---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Charles Ayo <ckay...@yahoo.com> Date: Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 6:10 AM Subject: Re: [TOS] POSSE NG To: Michael Adeyeye <micadey...@gmail.com>
Thanks Yeye, CU was 8 yesterday and the whole activities started a day before and that kept me away from my desk. I saw the mail from Mel as mentioned. Honestly, I can get this number and more. Today we shall be having a meeting of the LOC of ICT4Africa today, we shall discuss it. I will keep you posted. Regards. Dr. Charles k. Ayo *Associate Professor of Computer Science and MIS, * *Director of Academic Planning,* *Covenant University, Ota. Ogun State, Nigeria.* *234-8033235737* *d...@covenantuniversity.com* ------------------------------ *From:* Michael Adeyeye <micadey...@gmail.com> *To:* Charles Ayo <ckay...@yahoo.com> *Sent:* Fri, October 22, 2010 11:44:16 AM *Subject:* Re: [TOS] POSSE NG Hi Prof., I am sure you read Mel's reply. Can you pull a class of 20 instructors/lecturers to attend POSSE? They all don't have to be instructors, but a very large number of them must be. I would say min. of 15. The other five could be teaching assistants, postgraduate and undergraduate students. We need active people, who could continue from where we stop. So, if some institutions (UI, UNILAG, BELLS, LAUTECH, BOWEN, REDEEMERS...) in Nigeria could send participants, that would be great. We had participants from the UCT and UWC during POSSE SA in CPUT. And really, we look forward to CS and EE lecturers, who are keenly interested. Here is a link to apply - http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE#Apply_to_an_upcoming_POSSE. And we could draft an invitation letter like the attached, if need be. Regards, Michael PS: Prof., I am not too sure you can drive this alone. I was thinking of inviting Adetiba to help you. But you really need a helping hand. On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 4:36 AM, Mel Chua <m...@redhat.com> wrote: > > Leveraging on the conference, I am sure they > >> will get 15-20 participants from diff. institutions. I also think we can >> get some POSSE alumni in SA involved. >> > > Piggybacking on conference participation sounds like a great idea - > brainstorming here, I wonder if it would actually be worth putting this out > there as a challenge - for instance, "if 20 professors sign up, we'll bring > a POSSE to Nigeria." > > What if we said something like "as soon as we've got 20 registered > attendees with their applications in and a location confirmation, the > instructors on your instructor-request list will be funded to go there and > teach a POSSE"? You send me a bundle of applications and written > confirmation from the host uni, and the list of people you'd like to come > teach there, and within 5 days instructors will have travel logistics booked > and you'll be on. > > Thoughts? I'm exploring options here, not making commitments, but wonder if > that might be a useful (and much clearer) way to frame what we're working > towards. > > > PS: The lists are here http://piratepad.net/possesa; I might be posting >> them to the wiki soon. >> > > That would be great, Michael - thanks! I'm sure the rest of the TOS list is > interested in hearing what plans there are for moving TOS and POSSE forward > in Africa over the next few school years. > > --Mel >
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