FOSSFA: Call for Membership

[Frederick Yeboah]

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Dear Prospective Member,

We value your membership in FOSSFA, and we would like to alert you to exciting news about Benefits and Services available to you when you renew  or apply for new membership online. 

What is FOSSFA?
FOSSFA is the premier African FOSS organisation, and was founded under the auspices of the Bamako Bureau of the African Information Society Initiative within the mandate given by African Governments in 1995 to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The Vision of FOSSFA is to promote the use of FOSS and the FOSS model in African development, and the organization supports the integration of FOSS in national policies. FOSSFA also coordinates, promotes, and adds value to African FOSS initiatives, creativity, industry, expertise, efforts and activities at all levels. FOSSFA partners with development organizations who share these goals towards a participatory and gender-main streamed sustainable development and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa. FOSSFA is governed by a Council elected during IDLELO, from which the Executive is chosen. FOSSFA members may be individuals, organizations, development agencies or government FOSS bureaus. For more   information on FOSSFA, visit  http://www.fossfa.net/ 

Our vision
The vision of FOSSFA is to promote the use of FOSS and the FOSS model in African development.

Why you should be a FOSSFA member?
The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA) membership provides a number of benefits including: 
Be one of the leaders and champions advocating FOSS for African development 
Become a successful activist through principled leadership and high ethical standards demonstrated through openness, respect and etiquette 
Email Forwarding Address providing members with a free fossfa.net email address. 
Registration discounts to participate in the FOSSFA Conferences - eg. Idlelo Conference 
Invitation to participate/speak at conferences on FOSS Related Issues 
Access to a wide network of FOSS advocates and FOSS experts 
FOSSFA Mentoring to foster mentoring relationships between FOSSFA members and FOSS Clubs. 
Opportunities for mentoring with International FOSSFA partners 
Volunteering opportunities that build leadership skills and networking opportunities 
Priority access to FOSS Jobs and Careers 
FOSSFA support in job and business recommendations 
Priority in FOSSFA Training and Activity funding 
Subscriptions to FOSSFA Newsletter and Publications 
Email Alerts for any FOSSFA journal, magazine, conference proceeding or FOSSFAR newsletter. 
FOSSFA Multiple-Year Renewal (up to 5 years) option offering flexibility and convenience. 
Publication of membership list information on website to serve as a platform for matching FOSS consultants with clients. 
Inclusion in FOSSFA membership directory and competences 

The Selection Process
Each year the FOSSFA  Executive Committee will determine the number of openings the Consortium has available to offer to new members. Applications must be submitted for review by December 15th, 2009.Each application will be evaluated based on the criteria set forth in the FOSSFA constitution.Applicants will be notified of their membership status by second week in January 2010.

Contact Information
For additional information, please contact the IFOSSFA via email to secretariat at fossfa.net 

Application
To apply, please visit http://www.fossfa.net/node/79
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Best regards
Fred Yeboah
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