<incom> APC CHRIS NICOL FOSS PRIZE IN 2007

[Fouad Riaz Bajwa]

Hi Liza,
You may write to the Awards Team member at APC at fossprize at apc.org and
discuss possibilities for making a contribution. More contributions would
mean more selections. Thank you for your interest and contribution to the
FOSS Movement.

Regards
-----------------------
Fouad Riaz Bajwa
General Secretary - FOSS Advocate
FOSSFP: Free & Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan ® Secretariat
Office of the General Secretary
E-Mail: bajwa at fossfp.org
URL: www.fossfp.org ; www.ubuntu-pk.org
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From: mclauglm at muohio.edu [mailto:mclauglm at muohio.edu] 
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 6:16 AM
To: bajwa at fossfp.org; incom-l at incommunicado.info
Subject: Re: <incom> APC CHRIS NICOL FOSS PRIZE IN 2007

Is there a need or desire for contributions toward funding for this prize
in honor of Chris? If so, how might one make a contribution? Chris was
such a fine, dedicated person, and perhaps several of us would be happy to
honor him by contributing to this FOSS prize.

Warm regards,


Lisa


> =============================================================ANNOUNCING
> THE APC CHRIS NICOL FOSS PRIZE IN 2007
>
> Making it easy to use free and open source software
>
> =============================================================The APC Chris
> Nicol FOSS Prize recognises initiatives that are making it
> easy for people to start using free and open source software (FOSS). The
> prize will be awarded to a person or group doing extraordinary work to
> make
> FOSS accessible to ordinary computer users.
>
> The APC FOSS Prize has been established to honor Chris Nicol, a long time
> FOSS advocate and activist who for many years worked with APC.
>
> We are looking for initiatives that:
> * improve the accessibility to, knowledge of and/or usability of FOSS
> * are user-oriented
> * are documented so that others can learn from and replicate the model
> * have demonstrable impact and have increased the number of people using
> FOSS on a day-to-day basis
>
> THE PRIZE IS OPEN TO: Any person or group anywhere in the world who
> supports
> or promotes user-oriented free and open source software. The application
> form must be completed in either English or Spanish however there are no
> language restrictions regarding the language of the project. Small-scale
> activities are encouraged to apply.
>
> THE PRIZE: US$ 4,000.00 may be shared by up to two initiatives at the
> jury's
> discretion.
>
> DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: March 30 2007
>
> MORE ABOUT THE APC CHRIS NICOL FOSS PRIZE:
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> http://www.apc.org/espanol/chrisnicol or write to fossprize at apc.org
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