Re: [IAEP] A Better Idea...

2016-06-06 Thread Laura Vargas
Hi! 2016-06-07 3:51 GMT+08:00 Dave Crossland : > Hi > > On 6 June 2016 at 08:24, Caryl Bigenho wrote: > > Actually we have a number of people among the SugarLabs membership with > > experience in successful fund raising through grants. I am one of them. > >

Re: [IAEP] Why do you contribute to Sugar?

2016-06-06 Thread tkkang
Good to hear what others have to say .. here is my own reflection: I worked with Sugar till today as I have personally tested it with children from the gifted to the developmentally delay; and made many video-recordings of children using it over the years under many different circumstances. It

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread Sean DALY
On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 5:11 AM, Dave Crossland wrote: > I propose Monday at 7pm EST > I think you mean Monday June 14th, not tomorrow. I'm sorry, 1AM is too late for me. Sean ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread Dave Crossland
On 6 June 2016 at 06:08, Sean DALY wrote: > I think you mean Monday June 14th, not tomorrow. > What time on June 14th will work for you? ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread Sean DALY
On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 5:13 AM, Dave Crossland wrote: > Where can I read this? The Marketing mailing list, 2009 ___ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOB] Motion (1 of 2) GSoC Stipends

2016-06-06 Thread Walter Bender
+1 from me as well (I had reclused myself from voting on the earlier version of this motion due to a conflict of interest in that I am a potential recipient of the funds, but since I have said that I will not accept the funds for my personal use, I think it is OK to vote.) -walter On Mon, Jun

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread Dave Crossland
On 6 June 2016 at 06:04, Sean DALY wrote: > On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 5:13 AM, Dave Crossland wrote: >>> I developed the Sugar on a Stick strategy in 2009 >> >> Where can I read this? > > The Marketing mailing list, 2009 I searched the 2009 mailing list for "sean

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOB] Motion (1 of 2) GSoC Stipends

2016-06-06 Thread Claudia Urrea
+ 1 On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 9:36 AM, Tony Anderson wrote: > I second the motion and approve it. > > Tony > > > On 06/04/2016 03:02 PM, Walter Bender wrote: > > We did not have time to take action on two motions at yesterday's meeting. > Please review the motion below. If

Re: [IAEP] Why do you contribute to Sugar?

2016-06-06 Thread José Miguel García
Hola! Es necesario pensar Sugar como un espacio de aprendizaje más que como software. Sugar se desarrolla de acuerdo a las características propias de los niños, ya que estos no son adultos en miniatura. Esto se contrapone con la tendencia mundial de diseñar máquinas iguales a las del mundo

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread Dave Crossland
On 6 June 2016 at 10:15, José Miguel García wrote: > On 5 June 2016 at 16:30, Sean DALY wrote: >> >> We need to do a phone call or face-to-face of some type. > > Llamadas face-to-face son imposibles para quienes usamos traductores para la >

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread José Miguel García
Hola! On Jun 4, 2016 2:29 PM, "Dave Crossland" wrote: > Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive. Arrangements will be made to > enable on-line contributions by PayPal, debit or credit card or > other means. Once the means to make contributions is in place, the > Financial

Re: [IAEP] A Better Idea...

2016-06-06 Thread Caryl Bigenho
Dave, Actually we have a number of people among the SugarLabs membership with experience in successful fund raising through grants. I am one of them. Sora Edwards is another. I'm sure there are other people who would be willing to work together (a committee or whatever we decide to call it) to

[IAEP] Thank you notes to GCI winners

2016-06-06 Thread Mariah Noelle Villarreal
I'm putting together a thank you/congratulations note for the GCI grand prize winners. If you have a specific message you would like me to include, please respond to me directly by Sunday and I will include it in a hand written note to them, especially if you mentored them at any time directly.

Re: [IAEP] A Better Idea...

2016-06-06 Thread Laura Vargas
Caryl, I'll enjoy to join the committee ;D Regards, 2016-06-06 22:24 GMT+08:00 Caryl Bigenho : > Dave, > > Actually we have a number of people among the SugarLabs membership with > experience in *successful* fund raising through grants. I am one of them. > Sora

Re: [IAEP] A Better Idea...

2016-06-06 Thread Caryl Bigenho
Super Laura! I enjoy working with you! :-D Caryl Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 6, 2016, at 2:30 PM, Laura Vargas wrote: > > Caryl, > > I'll enjoy to join the committee ;D > > Regards, > > > > > > > 2016-06-06 22:24 GMT+08:00 Caryl Bigenho :

Re: [IAEP] A Better Idea...

2016-06-06 Thread Dave Crossland
Hi On 6 June 2016 at 08:24, Caryl Bigenho wrote: > Actually we have a number of people among the SugarLabs membership with > experience in successful fund raising through grants. I am one of them. So am I :) I am perfectly willing to continue adding potential funding

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] [Sugar-devel] [SLOB] Motion (2 of 2) Sugar Labs donation

2016-06-06 Thread José Miguel García
Motion to request a membership donation Motion: To request a membership donation from each currently active Sugar Labs Member to be allocated to the General Fund for the calendar year of 2016, and a public statement about how they use Sugar and why they are involved in Sugar Labs to post on the

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] [SLOB] Motion (1 of 2) GSoC Stipends

2016-06-06 Thread José Miguel García
Motion regarding GSoC mentoring stipends Motion: Whereas it is the general policy of Sugar Labs to retain all GSoC mentoring stipends in the General Fund, if a mentor asks a GSoC Admin (for example in 2016, Walter or Lionel) to pay a stipend to a mentor, their share of the stipend amount will be

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion: to undertake a fund raising drive.

2016-06-06 Thread Laura Vargas
2016-06-06 12:31 GMT+08:00 Dave Crossland : > > On 5 June 2016 at 22:26, Laura Vargas wrote: > >> +1 for a Global Sugar Summit to build our strategic plan. >> >> If we can't make it to MIT in October there is another interesting option >> for November 2016,