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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Dear prospective
participant,</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Below are latest
update of the idlelo 5 conference. <br>
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<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><b>Conference
registration:</b></i><br>
<br>
For an
invitation letter for visa application, please contact idlelo 5
planning committee at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:idlelo5@fossfa.net">idlelo5@fossfa.net</a>. The online registration
is still ongoing. Although the early bird registration offer is no
more, you can still apply for support which may be granted on
condition that funds are available. For Idlelo 5 registration
please visit <a href="http://www.idlelo.net/node/18">here</a>.<br>
<br>
<i><b>Paper, workshop, session abstract
submission</b></i>:<br>
<br>
The review of submitted conference papers
is ongoing and feedback being<br>
communicated to the authors.
The review committee has graciously accepted to continue receiving<br>
late
submissions until 20th February, 2012 after which no more papers
will be
accepted.<br>
Presenters are encouraged to quickly work on their presentations
and<br>
submit by 20th February, 2011. For more information abstract
submission, please visit <a href="http://www.idlelo.net/node/8">here</a><br>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><i><b><br>
Conference
exhibition and sponsorship </b></i><br>
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Why wait while others
give their business a push? Give your business, your initiative
and your company an edge. Meet with prospective customers,
international bloggers and pace-setters in marketing. This is an
opportunity you should not miss. Grab it!, Get more information on
how to exhibit <a href="http://www.idlelo.net/node/20">here.</a> <font
color="#333399"></font></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b><i>Competition and
Awards </i><br>
</b></p>
<ul>
<li>Are you a software developer with an innovative product to
impact the lives of Africans? Then the Guido Sohne Fellowship
Award is what you have to aim at. For more information on this
award, please visit <a href="http://www.idlelo.net/node/3">here</a>
<br>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Are you a writer or journalist with an extraordinary article
or story based on FOSS or FOSS related issues then you may like
to look at this award. Please read more about the <a
href="http://www.idlelo.net/node/13">AFRICA FOSS Reporter
Award</a>.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>As part of FOSSFA's mandate to promote FOSS, active FOSS
communities have been identified as an important component to
achieving capacity building and awareness. Hence, for the first
time FOSSFA will recognized the most active FOSS community on
the continent with the FOSS Community Award. Read more <a
href="http://www.idlelo.net/node/14">here</a>. <br>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Do you want to showcase your award-winning FOSS solution and
business model to a continental audience of tech-experts and
potential customers in March 2012? Read more information about
this award <a href="http://www.idlelo.net/node/15">here</a>. </li>
</ul>
<p><i><b><br>
Conference Programme</b></i></p>
<ul>
<li>An initial draft programme is out. It can be found <a
href="http://www.idlelo.net/node/17">here</a>.<br>
</li>
</ul>
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Best regards,
Fred. Yeboah
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The Open Source Group,
Advanced Information Technology Institute (AITI),
(Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT)
Private Mail Bag, State House,
Accra - Ghana.
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