Asia Source Application Form
Rakesh 'arky' Ambati
rakesh_ambati@[EMAIL-PROTECTED]
Wed Nov 3 20:49:36 IST 2004
--- Sunil Abraham <sunil at mahiti.org> wrote:
> Subject: Asia Source Application Form
> From: Sunil Abraham <sunil at mahiti.org>
> To: projects at mahiti.org
> CC: projects at mahiti.org,
> Stephanie Hankey <stephanie at tacticaltech.org>,
> Marek Tuszynski <marek at tacticaltech.org>,
> Hinde ten Berge <hinde at xs4all.nl>
> Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 22:46:54 +0000
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> Please see below for the Asia Source Application
> Form. Please circulate
> to your friends and colleagues in the Free / Open
> Source World and in
> the Voluntary Sector.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sunil
>
>
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> Asia Source (Tech camp for the voluntary sector)
> Application Form
> January 28th - February 4th 2005, Bangalore, India
>
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> Please read all of the information about the
> workshop - see
> http://www.tacticaltech.org/asiasource or
> http://www.mahiti.org/asiasource.
>
> Please send the application to
> asiasource at tacticaltech.org. The deadline
> for sending applications is 19th of November 2004.
>
> We will confirm receipt of the application
> immediately and will
> ask you to check and reserve (if you do not have to
> pay for this)
> your flight to Bangalore, India. We will also ask
> people who need
> visas to check how they can apply for it.
>
> As we have limited space and funds, we cannot accept
> all
> participant applications and cannot reimburse the
> expenses for all of
> them. Between the 19th of November and 3rd of
> December 2004 we will
> personally inform each applicant by email if we are
> able to invite
> him/her and in some cases reimburse expenses.
>
> Dates:-
> Asia Source is a week-long meeting, to be held
> January 28th -
> February 4th 2005 in Bangalore, India. If you would
> like to
> participate, you will need to attend the entire
> event, which means
> arriving in Bangalore on or before January 27th and
> leaving on or
> after February 5th.
>
> Fees and subsidies:-
> Participants will arrange for their own travel to
> Bangalore, India.
> Once there, transport to the venue from the airport
> in Bangalore
> will be provided. All meals and accommodation during
> the meeting
> will be provided, for the modest participation fee
> of US$ 75.
>
> There are a limited number of participation fee
> subsidies available
> to cover this US$ 75 for those who are not able to
> raise the
> funds. Travel subsidies are also available for
> participants who
> would not otherwise be able to attend the meeting.
> Please apply as
> soon as possible for subsidies as there availability
> is limited.
> Who should attend?
>
> This is an event for experienced professionals
> actively working with the
> non-profit sector in South and South East Asian
> countries. To be
> eligible to attend, you will need to answer the
> questions below,
> providing detailed information about projects you
> have worked on. The
> application deadline is November 19th, 2004. We are
> interested in all
> kinds of non-profit and technical experience, but
> areas of particular
> focus will include the following:
>
> 1. Localisation and multi-language projects
> 2. The use of technology within monitoring or
> campaigning projects
> 3. The use of technology for organising and
> collaborating
> 4. Audio/video, streaming media and/or radio
> 5. Innovative use of technology within
> non-profit projects
> 6. Experience deploying FOSS operating systems
> or applications
>
> Demonstrating that you have worked on projects in
> one or more of the
> above areas will make your application stronger.
>
> All participants at Asia Source are required to be
> proficient desktop
> users of computers, have been involved in at least
> one NGO/technology
> project before and to have an existing awareness of
> the concept of Free
> and Open Source Software.
>
> Applications from women are highly encouraged by the
> event organisers.
>
> Application Questions:-
> Please answer the following questions. You do not
> need to write long
> responses, but please provide us with enough
> information to understand
> your skills and interests, and to have a sense of
> why you want to attend
> Asia Source and what you can contribute to the
> event.
>
> Please provide answers to all the following
> questions.
>
> 1) Basic personal information:
> a. Name:
> b. Gender:
> c. Nationality:
> d. Country where you live and work now:
> e. E-mail address:
> f. Telephone and emergency contact
> number(s):
> g. Anything else we should know about you
> (allergies, diet,
> medical condition, special needs):
> h. Do you need a visa to come to India?
>
> 2) What is your experience of working with
> non-profit organisations/the
> voluntary sector. What kinds of projects and
> initiatives have you
> worked on?
>
> 3) Have you been involved with any technology
> projects for non-profit or
> civil society organizations? If so please briefly
> explain them.
>
> 4) Where are you from, where do you live now, and
> what is your current
> professional affiliation (organization you work
> for, mission of the
> organization, position you have in the
> organization, is your
> organization a non-profit, etc.)?
>
> 5) Please describe your current technical expertise
> and ability.
>
> 6) Why are you interested in attending Asia Source;
> what do you hope to
> learn?
>
> 7) Asia Source participants are encouraged to teach
> as well as to learn.
> What tutorials, development sessions or
> discussions would you like to
> lead (or help lead)?
>
> 8) Will you need to receive a participation fee
> subsidy in order to
> attend Asia Source? If so, please explain why.
>
> 9) Will you need to receive a travel subsidy in
> order to attend Asia
> Source? If so, please explain why and estimate
> how much your
> round-trip travel to Bangalore will cost.
>
> Thanks,
>
> `a^2,`a^3*`a^2"`a^3*`a^2^2`a^3*
> --
> Sunil Abraham, sunil at mahiti.org
> http://www.mahiti.org
> 314/1, 7th Cross, Domlur Bangalore - 560 071
> Karnataka, INDIA
> Ph/Fax: +91 80 51150580. Mobile: +91 80 36701931
>
> Currently on sabbatical with APDIP/UNDP
> Manager - International Open Source Network
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>
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>
>
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