[fudcon-planning] #140: Funding request for Valentín Basel

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#140: Funding request for Valentín Basel
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 Reporter:  valentinbasel     |       Owner:     
     Type:  Funding request   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:     
Component:  FUDCon APAC 2011  |    Keywords:     
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 - The cost of flight plus hotel would be around USD 1100 (travel) and USD
 160 (hotel). A partial subsidy would help, USD 600 being the minimum
 amount of money that would help me attend.

 - As Fedora Ambassador my field of work here in Argentina is oriented to
 the development of educational technology for children, specifically in
 the area of free software educational robotics. I'm currently working with
 Sugar Labs/OLPC (One Laptop Per Child), developing a low cost hardware to
 use on XO Netbooks. I'm also part of a Latin American Robotics Network
 with a software called "ICARO" of which I am the main developer [http
 ://sistema-icaro.blogspot.com].
 I'm a Fedora Packager, handling the maintenance of the ICARO RPM Packages
 [http://rpmdev.proyectofedora.org/wiki/icaro].
 I'm interested in getting to know people who are working on the same field
 as I am (children robotics under Fedora OS) with whom I'm in touch only
 though web forums and e-mails.

 - I'd like to take to the conferences some of the ICARO PCBs (Printed
 Circuit Boards) to give to some of the people working on the same field in
 Panamá and Venezuela.

 - My work schedule is flexible, so I can manage to get free time in order
 to attend the conferences. I could depart from Córdoba International
 Airport on May 25 at 4:16 AM, flight number 464, and return on May 29 from
 Tocumen Airport in Panamá City at 6:42 PM, flight number 463. Both on Copa
 Airlines (times and flight numbers yet to be confirmed).

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