Hi Guys, Sorry, I couldn't join you at the meeting. Below is a quick update
- On my part, I have been trying to get an approval from the HoD/Dean on the refreshments/dinner. We will be discussing it tomorrow at the staff meeting, and I will send you an update as soon as I have a word on it. @Mel: Any new application? I reminded my colleagues to apply. Have they? I am still sending out and pasting the flyer on notice boards here. - I am not too sure if the network guys here will open the necessary ports for us. But I have made an alternative arrangement. - I also contacted the university PR. Did Kara get an email from them? @Mel: I am very much available to chat with you tomorrow. Let me know if need be. Regards, Michael. On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 7:28 AM, Mel Chua <[email protected]> wrote: > Short version is that we're looking good; we've got 5 attendees (the > minimum) but could use more, and guests - so if you know anyone who'd be > interested in attending a POSSE in Cape Town, recruitment materials to > forward are at > http://mchua.fedorapeople.org/posse/recruitment-materials/ - or if you > know any FOSS folks in Cape Town who might be interested in dropping by > and saying hello, please send them my way so we can have them visit! > > At > > http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/teachingopensource/2010-09-09/posse_south_africa_planning.2010-09-09-14.00.html > and also linked-to at > > http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE_South_Africa_Planning#Meetings > . > > Meeting summary > --------------- > * LINK: > > > http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/teachingopensource/2010-09-02/teachingopensource.2010-09-02-17.49.html > (mchua, 14:01:00) > * Those are meeting minutes from last time. (mchua, 14:01:06) > * Agenda (mchua, 14:01:08) > * * Curriculum status (mchua, 14:02:30) > * * Staffing and travel logistics status (mchua, 14:02:30) > * * Budget status (mchua, 14:02:31) > * * Enrollment/recruitment status (mchua, 14:02:31) > * * Visitors and guest lecturers status (mchua, 14:02:31) > * * PR status (mchua, 14:02:33) > > * Curriculum status (mchua, 14:02:43) > * LINK: http://mchua.fedorapeople.org/posse/notes/posse-curriculum.JPG > (mchua, 14:02:55) > * ACTION: mchua turn this into a schedule with handouts for POSSE > South Africa (mchua, 14:03:05) > * Basically, we're making good progress on this front, and the TOS > list is being kept in the loop with curriculum developments. > (mchua, 14:03:19) > > * Staffing and travel logistics (mchua, 14:03:41) > * Instructors confirmed - Mel Chua, Jan Wildeboer, Pierros Papadeas > (mchua, 14:03:52) > * All flights have been booked (mchua, 14:03:58) > * ACTION: mchua make hotel reservations for instructors (mchua, > 14:04:05) > * ACTION: mchua figure out airport transit for instructors (we're all > arriving at around the same time, so we'll just take a cab in > together, I think (mchua, 14:04:23) > > * Budget status (mchua, 14:04:56) > * We've currently spent $4168.78 on flights alone. (mchua, 14:05:32) > * Our other remaining major expense is hotel rooms, which I'm > budgeting $2500 for - this would put us at slightly under $6700. > (mchua, 14:06:10) > * This is running tight; we've got to stay under $7k absolute max, and > still need to handle taxi rides to/from the airport, and food for > the instructors all week, so I think we're at the end of our RH > budget here. (mchua, 14:06:58) > * ACTION: micadeyeye get a confirmation from the university next week > on sponsoring Thursday's dinner (mchua, 14:09:14) > > * Enrollment/recruitment status (mchua, 14:10:34) > * LINK: http://mchua.fedorapeople.org/posse/recruitment-materials/ > (mchua, 14:10:39) > * A poster/flyer has been made - it's not very pretty, but it's got > all the information there. (mchua, 14:10:58) > * LINK: > http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE_South_Africa#Professors > (mchua, 14:11:26) > * We currently have 3 attendees with confirmed/completed applications > (Michael Adeyeye, C. K. Ayo, Grant Hearn) (mchua, 14:11:59) > * We're waiting on 3 applications (Boniface Kabaso, Kruben Naidoo, > Wilhelm Rothman) (mchua, 14:12:12) > * C.K. Ayo won't be able to join us after all, sadly (mchua, > 14:13:34) > * ACTION: micadeyeye to follow up with CPUT colleagues over email to > get application info (mchua, 14:15:57) > > * Vistors and guest lecturers status (mchua, 14:18:31) > * ACTION: mchua to follow up with visitors (Stefano, Antonie, et al) > about scheduling (mchua, 14:19:18) > * ACTION: mchua to ask visitors to help with attendee recruitment > (mchua, 14:19:55) > * ACTION: mchua ask C.K. Ayo if he'd like to join us remotely as a > guest sometime during the week (mchua, 14:21:00) > * a room has been reserved! (mchua, 14:21:53) > * ACTION: mchua email attendees about bringing laptops (mchua, > 14:23:03) > * micadeyeye will help with badges for campus access, but the room is > easily accessible and there are no restrictions on where we > can/can't go. (mchua, 14:25:31) > > * PR status (mchua, 14:25:40) > * Kara from Red Hat is drafting a press release right now, we'll send > you the text when she's got a first version out (mchua, 14:25:54) > * ACTION: mchua to send micadeyeye and kara some info on the event to > make writing that press release easier (mchua, 14:26:15) > * ACTION: micadeyeye to get micadeyeye the CPUT PR contact info to > pass to Kara, so Red Hat and CPUT PR can interface directly (mchua, > 14:28:40) > * IDEA: one or two research students could join us (mchua, 14:30:19) > * ACTION: micadeyeye send those students to mchua to coordinate them > coming in as guests (mchua, 14:30:32) > * ACTION: micadeyeye to check in on snacks/refreshments (mchua, > 14:32:24) > * Next meeting is next week, same time same place. (mchua, 14:33:35) > > Meeting ended at 14:33:53 UTC. > > > > > Action Items > ------------ > * mchua turn this into a schedule with handouts for POSSE South Africa > * mchua make hotel reservations for instructors > * mchua figure out airport transit for instructors (we're all arriving > at around the same time, so we'll just take a cab in together, I think > * micadeyeye get a confirmation from the university next week on > sponsoring Thursday's dinner > * micadeyeye to follow up with CPUT colleagues over email to get > application info > * mchua to follow up with visitors (Stefano, Antonie, et al) about > scheduling > * mchua to ask visitors to help with attendee recruitment > * mchua ask C.K. Ayo if he'd like to join us remotely as a guest > sometime during the week > * mchua email attendees about bringing laptops > * mchua to send micadeyeye and kara some info on the event to make > writing that press release easier > * micadeyeye to get micadeyeye the CPUT PR contact info to pass to Kara, > so Red Hat and CPUT PR can interface directly > * micadeyeye send those students to mchua to coordinate them coming in > as guests > * micadeyeye to check in on snacks/refreshments > > > > > Action Items, by person > ----------------------- > * mchua > * mchua turn this into a schedule with handouts for POSSE South Africa > * mchua make hotel reservations for instructors > * mchua figure out airport transit for instructors (we're all arriving > at around the same time, so we'll just take a cab in together, I > think > * mchua to follow up with visitors (Stefano, Antonie, et al) about > scheduling > * mchua to ask visitors to help with attendee recruitment > * mchua ask C.K. Ayo if he'd like to join us remotely as a guest > sometime during the week > * mchua email attendees about bringing laptops > * mchua to send micadeyeye and kara some info on the event to make > writing that press release easier > * micadeyeye send those students to mchua to coordinate them coming in > as guests > * micadeyeye > * micadeyeye get a confirmation from the university next week on > sponsoring Thursday's dinner > * micadeyeye to follow up with CPUT colleagues over email to get > application info > * mchua to send micadeyeye and kara some info on the event to make > writing that press release easier > * micadeyeye to get micadeyeye the CPUT PR contact info to pass to > Kara, so Red Hat and CPUT PR can interface directly > * micadeyeye send those students to mchua to coordinate them coming in > as guests > * micadeyeye to check in on snacks/refreshments > _______________________________________________ > tos mailing list > [email protected] > http://teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos >
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