09:56:00 <mchua_> #startmeeting
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09:56:36 * mchua_ looks at http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE_APAC_Planning#Current_action_items
09:56:45 <mchua_> http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE_Pledge has been written
09:56:47 <harish> alan has posted some info in an earlier email. the housing will be at another location
09:56:51 * mchua_ nods
09:57:06 <mchua_> and you had a question about whether we're going to be busing people back and forth, so that's an open action item, methinks
09:57:19 <mchua_> #action aho to figure out transportation between UniSIM and NYP
09:57:28 <harish> i am sure he is looking at the transportation details as UniSIM is off the MRT lines. (www.smrt.com.sg)
09:57:31 * mchua_ nods.
09:57:46 <harish> unisim (www.unisim.edu.sg), nyp (www.nyp.edu.sg).
09:58:03 <mchua_> The first POSSE's budget is public at http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE_2009_Planning#Budget, so hopefully this POSSE's budget will also be soon
09:58:11 <mchua_> #link www.unisim.edu.sg
09:58:16 <mchua_> #link www.nyp.edu.sg
09:58:21 * harish ok
09:58:23 <mchua_> mmm, rapid notetaking!
09:58:43 <mchua_> and we have a curriculum up at http://teachingopensource.org/index.php/POSSE_APAC#Topic_Schedule and now need instructors.
09:59:06 <harish> i have not sent out the call for teachers - as it were - to the folks i know locally.  this is work to be done by me.
09:59:22 <mchua_> #action harish to send out call for teachers to local folks
09:59:47 <mchua_> harish: do you need anything other than the curriculum I posted / emails I sent to the list to make that easier?
10:00:46 <harish> i think it should be sufficient right now.  once i have the folks agreeable, then we can fill it out further.
10:01:07 * mchua_ just got an email from Greg Hosler, an @RH sw developer & Fedora package maintainer, who's interested in helping but probably out of town for GSS that week
10:01:36 <mchua_> I'll forward you that email and ask him if I can send to list, but he might be able to help find instructors
10:01:56 <mchua_> Ok. From my side, the things I need are... *rummage rummage list*
10:02:20 <mchua_> #action aho to give mchua the okay on purchasing 1 plane ticket before they get any more expensive
10:02:30 <mchua_> (and then we can figure out gdk's travel later, separately)
10:02:42 <mchua_> #action jee to post communications/marketing/PR plan to POSSE APAC wiki
10:03:29 <mchua_> #action aho to open registration and post URL to POSSE APAC wiki page, mailing list
10:03:40 <harish> i am crafting the email to 6 people right now.
10:04:03 <mchua_> harish: all 3 are critical blockers that I don't know the status of
10:04:06 <mchua_> harish: thanks!
10:07:29 <harish> just sent out the emails
10:07:59 <mchua_> yay!
10:08:29 * mchua_ is super-glad harish is around
10:08:48 <harish> to 6 people - 2 from NUS, 1 from ISS, 1 from NYP, 1 from a private school.
10:08:58 <harish> and 1 from
10:09:22 <harish> and 1 from the national library board  - their cio.
10:09:37 <mchua_> Wow. You are amazing.
10:10:01 * mchua_ thinks it would be *so* cool to have someone from the national library board come
10:10:35 <harish> the nlb cio is very well clued in and if he can make it, it will be an asset.
10:10:42 <harish> i will forward you the mail I sent out.
10:11:13 <mchua_> harish: can you forward it to the posse-apac list (minus names/email addresses if needed)?
10:12:49 <harish> i will do so.
10:12:54 <mchua_> thanks.
10:13:54 <mchua_> harish: can you think of any ways we might be able to move POSSE planning along faster? I'm willing to wake up early for 2 meetings a week, or a work sprint, if needed
10:14:22 <mchua_> (not that everyone isn't already hustling, but I'm somewhat concerned that it's 1 month and 4 days away and we don't have registration open or a budget or comms plan posted on the wiki)
10:14:22 <harish> sure. i am technically on pto but i will be able to do this anyway.
10:14:57 <mchua_> harish: nonono, you should take pto!
10:16:00 <harish> this is important enough and then again, i have nothing else to do on pto - my sons are in school as is the wife:-).
10:16:44 <mchua_> harish: that's probably a question I should be asking aho and jee anyhow, since I don't know what else is on their plate/schedule right now and some of the current blockers can only be cleared by them
10:17:08 <mchua_> harish: aah, but then I feel bad about taking you away from what's supposed to be your resting time. :P
10:17:10 <harish> ping them via email as well.
10:17:52 <mchua_> harish: if you have the time + want to do it during PTO, I do appreciate it - but *totally* not needed.
10:18:02 <mchua_> harish: Yep, will do that too.
10:18:47 <mchua_> harish: I was just thinking maybe it's been a busy week in Singapore or such and that's why we haven't heard as much; I know y'all have a million other things to do as well.
10:20:40 <mchua_> harish: that's all I had; the 3 blockers I'm waiting on are plane budget OK and registration going up (from Alan) and a comms plan (from Jasmine), if you're looking for instructors I'm going to be getting curriculum infrastructure up this week with Fedora Infra (sandbox bugzilla instance, etc)
10:20:52 <mchua_> #action mchua get curriculum infrastructure up (sandbox bugzilla, etc)
10:20:57 <harish> yes, tonnes of stuff. there is a partner summit, jim's visit to coincide with that etc etc etc.
10:21:21 * mchua_ nods - always a million things to do @RH...
10:21:45 <mchua_> harish: do you folks need anything from me?
10:21:49 <harish> and i will be in jakarta next week (tues/wed) running a sales boot camp, the week after in bangkok (meeting with telco cios etc), then sales boot camp in sg, etc etc etc etc.
10:22:08 <harish> just keep the foot on the gas pedal!
10:22:20 <harish> we will collectively steer it!
10:22:36 <mchua_> harish: wow. yeah, next week is CommArch retreat for me, but that if anything means I'll be pushing on this more so I can update the rest of the team before the week's end, likely
10:22:41 <mchua_> harish: will do :D
10:22:52 <mchua_> harish: thanks so much for hopping into the channel on short notice!
10:22:56 <harish> ah, yes, that is what i will be missing out as well :-).
10:23:04 <mchua_> harish: we'll take notes ;)
10:23:20 <harish> both the pros and cons of being on an extended family
10:23:52 <mchua_> harish: I've got to hit the road to Notre Dame - good to go for this week?
10:23:56 * mchua_ will send out notes, reminderpings
10:24:10 <harish> yes, drive safe!
10:24:15 * mchua_ salutes
10:24:16 <mchua_> yessir!
10:24:18 <mchua_> thanks again, harish!
10:24:20 <mchua_> #endmeeting