<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Thanks Wise for the update. Last year we had less than two months to prepare and I think beginning now will be the best. We also have enough to put put down our sponsor list and approach them well in time.This will ensure that while we make our own contributions we have Key Sponsors to make this year's events successful. We also can advertise at a more relaxed pace as well. </div>Allow me to suggest that we go to our planning documents last year and start reusing them. Key things we need to do <ol><li>Confirm venues</li><li>Build up a list of delegates to present </li><li>Determine the number of participants we needs</li> <li>Put up a budget</li><li>Draw up detailed plans for the event</li><ul><li>Programme of the Day</li><li>Sponsorship/Fund Raising Plan</li><li>Marketing and Advertising Plan</li><li>Logistics (Catering, Equipment etc)</li> <li>Comunication Plan with our stakeholders </li></ul></ol>If we start adding flesh to these points and we have bi-monthly updates by end of May we will be set to launch our plans. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 9:09 PM, Wiseman Taurai Taurwi Nyambuya <<a href="mailto:wise.nyambuya@gmail.com" target="_blank">wise.nyambuya@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hie guys! I hope this email will find all of you well.Please note that the Software Freedom day is about to come near and on behalf of the Bulawayo team of Software Freedom Day ,i would like you to respond to this email accordingly I am kindly asking for your donations and anything you may have to make the day a success for both Bulawayo and Harare.We can Team Work and Contribute money at least if we raise about us$400 for making the day a success.Nust hosted us very well last year and it took care of all expenses.Most Definite this time we must try our best guys and help ourselves by pulling up our socks. If each individual is willing to help, i will kindly appreciate.At least if we donate from US$5.00 ,we can have a start. Guys think about this if we are really willing to push open Source in Zimbabwe.Personally as Bulawayo Team Leader i will put US$50.Harare Team, "Solomon Kembo" ,Please give us an update for the Harare Team.Preparations have begun,lets work together.This time around there will be a huge number of people. -- Kind regards Wiseman T T Nyambuya </blockquote></div> -- Kind regards Coley Zephenia "But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day." Deutronomy 8:18 Cell : + 27 83 549 5074 Email : <a href="mailto:coley.zephenia@gmail.com" target="_blank">coley.zephenia@gmail.com</a> </div>