Mekong ICT camp RE_OPEN the call for application - deadline on 14 February

Dear friends,
Good news!!
As we still have some enough budget to expand an opportunity for other 20 friends who working on service and advocacy in NGOs, educational organisations, NGO resource
centres, community centres, health information organisations, Media agencies and Alternative media organizations to participate in this Mekong ICT camp. Therefore we would like to re-open the call for application: 20 participants. The dead line is 14 February, 2008. It would be appreciated that you could help us disseminating the "call for application" to your friends' network. below is the detail information; ------------------------------------- Call For applications: Mekong ICT camp: the “Capacity Development of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for Media and Non-profit organization practitioners” in the Mekong Sub-Region February 25th -29th, 2008 Thammasart University Learning resort, Pattaya, Chonburi province, Thailand Dear Friends, We, the Thai Fund Foundation(TFF), The Open Society Institute(OSI), Southeast Asian for e-Media (SEACeM), Friedrich Naumann Stiftung (FNS) and some other alliances, are pleased to inform you about the upcoming sub-regional ICT camp: the Capacity Development of ICT for Media and NGO practitioners in the Mekong sub-region to be held on February 25th – 29th , 2008 at Thammasart Learning resort, Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand. The focus of the ICT camp will be on four main topics: 1) information management, 2) E-advocacy, 3) computer network for social development 4) promotion of the use of open source software and also a widespread of ICT network in the Mekong Subregion as well. The event will last five days, emphasizing on providing a process where through participation, technical experts, local media and NGO workers can exchange their experiences so that mutual understanding and cooperation will be materialized and result in an effective use of the ICT. In this ICT camp, not only provide you working on technological process, but also having a touch of human network are included.
In this occasion, we are cordially opening to representing media and NGO workers in Mekong sub-region countries i.e. Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Vietnam and Thailand toapply for attending this ICT camp. Development work and gender balance must be also taken into account. Please see: www.ict.or.th/mekong-ict-camp for more details. The DEADLINE for sending the completed application: http://www.ict.or.th/q=mekong-ict-camp#application is 14 February, 2008. If you need additional information, please feel free to contact:Mr.Klaikong Vaidhyakarn, Mekong ICT Camp coordinatorThai Fund Foundation2044/23 New Petchaburi Road, Bangkapi,Huaykwang, Bangkok 10320 Thailand.Mobile. (66) 81310-4807Tel. (66) 2314-4112-3#508, (66) 2318-3959Fax. (66) 2718-1850, (66) 2314-4112-3#506E-mail. mekongict4d@ict.or.thwebsite. www.tff.or.th, www.thaingo.org, www.ict.or.th Look forward to welcoming you to the ICT camp: the Capacity Development of ICT for Media and Non-profit Organization practitioners in the Mekong Sub-Region!
-- Klaikong VaidhyakarnICT Team Leader
Thai Fund Foundation2044/23 New Petchaburi Road, Bangkapi,Huaykwang, Bangkok 10320 Thailand.Mobile. (66) 81310-4807Tel. (66) 2314-4112-3#508, (66) 2318-3959Fax. (66) 2718-1850, (66) 2314-4112-3#506E-mail. klaikong@thaingo.orgwebsite. www.tff.or.th, www.thaingo.org, www.ict.or.th_______________________________________________Mekongictcamp mailing listMekongictcamp@mekongict4d.orghttp://202.8.85.234/mailman/listinfo/mekongictcamp