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v40 v41 1 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. 1 = Techie Congress = 2 2 3 3 The Techie Congress Initiative is an unprecedented attempt to organize progressive-minded technologists (country by country) to agree on sets of principles and priorities. We are now entering our first full year after the two historic events in France and then at the US Social Forum in Detroit and we are seeking to solidify these gains and expand upon them. 4 4 5 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. 6 7 5 8 To accomplish this we have defined the following tasks: 6 9 7 1 -- Follow up with and expansion of "membership"after each Congress10 1 -- Follow up with and expansion of participation after each Congress 8 11 9 12 2 -- The organization of new Congresses in the above-mentioned countries … … 116 119 We are planning a series of presentations and shared events among technologists world-wide. These would include 117 120 118 * 121 * "show and tell" presentations on new software via video 119 122 120 * international tech "consultation"123 * international tech "consultation" 121 124 122 125 * joint international projects for software development 123 126 124 * "sos line" to allow to support when techies in particular countries or areas are in trouble.127 * "sos line" to allow to support when techies in particular countries or areas are in trouble. 125 128 126 129 == Needs ==