#327 Funding request for Jose carlos Garcia
Closed: Fixed None Opened 11 years ago by chepecarlos.

Please set the "Component" below to the correct event for your request.

Tell us the following:

  • What do you need covered? (Please estimate the costs in USD: hotel $X, travel $Y)

$ 1,400.00 for the trip from El Salvador to Venezuela and back to El Salvador
$ 400 for the hotel, but I accept suggestions for minor expenses, and since I never visited the country of Venezuela and will be a nice experience if allowed.

  • If we cannot provide a full subsidy, will a partial subsidy be helpful? (Yes/No?)

No

  • If Yes, specify the minimum amount you need covered to facilitate your attendance.

  • What will you accomplish by being at FUDCon? (Please be as specific as possible, since this is the most important factor in granting requests.)

  • I would like to learn how to package that and designed some theme to gnome shell.

  • I am interested in improving Fedora splint of both electronic and robotics, because in the laboratory and tried using it simple bug's had, I would like to share my university.
  • Be able to improve the software and ICARO piklab since fedora is into account only available, but not very updates.
  • Show some Open Hardware project, E-textile, Hand Robot Arm and wireless connected to the Web with Hardware and Free Software, 3D glasses with Hardware and Free Software, Projector Touch with Hardware and Free Software

  • If you are requesting airfare, include complete flight information such as flight numbers, desired departure and arrival airports, and times. Also let us know if you have specific time restrictions.

Outbound: San Salvador - Caracas Monday, August 20, 2012
15:01 San Salvador (SAL) Taca Intl Airlines (TA291)
00:16 Caracas (CCS) the next day Avianca (AV66)

Return: Caracas - San Salvador Sunday, August 26, 2012
18:37 Caracas (CCS) Avianca (AV81)
07:43 San Salvador (SAL) the next day Taca Intl Airlines (TA290)

  • Do you need a visa or other official processing before you can attend FUDCon? If so, approximately how long does that processing take?

Yes, I need to get a visa to travel to the country Venezuela, with an estimated time of 2 weeks to make paperwork at the embassy.

  • Include any additional, relevant information.

I am in charge of the Group GNU / Linux from my university with a friend who is also Hector mendez applying to go to FUDCon. In the classes we univeristy FLOSS Weekly students and teachers, conferences, the next week we organized an event "Fedora 17 Release Party" and in my spare time doing electronic projects with Arduino
And we've gone to many universities to promote open hardware and free software.
These are some of the events we do in this case with fedora 17 and Arduino, we organize free training to young people interested in this field, leave the link of the blog where we manage with Jose Carlos and other members over the software community, the events that have been made.
http://wp.me/pzNJg-2CA


Plan B for transport: Bus from San Salvador to Panama. Flight from Panamá to Caracas. Ride from Caracas to Valencia. New Cost: USD 830

I am cleaning up the track. if necessary please reopen.

Best Regards!

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