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

Thu May 7 15:26:45 BST 2009

FYI, I just sent our nomination for the SOTM '09 travel grant.
1st nominee: murlwe
2nd nominee: seav

We are hoping both gets approved, but getting even one should be OK.

@ Mike Collinson, is your offer for free hotel to anyone of the above
nominees still open? :)

@ murlwe and seav, good luck and you both owe me a beer!  hehehe.

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Eugene Alvin Villar <seav80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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>>>> > blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/
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>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> cheers,
>>>> maning
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>>>> blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> cheers,
>> maning
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cheers,
maning
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wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/
blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/
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