world that can’t afford to >> attend SotM. To help them be able to come join the community in person >> in Denver why don’t you consider paying to cover a portion of the cost >> of their ticket? >> >> We are attempting to raise an average of $2,500 USD per mapper in >> order to be sure to cover their costs. This will vary slightly by >> transportation costs depending from where the select scholarships are >> traveling. >> >> The more money we raise the more mappers we can sponsor! >> >> To Sponsor-a-Mapper please email scholars...@stateofthemap.org >> >> Thank you! _______________________________________________ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph