I humbly nominate Murlwe.<br><br>He's been exhaustive in his efforts in promoting OSM here in Mindanao and for promoting the local Opensource advocacy and initiative.<br><br>thanks, <br><br>Art <br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 1:47 PM, maning sambale <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com" target="_blank">emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">We are mentioned here:<br>
<div>> * Southeast Asia: Phillipines, Vietnam, Thailand.<br>
</div>Anybody willing to represent OSM-PH? I guess it's worth trying to<br>
nominate one from the group.<br>
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On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 1:39 PM, maning sambale<br>
<<a href="mailto:emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com" target="_blank">emmanuel.sambale@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
> From: Mik el Maron <<a href="mailto:mikel_maron@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mikel_maron@yahoo.com</a>><br>
> Date: Thu, May 7, 2009 at 1:25 PM<br>
> Subject: [OSM-talk] Nominations for State of the Map Travel Scholarships<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:talk@openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">talk@openstreetmap.org</a><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> The OpenStreetMap Foundation is excited to announce a program to cover<br>
> full travel and accomodations costs for 15 mappers to attend State of<br>
> the Map. We're seeking nominations from the community for potential<br>
> mappers.<br>
><br>
> Generally, we are seeking people from places where costs would<br>
> prohibit attendance, developing countries, and places that are<br>
> "interesting" geopolitically. The ideal candidates for funding are<br>
> from countries with a small OSM community, perhaps just a few mappers<br>
> in total. They have made a significant start at mapping their city,<br>
> either through Yahoo imagery or with their own GPS, and are directly<br>
> familiar with the process of OSM. They may have started communicating<br>
> among themselves, and made plans and scoped out the process for their<br>
> local district. But, the community is nowhere near critical mass, and<br>
> they need the inspiration and support to take OSM to the next level.<br>
><br>
> We need to act fast. State of the Map is just over two months away,<br>
> tickets and visas need to be arranged. In order to allow enough time<br>
> for all the arrangements, the nomination period will be short, one<br>
> week only, ending next Wednesday, May 13. From the nominations<br>
> received, we'll review the list and choose 15 mappers to approach with<br>
> the offer. Depending on their availability to attend, we'll work our<br>
> way through the list. We only recently secured funding for this<br>
> program, so the process has to be quick.<br>
><br>
> Please send your nominations to <a href="mailto:sotm.scholarship@gmail.com" target="_blank">sotm.scholarship@gmail.com</a>. For each<br>
> nomination, include the mappers name, OSM user name, email address,<br>
> location, and a paragraph or two on why they'd be great to have at<br>
> SOTM.<br>
><br>
> And also, please forward this message to other relevant local OSM lists.<br>
><br>
> As for regions, here are a few regions that seem to fit the bill, but<br>
> nominations are not limited to these places at all.<br>
><br>
> * Eastern Europe: the Caucasus, Russia, Bulgaria, Romania.<br>
> * Arab States: Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt. Egypt is particularly<br>
> interesting, as the ban on GPS units there was recently lifted.<br>
> * South Asia: India, Pakistan. While both countries have seen<br>
> significant activities, relative to size and population they are in<br>
> the very early stages.<br>
> * Southeast Asia: Phillipines, Vietnam, Thailand.<br>
> * South America: Colombia, Bolivia, Peru. Promising leads in<br>
> government for the release of data for use in OSM.<br>
> * East Africa: Kenya is a hotspot for mapping right now (Ushahidi,<br>
> AgCommons, MapMaker..)<br>
><br>
> Many thanks to the Open Society Institute for helping make this happen.<br>
><br>
> -Mikel<br>
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