Changes between Version 38 and Version 39 of technologists_congress

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Jul 27, 2010, 9:06:33 PM (15 years ago)

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alfredo

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 Following the unprecedented success of the two Progressive Technologist Congresses, we are proposing to organize six more Congresses during the year between 2010 and 2011 in Palestine (at the Palestine Educational Social Forum); Dakar, Senegal (at the upcoming World Social Forum in Jan, 2011); Brazil; India; Venezuela; and Canada.
 
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-Project Tasks:
+== Project Tasks ==
 
  -- Follow up with and expansion of "membership" after each Congress
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 4 -- Hold annual "Techie Conference" gathering at some major conference in each of the locations
 
--- Hold New Techie Congresses
+-- Hold New Techie Congresses --
 
-between 2010 and 2011 in Palestine (at the Palestine Educational Social Forum); Dakar, Senegal (at the upcoming World Social Forum in Jan, 2011); Brazil; India; Venezuela; and Canada.
+Between 2010 and 2011 in:
 
--- A series of presentation and shared events among technologists world-wide include "show and tell" presentations on new software via video, international tech "consultation", joint international projects for software development, "sos line" to allow to support when techies in particular countries or areas are in trouble.
+Palestine (at the Palestine Educational Social Forum); 
 
+Dakar, Senegal (at the upcoming World Social Forum in Jan, 2011); 
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+Brazil; 
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+India; 
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+Venezuela; 
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+Canada
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+Our main task in which location is to identify an upcoming mega-event (conference or major action) in that country at which a large number of techies are expected, to contact techies in that country and recruit them to the effort and then to continue organizing with them.
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+== The Techie Sharing Series ==
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+One of the things techies do best is to train and share information. One of the things techies do least internationally is to do that with each other.
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+We are planning a series of presentations and shared events among technologists world-wide. These would include
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+*  "show and tell" presentations on new software via video
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+*international tech "consultation"
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+* joint international projects for software development
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+*"sos line" to allow to support when techies in particular countries or areas are in trouble.
 
 == Needs ==
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  * Contracted software development: includes website, collaborative democracy software, server maintenance '''$10,000'''
  * Coordination staff: Two -- One full-time, one part-time -- organizing positions for 1 year '''$100,000'''