Thank you Brian and Marion for keeping the fire burning and representing the Republic.
I am available to volunteer and participate in any activities that will come up. Kind regards, Bernard On 16 October 2012 10:28, Brian Ssennoga <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > Over the grim-soccer weekend for most of Africa, there was another African > gathering - a 20 person meeting of African enthusiasts for FOSS. > > Elected a month ago via an online vote, the FOSSFA Council met in Accra to > elect from amongst them, the new FOSSFA Executive. In my soon-to-expire > capacity as the Uganda Country Liaison, please receive this quick update. > > New FOSSFA Executive: > *FOSSFA Chair*: Judy OKITE - Kenya, > *FOSSA Secretary*: Brian SSENNOGA - Uganda > *FOSSFA Treasurer*: Neatness Msemo - Tanzania > *FOSSFA CTO*: Seun OJEDEJI - Nigeria > > Associate Members to the Executive: > *John MATOGO* - Kenya, for Chair > *Marion MPANGA* - Uganda, for Secretary > *Mark CLARKE* - South Africa, for Treasury > *Edgar TELESPHORY* - Tanzania, for CTO > > From within the Council were also made the following unanimous *Program > Areas Committee Chairs: > a) Business & Innovations - Dele Ajisomo, from Nigeria > b) Networking & Capacity Building - Katim Toure from The Gambia > c) Education - Joris Komen from Namibia > d) Legal and IP - Nnenna Nwakamna from Ivory Coast > e) Localization & Diversity - Solomon Gizaw, from Ethiopia/Ireland > f) Open Policy & Data - Dorothy Gordon, from Ghana > g) IDLELO 6 Chair - Joe Sevilla from Kenya* > > > It is my hope that as the Ugandan community of FOSS users and champions, > we will work with this team, as well as grow our presence in the FOSSFA > Membership and Program Area ranks. > > FOSSFA does have alot of work to do, and from a Ugandan perspective, i > believe i speak for most of us when i say we would like to see more of: > a) Membership Value proposition - why the average Ugandan should become a > FOSSFA Member > b) Involvement in local and National events - its time for the LUG to > consider electing a new country liaison for Uganda, to FOSSFA. > c) More communications on what's happening and what we should look out > for, for Uganda as well as across Africa. > > Anything to look out for? > 1. IDLELO 6 will be in Nairobi, March 2014 - see IDLELO > Site<http://idlelo.net>for past conferences. Theme? Open Mobility - New > Spaces for Innovation (to > be confirmed soon). > 2. ict@innovation Project is now in Self Governance mode, Volunteers > needed, and for details on where you can volunteer, please visit this wiki > page<https://www.ict-innovation.fossfa.net/wiki/public-wiki/how-sustain-ictinnovation-communities>. > > 3. The FOSSFA Community Empowerment Manager has just released a brief on > what his experience has been with managing a community of online users, > something i strongly believe this LUG needs. > > > Need More Information? > Do not hesitate to send me an email. > > Online? > Search #FOSSFA for details as well as connecting with some members. There > is also a FOSSFA FB Group<http://www.facebook.com/groups/163634167084849/> > > -- > *Brian Ssennoga | FOSS & ICT Consulting * > > *COSS <http://coss.ug/> | @COSSug | #COSS* > *FOSSFA <http://www.fossfa.net/> Country Liaison - Uganda | @fossfa | > #FOSSFA* > *Skype: bssennoga | Gtalk - b.ssennoga* > * > * > *Blog <http://bssennoga.wordpress.com/> | Alt. Email<[email protected]> > | Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/bssennoga> | > * > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- Bernard Wanyama Technical Manager SYNTECH ASSOCIATES Ltd Kampala, Uganda Cell: +256 712 193979 Fixed: +256 414 251591 Web: www.syntechug.com Email: [email protected]
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