[info] Re: Someone from OSM needs to visit the mayor of Shkoder Albania to get detailed CAD files of the City

["jamesmikedupont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <jamesmikedupont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes,
It would be great to have you keynote,
last year we were able to cover all speakers costs.
We are still fundraising for this year,
if we can get you as a possible speaker it would be easier to find sponsors..

Slovenia is very close to Prishtina.

I have updated the webpage here:
http://flossal.org/freesb-2010-conference/

and the proposal for sponsorship here :
http://flossal.org/proposal-for-sponsorship/

maybe you can pass those around,

thanks,
mike


On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Mikel Maron <mikel_maron@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi James
>
> I think it's unlikely we'd be able to make both conferences, but one. Would
> be happy to keynote. Can you advise on availability of travel funds?
>
> We'll be in Austria til the 7th. We also need to be in Slovenia and Lebanon
> sometime during September. And finally, need to find a way to get back to
> Kenya.
>
> Best
> Mikel
>
> == Mikel Maron ==
> +254(0)724899738 @mikel s:mikelmaron
> http://mapkibera.org/
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Haiti
>
> ________________________________
> From: "jamesmikedupont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <jamesmikedupont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Mikel Maron <mikel_maron@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Fri, April 30, 2010 5:39:50 PM
> Subject: Re: Someone from OSM needs to visit the mayor of Shkoder Albania to
> get detailed CAD files of the City
>
> thats great news!
> we can get you as a keynote?
> did you see my open letter?
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mdupont/OpenLetterToFreeSoftwareCommunities
>
> can you submit a short 100 word abstract to the two pages,
> https://freesb.eu/index.php/FreeSBalkans/FreeSB2010
>
> and
> https://www.albalinux.org/konferenca/index.php/SFK10/ISFK2010/schedConf/cfp
>
> we would like to do some workshops between the two,
> thanks!
>
> mike
> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Mikel Maron <mikel_maron@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> James
>>
>> On the one point on Albania/Kosovo conferences, I'm interested, and will
>> likely be in Europe during that time.
>>
>> Mikel
>>
>> == Mikel Maron ==
>> +254(0)724899738 @mikel s:mikelmaron
>> http://mapkibera.org/
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Haiti
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: "jamesmikedupont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <jamesmikedupont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Thu, April 29, 2010 8:22:20 AM
>> Subject: Someone from OSM needs to visit the mayor of Shkoder Albania to
>> get
>> detailed CAD files of the City
>>
>> Dear Osm Board,
>>
>> As you might know, we are working on Crisismapping of the city of
>> Shkoder where it was flooded.
>> We have gotten assistance of 8 volunteers from giscorps.org and have
>> been making good progress.
>> We have gotten donations of street vector data and old maps from many
>> sources.
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/AlbanianFloodingCrisisCamp
>>
>> In addition, I have been in contact with the mayor of Shkoder who has
>> promised us a detailed CAD of the city and other needed data. But we
>> need to go and meet with him, they dont even have email. We need to
>> make personal contact with Shkoder.
>>
>> My request is for travel expenses and some gps devices to go to
>> Shkoder , to meet with the mayor and get the cad files, to work there
>> for some days/weeks (depending on funding) to collect more data on the
>> site and train some locals in using gps devices. In fact, it does not
>> even have to be me, but someone from OSM needs to do this.
>>
>> I would need about 400 Euros for a bus ticket both ways from Germany
>> to Albania, and about 20 euros a day expenses. Of course a plane
>> ticket would be better. Also any GPS devices or money to do so would
>> be welcome.
>>
>> We have had the founding ceremony of the flossal.org the albanian
>> association for software freedom and open knowledge last week, that
>> group like flossk.org in kosovo has the goal to work with the osm
>> foundation and to promote the openstreetmap project. In addition we
>> are in negotion with the city of Prizren, we have received detailed
>> planning maps from them and are working on the paperwork for very high
>> resolution helicopter orthophotos of the entire area.
>>
>> We also have two conferences this September and I have written an open
>> letter to invite you all to come and speak. It would be great to get
>> speakers from OSMF to come and keynote the conferences:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mdupont/OpenLetterToFreeSoftwareCommunities
>>
>> In addition we can also organize an event any time you have time to
>> speak, it does not have to at the conference.
>>
>> We are still waiting for feedback on the GPS Devices for Kosovo that
>> Gent Thaqi requested, is there any update on that?
>>
>> thank you very much,
>>
>> James Michael DuPont
>>
>> ps , Here is my CV if you are interested,  I am currently looking for
>> employment.
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AYQovvVR7xyxZGc2NnAzc3dfN2ZneHM1bmRn&hl=en
>>
>> pps , I have also had a productive meeting with the Planning
>> commission of the city of offenbach germany where I live, and
>> presented openstreetmap, here is my report :
>>
>> http://osmopenlayers.blogspot.com/2010/04/suggestions-for-offenbach-openstreetmap.html
>>
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