[talk-au] Fw: [OSM-talk] Scholarship program to State of the Map 2011

[Steve Coast]

It would be wonderful if people from talk-au were able to apply for 
this, and come to SOTM. It's a super fun event.

Steve

On 6/19/2011 2:35 PM, Mikel Maron wrote:
> Hi
>
> The OpenStreetMap conference, State of the Map, is offering 
> scholarships. Details below. Note that nominations close on Sunday, 
> June 25th.
>
> We are also fundraising to help more mappers than our current minimum 
> of 8. If you'd like to help, get in touch with 
> *scholarship at stateofthemap.org
>
> *Thanks!
> Mikel
>
> == Mikel Maron ==
> +14152835207 @mikel s:mikelmaron
>
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> *From:* "Coast, Hurricane" <hurricane.coast at mapquest.com>
> *To:* "talk at openstreetmap.org" <talk at openstreetmap.org>
> *Sent:* Wed, June 1, 2011 11:35:03 PM
> *Subject:* [OSM-talk] Scholarship program to State of the Map 2011
>
> 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 *scholarship at 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 *scholarship at stateofthemap.org*
>
> Thank you!
>
>
>
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