The member fees are not too bad in my opinion. They have several tiers depending on if how you want to be involved.
Simon: I am hoping to be back in Kampala next spring. No solid dates yet since I need to clear it with work first, but I would be glad to meet with some of the members. I too would not be able to fill the role of LUG rep, but that wont stop me from being involved. On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 11:00 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > Sanga, > > As the former acting PRO I should probably give answering your query a go. > > The idea of the ICTAU is to form a associate membership body for IT > professionals across the breadth of the IT Sector in Uganda. Your exactly > the type of person we would like to have in the organisation. Someone who > has good practical experience of working in IT and has an interest in > improving and expanding the IT Sector in Uganda. > > It is early days so I can not say we have achieved vast amount, how ever > we do already have good and close ties within the IT Industry and > Government. One key role is to be able to actually lobby government > effectively about issues facing our industry. As someone who has been > outspoken about various issues on this forum, your voice would be an > invaluable one to add. Especially in adding a practical knowledge of Open > Source Solutions and how they can best suit Uganda. One role we have yet to > fill is the representative from the LUG to the ICTAU. I have rec used > myself, a) As I was on the forming committee b) Currently not living in > Uganda. c) Too busy by far. > > This role is to me similar to the idea we came up with some months ago for > OPTA, and the goals of that organisation I think could be filled by the LUG > Committee/Chair. > > When are you next in town? Would be happy to setup a meeting with some of > the board members if that would help? > > Simon > > > > > On 10 October 2013 15:54, sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Just got an invite to join ICTAU. Since I do not live in Uganda, is it >> worth paying the membership fee's? The website looks very nice but did not >> really convey the true scope of what they are trying to accomplish. >> -- >> Sanga M. Collins >> Network Engineering >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 >> E- fax: (435) 578 7411 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Simon Vass > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- Sanga M. Collins Network Engineering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 E- fax: (435) 578 7411
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