[TOS] I'd like to plan a POSSE

[rayb at apc.edu.ph]

Hi, Magie,

I missed Herson on IRC so I thought I'd speak up here, to provide some input for further discussion.
----- Magie Antonio <magie at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Mel,
> 
> Sorry for this late ping. We have been busy with the Automated Election
> System (AES) audit and with preparations for our Fedora Activity Day (FAD)
> on March 7, 2010.
Kudos to you guys for actively promoting FOSS here in Manila!

> 
> As I mentioned in my previous email, Bluepoint Institute is collaborating
> with the University of the Philippines and the Ateneo de Manila University
> to hold a POSSE on the first week of June. Things will have (hopefully)
> settled down by then, assuming that the presidential elections are
> uneventful.
Good point about not wanting the event to coincide with the elections.  Regarding the venue, APC would have been more accessible to the target audience that I was contemplating.  However, we don't mind trekking to the wilds of Diliman 8^) if that's what it takes to participate in the POSSE.

> 
> As per your suggestion, our topic areas of focus will be Open Source and
> Computer Science. Majority of our attendees from different colleges and
> universities are interested in teaching Open Source and integrating it
> into their CS curricula.
I think this is underspecified.  Are we talking programming languages? Computer algebra systems? CAD?  Prospective participants are entitled to more detail, I think.

As for participants in the Muscovado project, they are mostly new to Open Source and probably things like packaging and building distributions would be over their heads. Probably they would benefit most from sessions on using open source tools for collaboration over the 'Net, setting up a development environment for Sugar, Moodle and the XS, testing packages and reporting bugs,...whatever is needed to jump-start their participation in content development for Sugar.
  
> 
> Herson is on the TOS list. He will be handling majority of the
> preparations for our June POSSE. I hope that we can schedule an IRC chat
> soon to sustain momentum.
I'll keep my ear to the ground 8^).

> 
> Thanks in advance for your help!
> 
> Regards,
> Magie
> 
> -- 
> Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio
> Executive Director
> Bluepoint Foundation
> http://bluepoint.com.ph/

Servus,

Ray
> 
> 
> >> Hi, Ray! Great to see you here, and sorry for the long response delay.
> >>
> >>> I note that "A POSSE in Manila in early summer 2010" is listed under
> the heading "Tentative POSSEs" on the page:
> >>> http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE
> >>>
> >>> If there is already an initiative to run a POSSE in Manila in May
> 2010, we at APC would like to participate.  If not, we are willing to
> >>>  host one--just tell us what we have to do.
> >>
> >> I'd *love* to see a POSSE in the Philippines. Deadlines are coming up -
> >>  date, location, instructors, curricular focus, and which open source
> >> community students will be participating in need to be settled and
> approved before March 1st to have a POSSE run this summer.
> > I'm suggesting the following: * date - between 2nd week of May to 1st
> week of June * location - APC, 3 Humabon Place, Magallanes Village,
> Makati City * curricular focus - developing for the Sugar Learning
> Platform * students - faculty of APC and other HEIs participating in the
> Muscovado Project (NU, TIP, Pamantasan ng Lunsod ng Pasay)
> >
> >>
> >> One thing I'm realizing is that perhaps we haven't given as clear a
> picture of the POSSE planning process as is needed. So, since we just
> finalized the POSSE at RIT (basically, we reached the "everything's
> confirmed" state that all other POSSEs aiming for this summer need to
> hit in the next 2 weeks)  I'll try to write up the case study of how
> that happened so that it's easier for folks to visualize how they can
> go through it themselves.
> > I'm looking forward to this--just thought I'd get the ball rolling on the
> >  Manila POSSE.
> >
> >>
> >> The first - and biggest - thing is that the host location/institution
> needs to be able to donate (or otherwise acquire) space with wifi,
> chairs, tables, whiteboards, and a projector for 5 consecutive days to
> serve as the POSSE classroom. That takes care of date and location.
> > APC can do this, most conveniently in the time frame given above (our
> summer break).
> >
> >>
> >> Ray, for a POSSE in your area, you might ping the folks (Mags, et al)
> who've proposed one in Manila to see if you can combine forces - if
> not, separate proposals are fine as well. Each POSSE can probably
> handle up to 25 professors.
> > I tried emailing Magie (AT fedoraproject DOT org) but got no response.
> So, please consider this as APC's proposal.
> >
> >>
> >> Hope this helps - keep asking questions as you get started!
> >>
> > First question: is this OK? 8^)
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio
> Executive Director
> Bluepoint Foundation
> http://bluepoint.com.ph/
> 
>