[TOS] POSSE NG

[Michael Adeyeye]

Hi Mel,
Thanks for the prompt response. I will put it on hold, as you suggested.
Perhaps, we could run the workshop sometime in June or July.

Regards,
Michael.

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 11:52 PM, Mel Chua <mel at redhat.com> wrote:

> <http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE_Nigeria>I haven't seen an
>> approval email for this POSSE yet and according to [1], instructors need
>> to be confirmed before opening registration. I'm just not sure about the
>> state of this POSSE and would like to make sure we're following the
>> process before jumping the gun. Can you fill me in? :)
>>
>
> This POSSE hasn't been formally approved yet, in part because we don't have
> instructors lined up. The instructors listed on the wiki page are Michael,
> Jan, Pierros, and myself - but I know I've said earlier that I *can't* make
> it to South Africa to teach on those dates, and haven't seen confirmation
> from Pierros or Jan that they're willing and able to instruct. What we have,
> I think, is a list of instructors that the organizers would *like* to have
> in Nigeria - which isn't sufficient. We also don't have a budget proposal,
> etc. which means a budget hasn't been approved either.
>
> I do want to see POSSE Nigeria happen, and am extremely grateful for all
> the work that Michael's been putting in - however, we're not ready to pull
> the "go" switch on this yet - which is in large part my fault for not being
> clear about requirements and due dates - and I personally don't have any
> bandwidth before the New Year to help get it in shape for March.
>
> Trying to brainstorm about how to unblock this: Michael, would it be
> possible to move the POSSE to a later date - perhaps in June or July, so it
> can be planned in parallel with the North American summer 2011 events?
>
> Alternatively, if I'm given something very concrete (instructor
> confirmations, exact budgets, attendee applications, etc - I don't have time
> to specify the format of this right now) to say yes to in terms of approving
> use of the POSSE brand and unlocking some Red Hat budget, either Max or I
> can say yes - but I don't want to make you pour more work into something
> that we may look at and say "eh, we didn't tell you what we were looking
> for, but that wasn't what we were looking for, so we still can't approve
> it."
>
> --Mel
>
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