Hi Hurricane, Will the organizers help out in processing the US visas? 2 months is really, really short time to apply and be granted a US visa based on stories I've heard.
Eugene On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:35 AM, Coast, Hurricane <[email protected]> wrote: > The State of the Map Committee is excited to announce a program to cover > full travel and accommodations costs for mappers to attend State of the Map > 2011 in Denver, Colorado (United States). We’re seeking nominations from the > community for potential mappers. > > We are seeking people from places where costs would prohibit attendance, > developing countries, and places that are “interesting” geopolitically. The > ideal candidates for funding are from countries with a small OSM community, > perhaps just a few mappers in total. They have made a significant start at > mapping their city, either through imagery or with their own GPS, and are > directly familiar with the process of OSM. They may have started > communicating among themselves, and made plans and scoped out the process > for their local district. But, the community is nowhere near critical mass, > and they need the inspiration and support to take OSM to the next level. > > We need to act fast! State of the Map is just over 3 and a half months away, > tickets and visas need to be arranged. In order to allow enough time for all > the arrangements, the nomination period will be short, and ending at Sunday, > June 25th. The number of scholarships rewarded will be based on the success > of fund-raising. From the nominations received, we’ll review and invite > scholars in late June. > > Please send your nominations to [email protected]. For each > nomination, include the mappers name, OSM user name, email address, > location, and a paragraph or two on why they’d be great to have at SOTM. > Self nominations are accepted. > > Please forward this message to other relevant local OSM and mapping lists > and social media! > > As for regions, here are a few regions that seem to fit the bill, but > nominations are not limited to these places at all. > > Eastern and Southern Europe: Belarus, Kosovo, Bulgaria > Arab States: Tunisia, Bahrain, Jordan > Asia: Nepal, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Indonesia > Latin America: Argentina, Bolivia, Guatemala > Africa: Liberia, Ivory Coast, Swaziland > > Sponsor-a-Mapper > > In previous years there has been a scholarship program to help mappers who > wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend get to State of the Map. This year we > are announces an “Sponsor-A-Mapper” program. There are plenty of deserving > individuals from all of the world that can’t afford to attend SotM. To help > them be able to come join the community in person in Denver why don’t you > consider paying to cover a portion of the cost of their ticket? > > We are attempting to raise an average of $2,500 USD per mapper in order to > be sure to cover their costs. This will vary slightly by transportation > costs depending from where the select scholarships are traveling. > > The more money we raise the more mappers we can sponsor! > > To Sponsor-a-Mapper please email [email protected] > > Thank you! _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
