[Speakers] Last minute request for 3/5 meeting

[Stephen Okay]

Hi Steve.

Steve Okay here. We've met and talked before during your 
visits/presentation to BayLISA.

Sorry about the late date of this request, but I was wondering if I 
could get a few minutes in the program tommorrow to put out a call for
volunteers for a project I'm involved with.

I've spent the last 2 months partially in the US, partially in Laos 
working for the Jhai Foundation on their RemoteIT Project, AKA "The 
Pedal-Powered Internet".
A few background links:
http://jhai.org/jhai_remoteIT.html
http://jhai.org/jhai_remote_launch_faq.htm
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/02/14/MN183059.DTL

We made some good progress on our last trip to Laos including an 
end-to-end test on site proving that the network design is valid and
workable using Linux-based laptops and 802.11 networking equipment.
Unfortunately, we ran into some problems and were not able to
completely pull it off, but know the problems can be conquered by the
Linux Community in the Bay Area.

If you can squeeze me in, I'd like about 10 minutes to briefly
pitch our Call For Volunteers to the attendees at the meeting,
beginning or end, whatever you have time for.

We need experts with Bootloader, Kernel driver, Distribution Development 
and VOIP/Linux Telephony experience.

This is a very cool project for some really wonderful people and is the 
sort of thing that only Linux and Open Source can accomplish because of 
the sustainability requirements.

Thanks for your time,

----Steve