Thank for everyone's support. On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:58 AM, Cor Nouws <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Alexandro, > > Thanks for the answer. As written: the request is OK for me. > About the situation: do I understand it correct that this is a sort of first > step in Nicaragua? > > Ciao - Cor > > > Alexandro Colorado wrote (2-6-2009 12:41) >> >> Central america and the caribbean is a "gray area" in OOoES which >> means that we dont get much participation form there. However this >> event could bring central america on board. ECSL is the first central >> american free software event that is done at a region wide area, not >> just 1 country but all 6 principal central american countries. >> >> So far I will have a skype interview with the organizers to get a >> better sense of the event. >> >> Luis is a long time contributor of OOoES for almost 8 years now, he >> has migrate more than 150 businesses to OpenOffice.org in Colombia, >> Venezuela and other south american countries. He is very knowledgable >> of OOo implementations in the enterprise and has a very well >> recognized profiles in the hispanic community. Has given multiple >> talks to businesses in Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico >> and Colombia. >> >> On a Skype conference he showed the availability of the event and is >> willing to travel to Nicaragua on his own dime. So I am asking on his >> behalf to get a subsidy of 300 dls to help him on his trip. >> >> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:44 AM, Cor Nouws <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Sounds OK, and not only to me ;-) >>> Forgive me my ignorance, but can someone give some short description >>> about >>> the OpenOffice.org / open source groups in Nicaragua, Colombia, ..., what >>> activities they have, the role of Luis E. Vasquez and so on. >>> This helps me to place the activity better in perspective. >>> >>> Thanks a lot, >>> Cor >>> >>> >>> Alexandro Colorado wrote (1-6-2009 11:45) >>>> >>>> Hi I want to reuqest a $300 dls fund for Luis E Vasquez on his trip to >>>> Nicaragua to attend the ECSL (Encuentro Centroamericano de Software >>>> Libre). The event would take place in June and would be a week long >>>> however he will just be able to attend 2 days. He will be taking off >>>> from Medellin Colombia and would be giving a talk on Migrations to >>>> OpenOffice.org. The event is the first in central america and has the >>>> participation of crew from Guatemala, Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama and >>>> Costa Rica (not sure if Honduras and Belize as well). >>>> >>>> The event seems to have no presence from OpenOffice.org, having Luis >>>> will bring more visibility to the project and also participation from >>>> a "Gray Area (no volunteers)" in the collaboration within LatinAmerica. >>>> >>>> The event site is: http://encuentro.sl-centroamerica.org/ >>>> >>>> They have a wiki, identi.ca group and blog about the event and seems >>>> the organization and attendance expectation is worthwile of our >>>> presence. >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Alexandro Colorado >>>> OpenOffice.org Español >>>> IM: [email protected] >>> > > > -- > Cor Nouws - nl.OpenOffice.org marketing contact > = "2009 - Develop OOo" = www.nieuwsteoffice.nl = > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
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