[open-economics] Hello

Wed Feb 2 13:47:59 UTC 2011

Hi Damla,

First, thank you a lot for your introduction! It's always exciting to
see the diverse background of the people here.

Maybe this is a good opportunity to introduce myself as well
(especially to the rest of the list) -

I've graduated in BSc Economics (Humboldt-Universitaet) and MSc
Development Studies (LSE). Currently, I'm working as a research
associate at the German Institute for Economic Research, a major
German economics thinktank. I'll be starting my PhD in Economics at
LSE from September on. I'm originally Chinese but grew up in Germany
and still can't get rid of ze terribel accent in English, ja.

I'm sorry that I'm only getting back to you now, but I was busy with
work the last days. It would be great if we could arrange a group chat
so we can talk about ideas to improve Yourtopia and, perhaps most
importantly, our realistic estimates on the time we'd be devoting for
the project.

It would be great if you could speak to Rufus regarding the technical
part. Like Dirk, I'm not all too familiar with Python (i.e. not at
all) and therefore could only help you in conceptual issues.

Thanks once more, great to have you in the team!

Guo

On 1 February 2011 22:01, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
> unless you object could you please email onlist (i.e. on open-economics ...)
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> Rufus
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> On 1 February 2011 20:44, Damla Demir <dda13 at sfu.ca> wrote:
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>> Dear Dirk, Rufus and Guo,
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>> I would like to introduce myself.
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>> I am currently fourth year student at Simon Fraser University doing Computer Science and Business Joint Major. I will be completing my degree this summer. As you all might know Dirk has been to Hong Kong UWC. Like Dirk, I have also studied in the UWC of Southern Africa. I am originally Turkish. I visit Istanbul once a year during summer breaks.
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>> Due to my experiences in UWC I know the importance of making a difference in people's lives. Thus I am very excited to meet with you guys who are trying to achieve this.
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>> During my education I also work part-time as technician. I am currently working as a columnist at mezun.com and a newspaper called Bizim Anadolu.
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>> I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to meet you and being part of the team.
>>
>> Rufus, I would like to talk to you about the python codes. Are you available on the weekend?
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>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Damla
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