Country Manager
Hallo
I would welcome the chance to be a country manager and assist you in managing events in Georgia. I have a proper experience.
Hi Rostika 
Thank you for getting in touch.
I guess you followed futurespotters a bit and saw that there were many events in the project? This one is slightly different in that the events are less in focus than the online exchange here on the edgeryders platform. Maybe have a look at this wiki describing the work in detail that I just posted here?
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Hello everyone
I hope you are well. I read your e-mail and I would welcome the chance to be a country manager and assist you in managing events in Armenia. I have an experience in voluntary sevice, also I participated in futurspotters event in Georgia.
Hi Zara, nice to hear from you.
Hope all is well with you and thank you for reaching out to us. I thought about the questions you sent me about the work and compiled this wiki describing it in more detail with concrete examples. Does it answer your questions?
Hello EdgeRyders, Armenia is Calling
Hello, EdgeRyders,
I am Amalia. I joined EdgeRyders community a year ago. Initially, I was trying to make out this new, not-ordinary and exciting project by trying to be active: commenting on intersting posts and ideas; contributing to the Spot the Future group by sharing an exciting story. However, within time I became more a passive follower trying to grasp the essence of Edgeryders. So, when I got the email on this project I knew this Is the chance to truely get to know how Edgeryders work /after all, I always complete what I started once/ by actively engaging in the project, learning new things and acquiring new skills /especially, connected with working with online community/, as well as, utilising the skills of mine that can be useful for the project /language, writing, analytical, networking, communication skills/. The most exciting part for me in this project is’ finding interesting things and activities in our local environment’ that can inspire others to take up an initiative. So, a whole three months full of finding ‘sources’ of inspiration, being inspired yourself and insiring others. Cool! Yes. I say Yes! I want to be ENGAGED!
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Amalia, hi!
Lovely to hear back from you. How’s life?
Yes, Edgeryders is one of those spaces where you learn by being actively involved and it is hard to get a general idea from “outside”. I’ve been thinking about your comment and Zara’s questions…plus others we received while building past projects. I boiled it all down a kind of introduction/expectations management document here. Have a look and let me know what you think/if anything else is still unclear?
Hi, Nadia!
I’m doing great, thanks.
Thank you for the Wiki piece, it’s really useful. The examples displayed tell a lot. Stiil, commitment and enthusiasm are the keywords. 
Country Engagement Manager
Hello Nadia and Neomi,
This is Samar Ali from Egypt and I’d like to join as an engagement manager in Egypt.
I’ve a good experience through working as a community manager for two cowork spaces in Egypt, Helm in Mansoura and QafeerLabs in 6 of Octobers. Also I know most of the social startups that doing good impact in Egypt as I’m doing one already for healthcare.
I’d like to be hearing from both of you.
Hi Samar
Welcome to Edgeryders
Checked out your co-working spaces online, which I had had time to visit in person when I was last in Egypt but the time was too short. Maybe next time
I’m curious how you interpret the community management role in your work? Does it look something like how we work in Edgeryders?
Country Manager from Egypt
Dear Nadia and Neomi,
It will be my pleasure to join your amazing team as a Country Manager from Egypt. With my relevant work experience with GIZ and UNHCR, I believe I am qualified for this position in your project.
I have a strong desire to make a positive difference in people’s lives and I believe I would be an asset to your project if given the opportunity.
You can contact me any time.
Ahlan
Hello and welcome to Edgeryders Fatma.
Maybe have a look at the detailed description of how we work and see if it matches your expectations/interests?
Ahlan
Yes, The description of the job matches my profile, skills and experience perfectly, and it will be my pleasure to help you in Egypt.
So you have my mail and looking forward to more details about hoe we can cooperate.
Hi Fatma, see my comment below?
The final step is for people to answer two questions and pick a timeslot for a skype call with me.
Interesting
Hi,
I’m Mohamed Hegazy, an Egyptian technologist with an interest in how digital changes how we do things.
I like Edgeryders approach to consulting: A Data-based digital-platform connecting Netizens. It is in line with today.
I would like to apply to the Country Manager Position; what I lack in professional community organising I make up in motivation, data-literacy & professional network.
Cheers
Startups are part but not all
Hi Mohamed, welcome to Edgeryders and thank you for taking the time to get in touch.
Curious about how you found out about the project. In any case since you are new to the community I think having a look at the expectations manager wiki I put up might be helpful in getting a sense of what the work really involves. Check it out here and post any questions you may have in the comments?
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I agree
Thanks Nadia,
A friend on your mailing list forwarded the project to me. The Power of Networks
I took a look on the work on stewardship and am quite intrigued by the use of Ethnographer. However, I’m left wondering about what a time analysis of the semantic development would reveal, i.e. how did the conversation during LOTE4 actually develop over time? As all fruitful conversations eventually do, I’m sure it ended differently from how it started.
Going on to your expectations for the eventual Engagement Manager: I am assuming you are currently in the early stages of planning for LOTE 5 and want to get the process started?
Cheers
Possibly
This was a first test of the OpenEthnographer in alpha/beta. If you want to see how network conversation developed over time there is edgesense to play around with (use lote4 or possibly some of the ethnographic tags Inga used).
Re connection to getting LOTE5 going- there isn’t one If people want to get involved in driving LOTE5 that as well that’s great, but it’s a different project and conversation from this one. lote events are completely designed by the participants and they go wherever participants want to take them (including setting the theme and location- who does the work calls the shots). The project we are recruiting for is one done in collaboration with UNDP and UNV and several parameters are set by factors outside our control- it’s part of what makes this work so interesting. Essentially what we are learning to do collectively is building generative interfaces between self-selecting and largely self-regulating networks, and institutional actors that have many rules, obligations and priorities to balance.
There is some spill over people involved in one or more of the projects also get involved in the other projects and activities in the community but this is never something we push, if it happens it’s because people see value in staying in touch and building together. More on this in the call.
Lots to discuss
Seems like there’s lots to discuss, looking forward to that call
Available for Armenia
Hi all,
I see that you already have candidates from Armenia. That’s great. Please count me as well I joined Edgeryders 2 years ago I think, but I got acquainted with you IRL only last year October in Matera.
A short update on what I am doing right now: I am a student at American University of Armenia (so I get in touch with many students and student organizations daily). I am board member of Wikimedia Armenia and project manager of Utopianlab (coworking space). Thanks to this two organizations I know a quite broad network of people in Armenia, mostly young and aspiring people, who are interested in media and technology, social innovation and activism.
I also (in many cases personally know) people from other similar organizations in Armenia and have the experience of working with media companies here (TV, radio, press). So if I can be useful to this project, please let me know
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Hey, long-ish time!
Nice to hear from you Vachagan. Somehow we did not manage to have a proper chat at lote4, hopefully this year it will be different
Ok so I have boiled down the practices/routines for doing this work into an overview here. Have a look and see if it is aligned with your expectations?