[IAEP] Fwd: [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] [SLOB] scheduling our next meeting

Anish Mangal anishmg at umich.edu
Tue Feb 9 00:41:48 EST 2016
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Iff it's not too much trouble (since this is just out of pure curiosity,
and I asked privately to a couple of people), is there somewhere, where the
previous SLOB election results are linked/listed. I tried searching on the
wiki but there are too many links under wiki.sl.o/slob

Thanks,
Anish


On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 3:08 AM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Another agenda item is Google Summer of Code. I've begun our application
> but await community input as to whether or not we should apply.
>
> Regarding the X-Prize, I looked into it pretty closely at the time and it
> was IMHO *not* a good fit for Sugar. It is a very call for participation
> with a goal that is at best orthogonal to our strengths.
>
> Looking forward to the discussion on Friday.
>
> regards.
>
> -walter
>
> On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 4:30 PM, Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks!
>>
>> Yes… we need to add these 2 agenda items. We have already missed out on 2
>> major funding competitions: the X-Prize Adult Literacy entry registration
>> deadline was in December 2015 and the X-Prize Global Learning registration
>> deadline was back in April 2015. While we are too late for these, other
>> things will come along that we might be able to taylor our work toward. We
>> just need to be sure we know about them in time to come up with a fantastic
>> proposal!
>>
>> Laura and I worked together a couple of years ago on a Stanford Venture
>> Lab education project. Tony Anderson, Luis Galindo, and Yama Ploskonka were
>> also on our team. Out of the 140+ teams, the results of the peer review
>> placed our project in a tie for 4th place overall! We have folks in our
>> group with a proven track record in devising winning proposals. Now, all we
>> need to do is find opportunities and make sure there will be some sort of
>> funding awarded along with all the "glory."
>>
>> Caryl
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: laura at somosazucar.org
>> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 14:35:43 -0500
>> To: iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org
>> Subject: [IAEP] Fwd: [Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] [SLOB] scheduling our next
>> meeting
>>
>>
>>
>> (abajo en español)
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Thank you all who contributed actively with the elections, let's get to
>> work!
>>
>> In order to contribute to the Sugar Labs project, I would like to add to
>> the agenda of this first meeting the following items:
>>
>> + The creation of an International Project's Fund for research and
>> development of Sugar.
>>
>> + Fundraising, objectives and challenges
>>
>>
>> Good day and blessings!
>>
>> Laura Victoria
>>
>> ✽ ✾ ✿ ❁ ❃ ❋ ❀
>>
>> Hola a todos,
>>
>> Gracias a todos los que contribuyeron activamente con las elecciones, no
>> se ganó pero igual vamos a trabajar!
>>
>> Con el fin de contribuir al proyecto de Sugar Labs, me gustaría añadir a
>> la agenda de esta primera reunión los siguientes elementos:
>>
>> + La creación de un Fondo Internacional de Proyectos para la
>> investigación y el desarrollo de Sugar/Azúcar.
>>
>> + Recaudación de fondos, objetivos y retos
>>
>> Buen día y bendiciones!
>>
>> Laura Victoria
>>
>>
>> 2016-02-05 19:29 GMT-05:00 Tony Anderson <tony_anderson at usa.net>:
>>
>> I purchased an alarm clock in anticipation. This meeting time is midnight
>> here (after my bedtime).
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>> On 02/06/2016 04:52 AM, Lionel Laské wrote:
>>
>> That's okay for me Friday February 12th 16h-17h UTC.
>>
>>            Lionel.
>>
>> 2016-02-05 13:49 GMT+01:00 José Miguel García <josemiguel at argos.edu.uy>:
>>
>> Hola!
>>
>> No tengo problemas con los horarios, entre las 10UTC y las 24UTC, aunque
>> me resulta más seguro lo más tarde.
>>
>> Y el 12 de febrero está bien para mi.
>>
>> Saludos!
>>
>>
>> ___________________
>> Lic. José Miguel García
>> Montevideo - Uruguay
>>
>> 2016-02-05 5:32 GMT-03:00 samson goddy <samsongoddy at hotmail.com>:
>>
>> I want to thank everyone for voting the new candidates, I also want to
>> say that i am happy about the election been a success. Welcome Lionel,
>> Sameer, Tony to sugar labs oversight board.
>>
>>     About the meeting, i am not sure that i will be able to attend
>> because of the time,  Nigeria GMT+1. Now that i am done with my college
>> prep. I was thinking of a way on reviving the users of Sugar OS in Nigeria.
>> Probably create a lab in Nigeria. But i can't do that alone, so i am
>> basically need tips on how to create one. All i have been hearing from
>> sugar labs is only in South and North America, Europe and Asia. But no
>> Africa!! Which is not encouraging, I have been able to get teams to work in
>> translating the Sugar into natives Nigerian Languages and i hope other
>> countries in Africa do the same. Now that i am out of High School i want to
>> use this opportunity to revive Africa if possible. Adam Holt i think you
>> know more people with OLPC in Africa than I.
>>
>> +1
>> Samson Goddy
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 02:56:43 -0500
>> From: holt at laptop.org
>> To: walter.bender at gmail.com
>> CC: sugar-devel at lists.sugarlabs.org; lionellaske at gmail.com;
>> tony_anderson at usa.net; olpc-sur at lists.laptop.org;
>> slobs at lists.sugarlabs.org; iaep at lists.sugarlabs.org;
>> lionel at olpc-france.org
>> Subject: Re: [Sugar-devel] [IAEP] [SLOB] scheduling our next meeting
>>
>>
>> On Feb 5, 2016 2:41 AM, "Walter Bender" < <walter.bender at gmail.com>
>> walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Adam,
>> >
>> > Whereas you are the official liaison to the SFC, it should be you to
>> contact Bradley. He should be able give you access to some financial widget
>> he maintains. I can help you in terms of tallying all of the expenses
>> associated with Trip Advisor, which is currently the only active research
>> grant we have open.
>>
>> Thanks.  I don't know anybody at the Software Freedom Conservancy: can
>> you send me contact information including phone number(s)/irc if possible
>> and/or make an introduction if that's best?
>>
>> > Everything else is general operating fund -- most of which has come
>> from Google in support of our participation in GCI and GSoC.
>> >
>> > regards.
>> >
>> > -walter
>> >
>> > On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 9:06 PM, Adam Holt < <holt at laptop.org>
>> holt at laptop.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Feb 4, 2016 6:58 PM, "Tony Anderson" < <tony_anderson at usa.net>
>> tony_anderson at usa.net> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > 1600 UTC is midnight here in the Philippines. This will, of course,
>> improve in May when I will be on the same time as Lionel.
>> >>
>> >> See you in 8 days.  We'll give Tony 2 votes every time he stays up til
>> midnight ;)
>> >>
>> >> More seriously, what can we each do to get a full financial balance
>> sheet in front of all board members, prior to meeting Feb 12?  Walter hit
>> me privately if I should contact SFC to make this happen, and if so who do
>> I reach out to and how?
>> >>
>> >> (Advance warning "North America" moves clocks forward 1 hour on March
>> 13, and EU does the same March 27...specifically Lionel may ask us to
>> advance meeting times to 1500UTC after that date!?)
>> >>
>> >> > Tony
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 02/05/2016 05:52 AM, Sameer Verma wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I can do 1600 UTC. I think you meant Feb 12?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Sameer
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Feb 4, 2016 1:18 PM, "Walter Bender" < <walter.bender at gmail.com>
>> walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Sounds like we are converging. For me, Fridays at 16h00-17h00 UTC
>> would work. Shall we try for January 12?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> regards.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> -walter
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 4:08 PM, Lionel Laské <
>> <lionel at olpc-france.org>lionel at olpc-france.org> wrote:
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> BTW I could manage as well during the week (monday-friday) from
>> 9h00 UTC to 17h00 UTC.
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> 2016-02-03 21:57 GMT+01:00 Lionel Laské <
>> <lionel at olpc-france.org>lionel at olpc-france.org>:
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> Hi all,
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> First, thanks to all of you that give me their vote. Really
>> appreciate your confidence.
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> I guess that UTC 15h00-17h00 should be okay on most timezone.
>> >> >>>>> I can manage it if we plan meetings one or two weeks before.
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> Best regards from France.
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>           Lionel
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>> 2016-02-03 20:06 GMT+01:00 Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu>:
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> I'm OK with times between 9AM and 10PM, except for 12pm to 4pm
>> and 7pm to 10pm on Mondays and Wednesdays (teaching schedule). Weekends are
>> OK too, but not as structured. All times are Pacific.
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> Cheers,
>> >> >>>>>> Sameer
>> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>> On Feb 2, 2016 12:17 PM, "Walter Bender" <
>> walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> It being 3AM in Thailand, I forgot to say thank you for Carly,
>> Sebastian, and Samson for there efforts in the membership drive and running
>> the election. Thanks :)
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> regards.
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> -walter
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 3:15 PM, Walter Bender <
>> walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> Welcome Lionel, Tony, and Sameer to the new Sugar Labs
>> oversight board. And welcome back Jose Miguel, Adam, and Claudia.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> Daniel, Gonzalo, and Chris, many thanks for all that  you
>> have done for the Sugar Lab community. Your efforts and generosity are much
>> appreciated.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> Sam, Laura, and Ed, thank you for making the effort to become
>> part of the SL oversight board. I hope yo will participate even without a
>> voting role.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> Now that we have a new SLOB team, we need to find a regular
>> time to meet. We are spread across more time zones than in the past, so it
>> may be a bit more difficult to schedule a time that works for everyone
>> (23UTC is great for UY and the US East Coast, but less convenient in FR and
>> the US West Coast. And Tony is seemingly everywhere.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> I suppose we could use technology to set up a survey to
>> choose a time of day, but perhaps the end points (Tony, Lionel, and Sameer)
>> can narrow the search space for us first.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> Please discuss it.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> regards.
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> -walter
>> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>> PS: I will update the SLOB mailing list ASAP.
>> >> >>>>>>>> --
>> >> >>>>>>>> Walter Bender
>> >> >>>>>>>> Sugar Labs
>> >> >>>>>>>> <http://www.sugarlabs.org>http://www.sugarlabs.org
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >>>>>>> --
>> >> >>>>>>> Walter Bender
>> >> >>>>>>> Sugar Labs
>> >> >>>>>>> http://www.sugarlabs.org
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>>
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> --
>> >> >>> Walter Bender
>> >> >>> Sugar Labs
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>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
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>> Happy Learning!
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