[kictanet] Invitation to Open Source Awards

[Alex Gakuru]

Chairman Evans requests me to forward this message to kictanet
see also http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/111/16/36077.html

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--- On Tue, 5/19/09, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Evans Ikua <ikua.evans at gmail.com>
> Subject: [ke-internetusers] Open Source Awrds
> To: skunkworks at my.co.ke, "ke-users" <ke-internetusers at bdix.net>
> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 10:35 PM
> This is an open invitation to members
> of this forum to the inaugural Kenya Open Source Awards to
> be held on 27th May at the Panafric Hotel, Nairobi. The
> event will kick off at 2.30. It will be preceded by a media
> briefing at 12.30 which will also be attended by the guest
> oh honour.
> 
> 
> As earlier communicated, details are on our website, www.lpakenya.org.
> 
> The nominations are still ongoing. Its amazing the kind of
> project nominations that we have received so far. One of the
> biggest gains that we intend to make from these awards is to
> map the FOSS community on Kenya. We hope to get a clear
> picture of who is involved in what project in the FOSS
> community. Its a kind of an audit of our FOSS activity.
> 
> 
> We again appeal to you to nominate any individuals,
> projects or organizations that are actively involved in Open
> Source so that we can consider them along those that we
> already have. We know that there is quite a bit of FOSS
> activity going on out there but nobody knows what the other
> is doing.
> 
> 
> For instance, do you know of a hospital that has
> implemented an open source solution like Care2X? Or a
> Government Ministry that is running entirely on Linux (I
> have heard about the Ministry of Youth Affairs but am not
> sure, anyone with info?). Anyone who has helped an
> organization to fully migrate to FOSS? Or an Educational
> institution that uses/trains a lot of Open Source (Like
> Strath)? Or anyone who has a FOSS project at Freshmeat or
> Sourceforge etc? Any Individuals who have done some
> innovative solutions on Open Source?
> 
> This information will be highly appreciated and we urge you
> all to come out and support this initiative by giving this
> information. Please dont forget that you cn also nominate
> yourself or your organization. Pass the word around. 
> 
> 
> The full list of the award recipients will be availed
> before the event once we complete the nomination process.
> 
> Thank you in advance and see you all there.
> 
> Evans Ikua,
> LPA-Kenya
> 
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