[IAEP] [SLOBS] [Sugar-devel] [SLOB] workshop travel motion

[Lionel Laské]

+1
Guess that SLOB mailing list is enough for this sort of decision.

         Lionel.


2018-01-09 6:45 GMT+01:00 Devin Ulibarri <devin at ulibarri.website>:

> Hello,
>
> Adam, yes I will report in the form of blogposts to musicblocks.net
>
> Thank you all!
> Devin
>
>
> On 2018 1 8 20:32:58 UTC, Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org> wrote:
>>
>> +1 if it's clarified where public community reporting will take place,
>> e.g. in the form of blog post(s) @ https://musicblocks.net
>> <https://musicblocks.net/2018/01/02/translation-of-yokohama-science-frontier-blog-article-of-devins-visit-on-12-16-2017/>
>> or any such/similar.
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 10:05 AM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 9:28 AM, Chris Leonard <cjlhomeaddress at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Walter,
>>>>
>>>> As always, I am ready to assist with i18n/L10n efforts as needed.  In
>>>> the past we've had an active Japanese localizer, but it has not been a
>>>> priority language for recruiting.  Efforts like this are wonderful
>>>> opportunities to reach out to an online language community at other
>>>> projects to let them know that their work is destined in real-time for a
>>>> particular audience, which can be quite motivating.  It is also an
>>>> opportunity to recruit new stakeholders to the L10n effort to benefit all.
>>>>
>>>> https://translate.sugarlabs.org/ja/
>>>>
>>>
>>> Devin speaks Japanese and has been working with a colleague from Japan
>>> who is familiar with all of the specialized music terms so for the moment,
>>> we are in good shape. (Devin also translated the guide into Japanese.)
>>>
>>> -walter
>>>
>>>>
>>>> cjl
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 8:50 PM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Devin Ulibarri is returning from Japan, where he ran a number of Music
>>>>> Blocks workshops. While he was there, he also met with METI (the Japanese
>>>>> ministry of economics, trade, and industry), which has a interest in STEM
>>>>> education and with whom he initiated talks about doing a large-scale
>>>>> initiative in Japan. He has been invited back to follow up on the work at a
>>>>> school in Yolohama and to have follow-up meetings with METI. He is
>>>>> requesting funds to support his travel:
>>>>>
>>>>> * between US $800-1200 for airfare; and
>>>>> * approximately $40 for local transportation in Japan
>>>>>
>>>>> He has accomodations accounted for and hence does need funds for a
>>>>> hotel.
>>>>>
>>>>> Motion 2018-02: Provide Devin Ulibarri with travel money for March
>>>>> workshops and follow-up meetings in Japan of an amount not exceeding US
>>>>> $1250.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----
>>>>>
>>>>> Additional background on the trip privided by Devin can be found below:
>>>>>
>>>>> The main gist is that the Yokohama Frontier High School (
>>>>> http://www.edu.city.yokohama.lg.jp/school/hs/sfh/index.cfm/37,html)
>>>>> does special science festivals about once a year and they would like me to
>>>>> be their special guest in March (3/16). For planning purposes (and for the
>>>>> best airfare rate), it is important to know whether the airfare would be
>>>>> paid for in advance. I asked if they have a budget to pay for airfare for
>>>>> their guests and they do not.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will try to schedule one or two additional meetings around that time
>>>>> as well, if possible. For example, I would like to meet with METI (Ministry
>>>>> of Economics, Trade, and Industry) once, perhaps the Friday before, and try
>>>>> to do a couple workshop at a middle school in Tokyo that expressed interest.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is the same school as described in these blogs:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://musicblocks.net/2018/01/02/translation-of-yokohama-s
>>>>> cience-frontier-blog-article-of-devins-visit-on-12-16-2017/
>>>>>
>>>>> https://musicblocks.net/2018/01/02/devins-travels-in-japan/
>>>>>
>>>>> (They were impressed with the initial showcase, so they asked me back
>>>>> to be the special guest in March. That is how this got started.)
>>>>>
>>>>> The school is asking for various information (e.g. translated bio,
>>>>> translated C.V. and Resume), which I am preparing right now. I am almost
>>>>> complete with all of the documents, including a "What is Music Blocks?"
>>>>> slideshow presentation in Japanese, of which the most recent draft(s) may
>>>>> be accessed at:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://owncloud.libretools.com/index.php/s/huL6h3MgPf7e9g8
>>>>>
>>>>> -walter
>>>>>
>>>>> --
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>>>>> Sugar Labs
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>>>>
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