[gu-l] (06/18/02) Grant application to Tinker Foundation for Amazon
Project
Tak Utsumi
utsumi@columbia.edu
Tue, 18 Jun 2002 17:12:27 -0400
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<<June 18, 2002>>
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Renate Rennie <rrennie@tinker.org>
Alexandre Almir Ferreira Rivas, Ph.D. <alex_mau@argo.com.br>
Dr. Pablo Pulido <pablopulido1@compuserve.com>
Mr. Sekigawa <sekigawa@netium.com.br>
Dear Renate:
(1) I thank you again for your time when I visited you several weeks ago.
I greatly appreciated your encouragement for us to submit our grant
application to your Tinker Foundation (deadline September 1st) for our
planned workshop to be held in Manaus, Amazon, Brazil early next year.
Pls retrieve Draft #1 of our full proposal on the =B3International Workshop
for The Community Development with E-Learning and E-Healthcare in Amazon,
Brazil=B2 at
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/Tinker%20Foundatio=
n
/Application%20Form/Tinker_Proposal_Web/Application_to_Tinker.html
> At our last mtg, I gave you a copy of our grant application submitted to =
(and
> declined by) the InfoDev of the World Bank. The above is essentially sam=
e,
> but was re-written according to the guideline indicated at your web site.
>=20
(2) Pls also visit =B3Application for Grass Root Fund (Draft #6) for the
Manaus Community Development Network (May 13, 2002)=B2 at
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/Grass_Root_Fund/Ap=
p
lication_Form/MCDN-GR-Draft-6.htm
We already submitted this application to the Japan Consulate in Manaus.
This project is to provide broadband Internet to K-12 schools in underserve=
d
areas in the City of Manaus free of charge.
(3) Incidentally, the aforementioned workshop in Manaus next year is to
configure the deployments of CampusNet which is to interconnect 6 federal
universities in Amazon region via broadband digital satellite network, and
also of the Community Development Networks (CDNs) in the cities of the main
campuses of the CampusNet affiliated universities.
We will construct a comprehensive document about the deployment which will
then be submitted to the Japanese government=B9s ODA fund in late next year.
> BTW, according to today=B9s Japanese newspaper, Mr. Koizumi, the Prime Mini=
ster
> of Japan, will pledge US$2 billion (5 years) for funding K-12 education i=
n
> developing countries at the G8 Summit in Canada on June 26th.
(4) The guideline suggests that we should contact you for your advices prio=
r
to our submission.
At our last mtg, you also told me of your willingness to introduce our
project to other possible funding sources which may be interested in global
e-learning and e-healthcare.
I would then be delighted if I could visit you again to hear of your advice=
s
how to improve our application.
Dear Alex:
(5) Pls visit the URL of our grant application to Tinker, and let me know
any revisions to be made.
Dear Pablo:
(6) I greatly appreciated your support letter to Dr. James D. Wolfensohn,
the President of the World bank for our InfoDev application.
I took the liberty of including your letter to him and his reply in APPENDI=
X
XI of our application to Tinker Foundation.
I would be very happy if you can kindly support our application to Tinker
Foundation, also.
Dear Mr. Sekigawa:
(7) When I visited the Consulate General at your office in the summer of
1996 and in August of 1998, he requested me to keep him informed on our
progress.
Pls convey him my best personal regards. Thanks in advance.
Best, Tak
List of Distribution
Renate Rennie
President
The Tinker Foundation Inc.
55 East 59th Street
New York. NY 10022
2I2-421-6858
Fax: (2I2) 223-3326
rrennie@tinker.org
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/tinker
Alexandre Almir Ferreira Rivas, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Director of the Center for Environmental Sciences
Director Centro de Ciencias do Ambiente e Professor da Economia
University of Amazonas - Brazil
Centro de Ci=3DEAncias do Ambiente
Av. General Rodrigo Otavio Jordao Ramos 3000
Bairro do Coroado - Campus Universitario
C.P. 4208, Manaus, AM 69053-140
BRAZIL
Tel/Fax.: +55 92 647.4066 or +55-92-644-2384
Cel: +55-92-9988.9121 (from 7:30am to 7:00pm, Monday to Friday)
alex_mau@argo.com.br
http://www.argo.com.br/~alex_mau/alex.htm
http://lab-tiama.pop-am.rnp.br/cca/workshop/English/wksp_E.htm
http://ab-tiama.pop-am.rnp.br/cca/workshop --
The international workshop home page on Technology and Distance
Education for Sustainable Development of the Amazonia
http://www.fua.br/~cna/ -- CampusNet
http://www.fua.br/campusnet-am/index.htm -- CampusNet
Dr. Pablo Pulido
Executive Director
PanAmerican Federation of Associations of Medical Schools
Apartado de Correos 60411
Caracus 1060-A
VENEZUELA
+58-2-945-0857
Fax: +58-2-945-4275
pablopulido1@compuserve.com
or
President
Fundacion Universidad Metropolitana
Autopista Petare - Guarenas
La Urbina, Apdo
70450 Caracas
Venezuela
Tel: (0212) 242-4320 / 242-3087
Fax: (0212) 242-5148
http://www.unimet.edu.ve
or
Sede de la Direccion Ejecutiva
Caracas, VENEZUELA
Calle el Torreon, Quinta FEPAFEM
Urb. Sorocaima, La Trinidad
+58-2-93-0875 / 943-2840 / 93-0857
Fax: +58-2-943-285-40
73000.1447@compuserve.com
http://www.fepafem.org.ve
Mr. Sekigawa
Consulate-General of Japan,
Rua Fortaleza, 416-Bairro Adrianopolis,
CEP: 69057-080, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
(Caixa Postal 4188)
Tel:(55-92)232-2000
Fax:(55-92)232-6073
sekigawa@netium.com.br
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* Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman, GLOSAS/USA *
* (GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A.) *
* Laureate of Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance Education *
* Founder of CAADE *
* (Consortium for Affordable and Accessible Distance Education) *
* President Emeritus and V.P. for Technology and Coordination of *
* Global University System (GUS) *
* 43-23 Colden Street, Flushing, NY 11355-3998, U.S.A. *
* Tel: 718-939-0928; Fax: 718-939-0656 (day time only--prefer email) *
* Email: utsumi@columbia.edu; Tax Exempt ID: 11-2999676 *
* http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/ *
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<FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><<June 18, 2002>><BR>
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8221; in our<BR>
home page at <http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/>.<BR>
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;Date,” for<BR>
example. The most recent archives are the bottom line.<BR>
<BR>
Renate Rennie <rrennie@tinker.org><BR>
<BR>
Alexandre Almir Ferreira Rivas, Ph.D. <alex_mau@argo.com.br><BR>
<BR>
Dr. Pablo Pulido <pablopulido1@compuserve.com><BR>
<BR>
Mr. Sekigawa <sekigawa@netium.com.br><BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<B><U>Dear Renate:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(1) I thank you again for your time when I visited you several weeks ago.<B=
R>
<BR>
I greatly appreciated your encouragement for us to submit our grant applica=
tion to your Tinker Foundation (deadline September 1st) for our planned work=
shop to be held in Manaus, Amazon, Brazil early next year.<BR>
<BR>
Pls retrieve Draft #1 of our full proposal on the “International Work=
shop for The Community Development with E-Learning and E-Healthcare in Amazo=
n, Brazil” at<BR>
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/Tinker%20Foundatio=
n/Application%20Form/Tinker_Proposal_Web/Application_to_Tinker.html<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">At our last mtg, I gave you a copy =
of our grant application submitted to (and declined by) the InfoDev of the W=
orld Bank. The above is essentially same, but was re-written according=
to the guideline indicated at your web site.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">(2) Pls also visit “Applicat=
ion for Grass Root Fund (Draft #6) for the Manaus Community Development Netw=
ork (May 13, 2002)” at<BR>
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/Grass_Root_Fund/Ap=
plication_Form/MCDN-GR-Draft-6.htm<BR>
<BR>
We already submitted this application to the Japan Consulate in Manaus. &nb=
sp;This project is to provide broadband Internet to K-12 schools in underser=
ved areas in the City of Manaus free of charge.<BR>
<BR>
(3) Incidentally, the aforementioned workshop in Manaus next year is to con=
figure the deployments of CampusNet which is to interconnect 6 federal unive=
rsities in Amazon region via broadband digital satellite network, and also o=
f the Community Development Networks (CDNs) in the cities of the main campus=
es of the CampusNet affiliated universities.<BR>
<BR>
We will construct a comprehensive document about the deployment which will =
then be submitted to the Japanese government’s ODA fund in late next y=
ear.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana">BTW, according to today’s Jap=
anese newspaper, Mr. Koizumi, the Prime Minister of Japan, will pledge US$2 =
billion (5 years) for funding K-12 education in developing countries at the =
G8 Summit in Canada on June 26th.<BR>
</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><BR>
(4) The guideline suggests that we should contact you for your advices prio=
r to our submission.<BR>
<BR>
At our last mtg, you also told me of your willingness to introduce our proj=
ect to other possible funding sources which may be interested in global e-le=
arning and e-healthcare.<BR>
<BR>
I would then be delighted if I could visit you again to hear of your advice=
s how to improve our application.<BR>
<BR>
<B><U>Dear Alex:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(5) Pls visit the URL of our grant application to Tinker, and let me know a=
ny revisions to be made.<BR>
<BR>
<B><U>Dear Pablo:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(6) I greatly appreciated your support letter to Dr. James D. Wolfensohn, t=
he President of the World bank for our InfoDev application.<BR>
<BR>
I took the liberty of including your letter to him and his reply in APPENDI=
X XI of our application to Tinker Foundation.<BR>
<BR>
I would be very happy if you can kindly support our application to Tinker F=
oundation, also.<BR>
<BR>
<B><U>Dear Mr. Sekigawa:<BR>
</U></B><BR>
(7) When I visited the Consulate General at your office in the summer of 19=
96 and in August of 1998, he requested me to keep him informed on our progre=
ss.<BR>
<BR>
Pls convey him my best personal regards. Thanks in advance.<BR>
<BR>
Best, Tak<BR>
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<P ALIGN=3DCENTER>
<FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><B><U>List of Distribution
</U></B></FONT>
<P>
<FONT FACE=3D"Verdana"><BR>
Renate Rennie<BR>
President<BR>
The Tinker Foundation Inc.<BR>
55 East 59th Street<BR>
New York. NY 10022<BR>
2I2-421-6858<BR>
Fax: (2I2) 223-3326<BR>
rrennie@tinker.org<BR>
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/tinker<BR>
<BR>
Alexandre Almir Ferreira Rivas, Ph.D.<BR>
Adjunct Professor<BR>
Director of the Center for Environmental Sciences<BR>
Director Centro de Ciencias do Ambiente e Professor da Economia<BR>
University of Amazonas - Brazil<BR>
Centro de Ci=3DEAncias do Ambiente<BR>
Av. General Rodrigo Otavio Jordao Ramos 3000<BR>
Bairro do Coroado - Campus Universitario<BR>
C.P. 4208, Manaus, AM 69053-140<BR>
BRAZIL<BR>
Tel/Fax.: +55 92 647.4066 or +55-92-644-2384<BR>
Cel: +55-92-9988.9121 (from 7:30am to 7:00pm, Monday to Friday)<BR>
alex_mau@argo.com.br<BR>
http://www.argo.com.br/~alex_mau/alex.htm<BR>
http://lab-tiama.pop-am.rnp.br/cca/workshop/English/wksp_E.htm<BR>
http://ab-tiama.pop-am.rnp.br/cca/workshop --<BR>
The international workshop home page on Technology =
and Distance Education for Sustainable Development of the Amazonia<BR>
http://www.fua.br/~cna/ -- CampusNet<BR>
http://www.fua.br/campusnet-am/index.htm -- CampusNet<BR>
<BR>
Dr. Pablo Pulido<BR>
Executive Director<BR>
PanAmerican Federation of Associations of Medical Schools<BR>
Apartado de Correos 60411<BR>
Caracus 1060-A<BR>
VENEZUELA<BR>
+58-2-945-0857<BR>
Fax: +58-2-945-4275<BR>
pablopulido1@compuserve.com<BR>
or<BR>
President<BR>
Fundacion Universidad Metropolitana<BR>
Autopista Petare - Guarenas<BR>
La Urbina, Apdo<BR>
70450 Caracas<BR>
Venezuela<BR>
Tel: (0212) 242-4320 / 242-3087<BR>
Fax: (0212) 242-5148<BR>
http://www.unimet.edu.ve<BR>
or<BR>
Sede de la Direccion Ejecutiva<BR>
Caracas, VENEZUELA<BR>
Calle el Torreon, Quinta FEPAFEM<BR>
Urb. Sorocaima, La Trinidad<BR>
+58-2-93-0875 / 943-2840 / 93-0857<BR>
Fax: +58-2-943-285-40<BR>
73000.1447@compuserve.com<BR>
http://www.fepafem.org.ve<BR>
<BR>
Mr. Sekigawa<BR>
Consulate-General of Japan,<BR>
Rua Fortaleza, 416-Bairro Adrianopolis,<BR>
CEP: 69057-080, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil<BR>
(Caixa Postal 4188)<BR>
Tel:(55-92)232-2000<BR>
Fax:(55-92)232-6073<BR>
sekigawa@netium.com.br<BR>
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* Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman, GLOSAS/USA  =
; &nb=
sp;*<BR>
* (GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A.) *<BR>
* Laureate of Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance Education *=
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* Founder of CAADE &n=
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p; &n=
bsp; *<BR>
* (Consortium for Affordable and Accessible Distance Education)  =
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* President Emeritus and V.P. for Technology and Coordination of &nbs=
p; *<BR>
* Global University System (GUS) =
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p; &n=
bsp; *<BR>
* 43-23 Colden Street, Flushing, NY 11355-3998, U.S.A. &n=
bsp; *<BR>
* Tel: 718-939-0928; Fax: 718-939-0656 (day time only--prefer email) *<BR>
* Email: utsumi@columbia.edu; Tax Exempt ID: 11-2999676 &=
nbsp; *<BR>
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