[talk-ph] [OSM-talk] Nominations for State of the Map Travel Scholarships

Eugene Alvin Villar seav80 at gmail.com
Thu May 7 12:44:51 BST 2009


I'd also nominate maning since he's done the most for OSM-PH. But
since he said he'll be busy, I'll nominate Murlwe instead. I'd love to
go but I think Murlwe deserves the spot (if we're only given one)
more.


On 5/7/09, maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks rally!
>
> But it's in July, there's just too much work around that time (will be
> studying radar remote sensing  geekery).  But if you can sponsor me to
> this conference:
> http://2009.foss4g.org/  that would be awesome :)
>
>
>
> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 1:55 PM, Rally de Leon <ralleon at gmail.com> wrote:
>> i would like to nominate Maning Sambale to represent the OSM-PH. :-)
>>
>> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 1:47 PM, maning sambale
>> <emmanuel.sambale at 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.sambale at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> > From: Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com>
>>> > Date: Thu, May 7, 2009 at 1:25 PM
>>> > Subject: [OSM-talk] Nominations for State of the Map Travel
>>> > Scholarships
>>> > To: talk at 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.scholarship at 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
>>> >
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > 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
>>> ------------------------------------------------------
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>>> wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/
>>> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/
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>
>
> --
> cheers,
> maning
> ------------------------------------------------------
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