[Board] Re: Board to pay for FOSS4G 2009 code sprint?

[Arnulf Christl (OSGeo)]

Another 2ct., sorry if I am late - but this type of event is ideal for a
dedicated sponsor and should be kept an integral part of FOSS4G.

On Mon, November 24, 2008 10:34, Jeroen Ticheler wrote:
> Hi Cameron,
> I would strongly oppose taking the code sprint out of the FOSS4G
> budget and in a way also out of the organization. I think it is a required
> component of the conference and that it is up to the conference organizers
> to decide if it should be a one, three, five, x days event. You could
> consider to try to attract specific sponsors for it to get it covered, but
> I don't think it makes much sense to push it
> to the board. If you think you can't get the funding & support to make the
> code sprint a three days event and it doesn't provide the added value to
> the conference attendees you hope for, consider just leaving it one day
> instead. My 2 cents, ciao,
> Jeroen
>
>
> On Nov 23, 2008, at 9:22 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>
>
>> My increased estimate is based upon:
>> 1. Proposed 3 day code sprint instead of 1.
>> 2. Potentially more attendees, based on more OSGeo projects and
>> hence developers.
>>
>> Paul Ramsey wrote:
>>
>>> Not at $10K we're not :)  The 2007 event came in at under $5K, for
>>> room and food.
>>>
>>> P.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Cameron Shorter
>>> <cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> OSGeo board,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A while back, Paul Ramsey suggested that the code sprint following
>>>> FOSS4G
>>>> should be budgeted separately to the main FOSS4G conference.
>>>>
>>>> This means that FOSS4G attendees will not be subsidising the code
>>>> sprint, and we will be able to reduce the cost of FOSS4G.
>>>>
>>>> Can I please have confirmation from the board that the board will
>>>> take responsibility for financing the OSGeo Code sprint (probably by
>>>> finding sponsors). I'm expecting costs to be in the order of $10K to
>>>> $20K.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cameron Shorter
>>>> Geospatial Systems Architect
>>>> Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
>>>> Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Think Globally, Fix Locally
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cameron Shorter
>> Geospatial Systems Architect
>> Tel: +61 (0)2 8570 5050
>> Mob: +61 (0)419 142 254
>>
>>
>> Think Globally, Fix Locally
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>> http://www.lisasoft.com
>>
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