Community Awards

Purpose
Thanks to Nokia's '12 Device Program (see TMO thread), we have 25 devices for Community Awards (10 N950's and 15 N9's).

The purpose of these awards is to recognize people that, for months/years have contributed, and continuously contribute, to Maemo Community.

Candidates
Unlike other programs, target audience of Community Awards aren't only developers. Suitable candidates include (also) dedicated testers, helpers, hardware modders, contributing participants of brainstorms and so goes on.

Usually, it's a mix of all presented above.

Submissions
Any member of maemo.org can self-nominate to receive one device, from the Community Awards program. Accepting submissions will start at Monday, 28 May, 00:00 UTC, and will last for 3 weeks.

Only self-submissions are allowed, and they will be valid only if made via community mailing list. Submissions may contain rationale - short description of Your deeds for Community - but it's not required, as the Council will check history of candidate's contributions.

Submission must specify, if someone is interested only in N950 or N9 (so, in case of not enough devices of preferred type, he/she will receive no prize), or will be satisfied by any type of prize.

People that already received N950's in any form before (dev programs, etc) can't submit for / receive another one, but they can submit for N9.

Please, include in the mail with your self-nomination your username at maemo.rg.

Criteria
Council will choose winners in it's discretion, in no more than a week time (so winners will be announced no more than 4 weeks after starting receiving submissions) - could be less.

Community Awards are granted for past deeds, so no future projects/promises, etc are took into account by Council.

Submissions
List of people submitting to program is updated at least once per week. Actual list include:


 * Kent Madarcos (kent_autistic), applies for N9.
 * Niel Nielsen (nieldk), applies for N950.
 * Kenneth Kasilag (Hurrian), applies for any device.
 * Muhammad Ayaz, applies for N950.
 * Timo Pelkonen (ossipena), applies for N9.
 * Paolo Iommarini (sakya), applies for N950.
 * Indri Puspita W (ibrakalifa), applies for N950
 * Roman Moravcik (rmoravcik), applies for N9.
 * Jonni Rainisto (jonni), applies for N950 (will also accept N9)
 * Praveen Chand (praveenchand), applies for N950.
 * Pavol Rohár (pali), applies for N950.
 * Aniello Del Sorbo (anidel), applies for N9.
 * Ashish Chapagain (somedude), applies for N9.
 * Mohammad Abu-Garbeyyeh (MohammadAG), applies for N9.
 * Maurice Fakhry (myname24), applies for N950.
 * Andy Hagon (AndyNokia232), applies for N950.
 * Simón Pena Placer (spenap), applies for N950.

Winners
Winners will be announced in scheduled time, and posted here.