<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">As a somewhat distant observer, there are two levels of discussion:<div><br></div><div>1) What are the priorities for the board, how much financial bandwidth do we have</div><div><br></div><div>2) Can we help with a near term financial guarantee for a code sprint</div><div><br></div><div>The discussion on Islandwood seems to indicate that it is fairly low risk, supported by trusted and well respected OSGeo contributors. I think we all want to see these types of events flourish. I am not of the opinion that these events are at the very top of our priority list - we should support where we can. In this case I think we probably will once everyone is comfortable with the financial risk.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm hoping we can focus on taking OSGeo to the next level in terms of sponsorship, profitable events, and revenue streams so that these types of decisions become easier to make. I believe we have made significant progress with our marketing in establishing OSGeo as a desired corporate and government partner.</div><div><br></div><div>Sorry if I missed it, but if OSGeo backs the Islandwood sprint and the event returns a profit, where do those profits go? If events such as these can be structured to help build our financial resources they might be easier to evaluate and prioritize.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div>Mark</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>