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Hello!
I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to follow up on my earlier query regarding the research on Sahana Eden.
As the timeline of organising the workshop is quite short, I would be grateful if you could kindly let me know if you are interested in supporting or contributing to this initiative and your timely response would be highly appreciated.
Thank you

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Subject: [sahana-discuss] Request for discussion

Respected This is Sana Siddique, a master’s by research student in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) at the Institute of Geographic Information System (IGIS) , NUST Pakistan.
Pakistan is highly vulnerable to Natural Disasters, facing frequent floods, earthquakes and droughts. With increasing disaster risks, efficient spatial decision support systems are crucial for better preparedness and response
I am conducting research on Evaluation of Free and Open Software System based Spatial Decision Support System for Climate Emergencies using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), focusing on Sahana Eden and Ushahidi for disaster management. In the process I plan to conduct workshops for disaster responders and managers in Pakistan on the utility of these tools.
We would be delighted to have your guidance and support in this regard.
Thank you
Regards
Sana Siddique


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Respected This is Sana Siddique, a master’s by research student in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) at the Institute of Geographic Information System (IGIS) , NUST Pakistan.
Pakistan is highly vulnerable to Natural Disasters, facing frequent floods, earthquakes and droughts. With increasing disaster risks, efficient spatial decision support systems are crucial for better preparedness and response
I am conducting research on Evaluation of Free and Open Software System based Spatial Decision Support System for Climate Emergencies using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), focusing on Sahana Eden and Ushahidi for disaster management. In the process I plan to conduct workshops for disaster responders and managers in Pakistan on the utility of these tools.
We would be delighted to have your guidance and support in this regard.
Thank you
Regards
Sana Siddique


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Respected Sir/Madam,

This is Sana Siddique, a master’s by research student in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) at the Institute of Geographic Information System (IGIS) , NUST Pakistan.
Pakistan is highly vulnerable to Natural Disasters, facing frequent floods, earthquakes and droughts. With increasing disaster risks, efficient spatial decision support systems are crucial for better preparedness and response
I am conducting research on Evaluation of Free and Open Software System based Spatial Decision Support System for Climate Emergencies using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), focusing on Sahana Eden and Ushahidi for disaster management. In the process I plan to conduct workshops for disaster responders and managers in Pakistan on the utility of these tools.
We would be delighted to have your guidance and support in this regard.
Thank you
Regards
Sana Siddique

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Greetings from a meeting organized by the University of Sydney's 
"Interoperability for Extreme Events Research Group" (IEERG) where Bob 
Jensen from Strat3 LLC is speaking on how the transformation of US 
emergency management after Hurricane Katrina. He pointed out there was 
little comment after Hurricane Sandy because of the lessons learned from 
Katrina. The main thrust of this appears to be that the US Government 
took a more proactive role in preparing for disasters and coordinating 
state and local resources, rather than just responding afterwards. Bob 
pointed out this was not just a matter for the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA).

Blog post: 
http://blog.tomw.net.au/2015/11/transformation-of-us-emergency.html


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For any mappers on the list, here is the initial HOT mapping task:

http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/1257
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fredagen den 23 oktober 2015 16.18.24 skrev  Wendy Edwards:
> Thanks, Dominic!  I didn't mean that we should do anything preemptively,
> but if there's any need for help, I'm willing to do what I can, including
> contributing money to pay for hosting (if there's a need).
Ok, noted - will relay that information in case anything comes up.

Alternatively, you could consider to donate the money to the SSF, there's a 
donation link on the SSF homepage - then SSF can use it directly to respond 
rather than having to mediate sponsorship.

Dominic

Thanks, Dominic!  I didn't mean that we should do anything preemptively,
but if there's any need for help, I'm willing to do what I can, including
contributing money to pay for hosting (if there's a need).

On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Dominic König <do...@sa...
> wrote:

> fredagen den 23 oktober 2015 16.02.14 skrev  Wendy Edwards:
> > Any need for Sahana efforts in response to the hurricane hitting Mexico?
> > Looks like it might be severe.
> I don't think we have any contacts in the area - and so far I'm not aware
> of
> any support having been requested.
>
> There is little point in pre-emptive deployments without someone on the
> ground
> requesting it (and using it), so there's little we can do at this stage.
>
> However - we're of course ready to help if/when requested.
>
> Dominic
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
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fredagen den 23 oktober 2015 16.02.14 skrev  Wendy Edwards:
> Any need for Sahana efforts in response to the hurricane hitting Mexico?
> Looks like it might be severe.
I don't think we have any contacts in the area - and so far I'm not aware of 
any support having been requested.

There is little point in pre-emptive deployments without someone on the ground 
requesting it (and using it), so there's little we can do at this stage.

However - we're of course ready to help if/when requested.

Dominic

Any need for Sahana efforts in response to the hurricane hitting Mexico?
Looks like it might be severe.

Dear All,

Just a friendly reminder and clarification that the AGM does still start in
just under 24 hours. Some of you may have received a cancellation - PLEASE
IGNORE ANY CANCELLATION EMAIL! :)

For those of you after a sneak peak, here's a link to my presentaion:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1H_7nLUBlmT_jrFPjUHY5GwJjYTL5MArVMy-aOtOzzOQ/edit?usp=sharing

Look forward to talking with you soon.

Cheers

Michael

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Michael Howden <
mi...@sa...> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> You are invited to the Sahana Software Foundation's Annual General Meeting
> of 2015 which will be held virtually over September 19-20th.
>
> The meeting will be held over 2 sessions:
>
>    - Saturday 19th September - 2000-2200 UTC
>    - Sunday 20th September - 1500-1700 UTC
>
> With the Director's Meeting to be held:
>
>    - Sunday 20th September - 1700-1800 UTC
>
> These have been added to the Sahana Shared Calendar (
> https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=kofgu229eig2bpfqth0bfc57qc%40group.calendar.google.com
> )
> All sessions will be hosted on: https://tacops.webex.com/meet/sahana
>
> You can find a the full details, including a section to add points to the
> agenda in the collaborative Google Doc here: http://bit.ly/sahana-agm-2015
>
> We will be sharing material over the week prior to the meeting to
> facilitate discussion in parallel over email.
>
> If you are a member and are unable to attend, please fill out a Proxy form:
> http://goo.gl/forms/VF7rE2Ku8e
>
> Cheers
>
> --
> Michael Howden
> CEO, Sahana Software Foundation
> mi...@sa...
> skype: michael.howden
> +64 (21) 126-1360
> +1 (213) 261-4250
> twitter:@michaelhowden
> www.sahanafoundation.org
>
>

Dear members,

I would like to nominate Mr. Biplov Bhandari as a Sahana member. He
has been working full time on the SAMBRO project since May this year.
Biplov is a Nepali and he joined us 2 weeks after the Earthquake
leaving behind the work he was doing there realizing that he could be
of greater value serving in this project.

Warm regards
Nuwan

Hello
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*Google Drive*

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Dear All,

In preparation for our Annual General Meeting, we are taking nominations 
for new members and directors. Members are people who are recognized for 
their contributions to the mission of the Sahana Software Foundation. 
Members are now responsible for electing one of the Directors. Directors 
are responsible for the governance and support the mission of the Sahana 
Software Foundation. Candidates will be able to contribute through 
helping to raise funds, promoting Sahana through their Disaster 
Management networks and/or offering their skills and time to support the 
operations of the Foundation.

The nomination forms can be found here:

  * http://bit.ly/sahana-member-nomination
  * http://bit.ly/sahana-director-application

In accordance to our by-laws, nominations close on 5th September 2015. 
Nominations for members must come from an existing member. If you would 
like to be nominated to be a member, please feel free to get in touch 
with me or any other members 
(http://wiki.sahanafoundation.org/foundation/members) to ask!

Nominations and applicants will be shared with an online voting form by 
12th September 2015 and the voting will close at the start of the Annual 
General Meeting.

Cheers

-- 
Michael Howden
CEO, Sahana Software Foundation
mi...@sa...
skype: michael.howden
+64 (21) 126-1360
+1 (213) 261-4250
twitter:@michaelhowden
www.sahanafoundation.org

Dear All,

You are invited to the Sahana Software Foundation's Annual General 
Meeting of 2015 which will be held virtually over September 19-20th.

The meeting will be held over 2 sessions:

  * Saturday 19th September - 2000-2200 UTC
  * Sunday 20th September - 1500-1700 UTC

With the Director's Meeting to be held:

  * Sunday 20th September - 1700-1800 UTC

These have been added to the Sahana Shared Calendar 
(https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=kofgu229eig2bpfqth0bfc57qc%40group.calendar.google.com)

All sessions will be hosted on: https://tacops.webex.com/meet/sahana

You can find a the full details, including a section to add points to 
the agenda in the collaborative Google Doc here: 
http://bit.ly/sahana-agm-2015

We will be sharing material over the week prior to the meeting to 
facilitate discussion in parallel over email.

If you are a member and are unable to attend, please fill out a Proxy form:
http://goo.gl/forms/VF7rE2Ku8e

Cheers

-- 
Michael Howden
CEO, Sahana Software Foundation
mi...@sa...
skype: michael.howden
+64 (21) 126-1360
+1 (213) 261-4250
twitter:@michaelhowden
www.sahanafoundation.org

Michael - thanks for your optimism and the time you've put in. The seeds
you've sown are beginning to sprout. Shame you cannot be around to take
care of them. Well you got two of your own that are a larger priority. All
the best - Nuwan
On Aug 19, 2015 9:17 PM, "Louiqa Raschid" <lo...@um...> wrote:

>
> Michael - Thanks for your service to SSF in the last year. 3 of these
> projects were launched over the last year and I think that all 4 are active
> Sahana deployments? Despite the somewhat gloomy financial outlook,
> I am impressed at our level of activity. A big THANK YOU to our long
> term volunteer supporters ... you know who you are :)  Louiqa
>
> We have seen this over the past year with the CAP-on-a-Map project,
>>> SahanaCamp Turkey and Los Angeles Community Resilience Mapping project and
>>> the new the new Washington State Common Operating Picture platform project
>>> which we are just starting work on.
>>>
>>
>
>

Michael - Thanks for your service to SSF in the last year. 3 of these 
projects were launched over the last year and I think that all 4 are 
active Sahana deployments? Despite the somewhat gloomy financial outlook,
I am impressed at our level of activity. A big THANK YOU to our long
term volunteer supporters ... you know who you are :)  Louiqa

>> We have seen this over the past year with the CAP-on-a-Map project, 
>> SahanaCamp Turkey and Los Angeles Community Resilience Mapping project 
>> and the new the new Washington State Common Operating Picture platform 
>> project which we are just starting work on.

Sahana Software Foundation prepares for Leadership Changes and
reorganisation


Chairman of Sahana Software Foundation, Martin Thomsen

On July 16th, 2014 Sahana Software Foundation announced that we effective
June 23rd, 2014, following the Annual Meeting 2014, reconstituted the Board
of Directors and appointed a new President with the decision to spark
further initiatives and take steps in the direction of developing Sahana
Software Foundation to live up to its mission. The Board of Directors were
ambitious, based upon previous engagements, and installed our new president
with the task to shape his work around a paid position, based upon what
donations and tasks that would emerge.

Little did we know about what the coming year 2014/2015 would bring, as we
on July 24th, 2014 announced the new initiative “Sahana: The Next
Generation”.

Using technology to support disaster management was 11 years ago relatively
new; at that time Sahana Disaster Management Software was incepted
following the great Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Since then, the
development of a wide variety of technological capabilities has emerged.
Companies such as AidIQ – which should be well-known to the majority of the
community, were established to help organisations and others to provide
intelligent business solutions to the development community, using Sahana
as the software platform to do this.

One of the first steps in this new initiative was for our Chief Executive
Officer, Michael Howden, to reach out to everyone in our community to
understand how we, the Foundation, could best do this. Only by engaging the
community can Sahana Software Foundation live up to its mission. The Sahana
initiative depends on all of our volunteers who constantly work to develop
and improve the Sahana codebase, as well as all those who are supporting
our diverse community of contributors in our shared mission to use
information management solution to help people affected by disasters.

Different initiatives were undertaken to bring the community together
behind a shared plan for how Sahana in the best way could best achieve our
mission.

Immediately following the annual meeting Michael Howden began the work to
establish the Sahana Community Strategic Planning process. One of the
priorities for the Sahana Software Foundation was to find out where the
community wants to take Sahana over the next years and support the
development of a strategic plan to guide us together on this journey.

A strategic plan was drafted to help us to communicate priority goals for
volunteers to choose to work on or, if so decided, to help us develop
funding proposals to get more resources.

Today, one year after announcing the new initiative, we are a lot wiser and
faced with the challenge that we have to reorganise the Sahana Software
Foundation once again. The future engagement and organisation of the
foundation will be the main target of the deliberations on the next SSF
Annual Meeting, scheduled for September 19th through 20th, 2015.

Since it at the moment seems to be unmanageable to fund a full-time
position as president of Sahana Software Foundation, we have to prepare to
transition towards a more voluntarily driven organisation again. This is
what the Board of Directors have decided and what Michael Howden is
preparing to lead at this moment. This also means that Michael Howden will
be stepping down as the President of Sahana Software Foundation following
the annual meeting. The Board of Directors are already working on an
immediate plan of action ready to be launched following the annual meeting.

Let me use this opportunity to thank our president and CEO, Michael Howden,
for the energy and devotion to the project as well as the cooperation with
the Board of Directors.

Sincerely,
Martin Thomsen
Chairman

On 19 August 2015 at 13:41, Michael Howden <mi...@sa...>
wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> After much consideration I have decided not to extend my term as President
> and CEO of the Sahana Software Foundation. A year ago I stepped into this
> role to help identify a plan forward for the Sahana community and to find
> the resources to help us get there. Although we did a great job developing
> our Strategic Plan together, finding funding to support it has been less
> successful.
>
> The donors and other disaster management actors I have spoken to see value
> in Sahana, but they want to direct funding through partners on the ground,
> rather to the Sahana Software Foundation. We have seen this over the past
> year with the CAP-on-a-Map project, SahanaCamp Turkey and Los Angeles
> Community Resilience Mapping project and the new the new Washington State
> Common Operating Picture platform project which we are just starting work
> on. Although this provides some funding, this does not currently enable our
> strategic goal and changes what is needed from our CEO.
>
> Over my transition I will instead work to create more opportunities for
> the community to lead their own initiatives to support Sahana. There are
> still a number of housekeeping duties which are crucial to the foundation,
> such as accounts and infrastructure, which I am working through with the
> board. In this regard Devin Balkind will be stepping in to support our
> ongoing projects.
> Please feel free to share any input you may have or let us know if you
> would like to be actively involved in planning the transition.
>
> We are currently planning our Annual General Meeting for to be held
> virtually over the weekend of 19-20 September where we can discuss and
> decide on the details of the the transition together. Invitations will
> later this week.
>
> It has been a huge privilege to serve as the CEO of the Sahana Software
> Foundation and I would like to thank all of you for your support over the
> last year.
>
> Regards
>
> Michael Howden
> CEO, Sahana Software Foundation
> mi...@sa...
> skype: michael.howden
> +64 (21) 126-1360
> +1 (213) 261-4250
> twitter:@michaelhowden
> www.sahanafoundation.org
>



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_______________________________________________________________
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suffering by giving emergency managers, disaster response professionals and
communities access to the information that they need to better prepare for
and respond to disaster through the development and promotion of free and
open source software and open standards.

Hello All,

After much consideration I have decided not to extend my term as President
and CEO of the Sahana Software Foundation. A year ago I stepped into this
role to help identify a plan forward for the Sahana community and to find
the resources to help us get there. Although we did a great job developing
our Strategic Plan together, finding funding to support it has been less
successful.

The donors and other disaster management actors I have spoken to see value
in Sahana, but they want to direct funding through partners on the ground,
rather to the Sahana Software Foundation. We have seen this over the past
year with the CAP-on-a-Map project, SahanaCamp Turkey and Los Angeles
Community Resilience Mapping project and the new the new Washington State
Common Operating Picture platform project which we are just starting work
on. Although this provides some funding, this does not currently enable our
strategic goal and changes what is needed from our CEO.

Over my transition I will instead work to create more opportunities for the
community to lead their own initiatives to support Sahana. There are still
a number of housekeeping duties which are crucial to the foundation, such
as accounts and infrastructure, which I am working through with the board.
In this regard Devin Balkind will be stepping in to support our ongoing
projects.
Please feel free to share any input you may have or let us know if you
would like to be actively involved in planning the transition.

We are currently planning our Annual General Meeting for to be held
virtually over the weekend of 19-20 September where we can discuss and
decide on the details of the the transition together. Invitations will
later this week.

It has been a huge privilege to serve as the CEO of the Sahana Software
Foundation and I would like to thank all of you for your support over the
last year.

Regards

Michael Howden
CEO, Sahana Software Foundation
mi...@sa...
skype: michael.howden
+64 (21) 126-1360
+1 (213) 261-4250
twitter:@michaelhowden
www.sahanafoundation.org

Hello All,

I am uncertain whether we introduced the "CAP on a Map project" to the
community. We've had some conversations on the Eden mailing list and also
Michael had introduced in the last Sahana March Update.

This blog introduces the project:
http://sahanafoundation.org/cap-on-a-map-kickoff/

We are maintaining all project tasks on Sunflower:
http://sunflower.sahanafoundation.org/eden/project/project/134

The project is based on the Sahana Eden Template: SAMBRO short for Sahana
Alerting and Messaging Broker:
http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/Deployments/SAMBRO ; a customizable
but generic solution for complementing multi-agency situatinal-awreness and
would take advantage of EDXL-CAP, EDXL-SITREP, EDXL-RM standards but not
limited to. The current phase of SAMBRO in this CAP on a Map project is
implementing EDXL-CAP and related policies and operational procedures in
the Maldives and the Philippines

Our next project meeting is in the Philippines:
http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/Event/2015/CAP_PH_PAGASA

We already completed the meeting in the Maldives:
http://sahanafoundation.org/cap-on-a-map-kickoff-maldives/

This project also serves as a kick-off to establishing a Sahana Centre of
Excellence @ the Asian Institute of Technology Geoinformatics Centre.

We will share more news on this new Sahana project in time to come.

Warm regards
Nuwan

   CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CPRsouth 2015 Young Scholar Awards




*THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF ICT GOVERNANCE AND PRACTICE – CONVERGENCE AND
BIG DATA *

Innovation Center for Big Data and Digital Convergence:

Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

*(26 – 28 August 2015)*



*2015 Young Scholars’ Seminar*

* (24 – 25 August 2015)*



*Deadline for applications: 19 March 2015*









*CPRsouth Conference (26 - 28 Augusr 2015) 2015 Young Scholars’ Seminar*



* (24 – 25 August 2015) *



*Deadline for applications: 19 March 2015 *
Following highly successful Afro-Asian conferences in Port Louis, Mauritius
(2012) and Mysore, India (2013), CPRafrica and CPRsouth formally merged
under the banner of CPRsouth in 2014.  This first joint conference was
hosted at Maropeng in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa. CPRsouth 2015
will be hosted at the Innovation Center for Big Data and Digital
Convergence at Yuan Ze University in Taipei, Taiwan.

30 Young Scholars from Africa and the Asia-Pacific region will be selected
to participate in a tutorial programme taught by recognised scholars and
practitioners from Africa and Asia. They will then attend CPRsouth
2015. *Tutorials
are scheduled to be held on the 24th and 25th of August 2015, prior to main
CPRsouth 2015 conference.*


*Who will qualify?*

·      Masters/PhD students in Economics, Public policy, Communications and
Journalism

·      Officers of government/regulatory agencies undertaking ICT policy
research, developing/ gathering   indicators (monitoring and evaluation)

·      Staff of private companies in the communication industries working
in regulatory affairs

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·      Researchers from think tanks, university research centres

·      Journalists covering communication public policy and regulation


*Seminar*

 The seminar will cover a number of topics of the two days such as:

·      policy analysis using supply-side or demand-side data;

·      ICT impact analysis;

·      convergence, net neutrality;

·      funding broadband network extension, open access networks, spectrum;

·      sector and competition regulation;

·      research to policy interventions;

·      Internet governance – privacy, surveillance, human rights online; and

·      introduction to big data, open data.

Previous tutorial presentations can be accessed at http://www.cprsouth.org


*Application deadline: 19 March 2015*


*Application guidelines*

Applications should reach in...@cp... by 19 March 2015, and must
contain the following:

1.    one-page curriculum vitae; and
2.    one-page write-up outlining why you wish to become an African or
Asia-Pacific based expert capable of contributing to ICT related policy and
regulatory reform in the region

Applicants’ write-ups and biographies should be in a single word document,
and named as follows:  CPRsouth2015_YoungScholar_ApplicantLastName.

Kindly note: Late applications and applications that do not conform to the
prescribed format above will automatically be disqualified.



*Review Criteria *
Applications will be reviewed according to the following criteria:

1.    content of application;

2.    evidence of interest in, and commitment to, policy-relevant research
for Africa or the Asia-Pacific region;

3.    quality of writing; and

4.    gender and country representation


The selection committee may contact your supervisor or mentor before making
the final selections.

* Candidates selected to participate in the tutorial programme must:*

 ·      provide a one-page research proposal upon acceptance onto the
tutorial programme

·      participate in all tutorial sessions

·      participate in the entire CPRsouth 2015 conference


*Funding*

Selected young scholars who are passport holders of, and travelling from,
low and middle income countries within the Asia Pacific and Africa (as
classified by the World Bank
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will be provided with:

·      lowest-cost economy airfare to conference destination (less USD 150
registration fee);

·      ground transfers between the conference venue and airport; and

·      twin sharing accommodation on bed and breakfast basis, 5 lunches and
1 dinner for the duration of the  conference and tutorials (24 – 28 August
2015). Not all meals are covered.

The registration fee for young scholars to attend the conference and
tutorials is USD 150, and airfares will be reimbursed less this
registration fee.  *Participants will be required to cover:*


·      transport to and from airports in their home countries;

·      visa fees (if any);

·      meals not provided; and

·      any other incidental costs

As the registration fee is so low and should be met personally even if
there is no institutional support for attendance of the course and
conference, only under exceptional circumstances of extreme financial
hardship will organisers consider a waiver of the conference registration
fee. Such waivers will be considered on a case-by-case basis and only where
a scholar would otherwise be prevented from attending the YS programme and
conference.

*Visas*

Letters of invitation will be provided for purposes of visa applications
after participant selections have been made. Participants are responsible
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Hi Chaitanya,

Welcome!

Sorry about the late response - have a look here on how to get started:
http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/Develop

And this mailing list is more active:
http://groups.google.com/group/sahana-eden

Cheers

Michael Howden
CEO, Sahana Software Foundation
mi...@sa...
skype: michael.howden
+64 (21) 126-1360
+1 (213) 261-4250
twitter:@michaelhowden
www.sahanafoundation.org

On 11/12/14 11:04 pm, chaitanya sai alaparthi wrote:
>   Hello,
>    I am Chaitanya Sai Alaparthi. I have been programming in python
> since a year,I have done small personal projects related to
> webscrapping,implementing bash terminal,.... now I am interested in
> contributing to open Source projects.So what I need to do now ??
> please some one help!
>
> Regards,
>   - Chaitanya Sai.
>
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Hello All,

Thanks to the great work of the Sahana director Nuwan Waidyanatha, we 
are partnering with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to extend 
the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) module for the government in the 
Maldives and the Philippines. This “CAP on a Map” project is funded by 
the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the 
Pacific (UNESCAP).

This project is now underway and AIT is seeking a software developer 
based in Bangkok, Thailand with experience developing web applications, 
Python and GIS. This position will work in close collaboration with 
Nuwan Waidyanatha and Fran Boon who are also supporting the project.

For more details on the requirements and how to apply please see:
http://www.hro.ait.ac.th/job/show/285
Applications close 30th January

Please share this with your networks and anyone else who may be interested.

Cheers

-- 
Michael Howden
CEO, Sahana Software Foundation
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> Michael - I am not sure if being on this list will attract
> more volunteers. But I think that these projects will give
> us some guidelines about having well documented projects at
> a range of levels. I am happy to contribute to such an effort.
> https://openhatch.org/wiki/Recommended_Projects
>

Last I checked, the Sahana profile on OpenHatch was ~empty.  Haven't had
time to do anything about it.  So we'd likely have to fill that in as a
prerequisite.

-- Pat

Michael - I am not sure if being on this list will attract
more volunteers. But I think that these projects will give
us some guidelines about having well documented projects at
a range of levels. I am happy to contribute to such an effort.
https://openhatch.org/wiki/Recommended_Projects

No assignments from top-down & no exlcusive locks on things.
If you want to work on something, go ahead.
If you wish to inform others then add a note to the ticket.

On 2 January 2015 at 11:42, Tharindu Kumara <zon...@gm...> wrote:
> Hi Pat,
>
> Thank you so much for the response.
>
> I searched and found some bugs that I would like to work on. And,i would
> like to know what steps do I need to follow to assign that bug to me so that
> i could start working on it .
>
> Thanks.
>
> On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 12:50 PM, Pat Tressel <ptr...@my...> wrote:
>>
>> Welcome, Tharindu!
>>
>>> I'm Tharindu Kumara from Sri Lanka.
>>>
>>> I'm really interested in helping out and contributing to Sahana Eden.
>>> I've always to contribute to the open source community and Sahana Eden seems
>>> like a brilliant place for me to start.
>>>
>>> I have just finished a course on Python and I am quick to learn anything
>>> that I need to.
>>
>>
>> Great!
>>
>>>
>>> I posses an excellent  programming skills in Java, C#, Php, JavaScript
>>> and also good at both SQL and noSQL databases.
>>>
>>> It would be very kind of you If you could guide me along
>>
>>
>> A good place to start would be to try the "add a new module" exercise in
>> the Eden book...
>> http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/Book
>> ...along with some modifications to that exercise, intended for
>> developers...
>> http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/DeveloperGuidelinesNewModule
>>
>>>
>>> and assign me a bug on which i could work and begin contributing tot  the
>>> open source community .
>>
>>
>> You can have your pick.  ;-)  Just at the moment, you'll be competing for
>> bugs with students participating in Google Code-In.  We're transitioning
>> from one bug tracking system to another (we'll be using Eden to manage
>> volunteers, projects, bugs) so there are two places to look for bugs:
>> http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/report/34
>> http://sunflower.sahanafoundation.org/eden/project/task
>>
>> -- Pat
>>
>>
>>
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