Well, State of <country> talks are always well-received by the attendees. You can always talk about mapping activities in the Philippines. :-)
And this wiki page needs some love: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Philippines/Timeline On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 9:31 PM, maning sambale <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com> wrote: > FYI, I got my visa application approved for the SOTM 2011 conf. I > will start preparing for our (possible) OSM-PH talk. Any ideas what > we should discuss for this year in behalf of the osm-ph community? > > On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 12:18 PM, maning sambale > <emmanuel.samb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> FYI, >> >> The old nominees for the past SOTM scholarships are: Maning, Eugene and >> Murlwe >> >> Maning and Eugene are interested to try their luck again this time. >> Murlwe declined due to personal commitments. If there are others >> interested to participate as an OSM-PH representative for this >> scholarship, please tell us, as we prepare the nominations letter. >> Of course you can nominate yourself and send them directly to the >> scholarship organizers. >> >> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Eugene Alvin Villar <sea...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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
