<div dir="ltr">Mike,<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 3:45 PM, Michael Smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com" target="_blank">michael.smith.erdc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">For a limit of how many total grants?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>It would be 1 grant for 1 student </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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I see its already been added to the board meeting agenda, that’s good.<br>
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One thing that was a problem at FOSS4G2017 was trying to provide funding for multiple students, many wanted cash, which, while problematic, was doable at foss4g. I won’t be at FOSDEM to do this. Is it possible for OSGeo to fund the housing at FOSDEM directly for however many? Something to consider.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>We can just set the conditions for reimbursement beforehand and they have to accept them.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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On 11/8/17, 9:36 AM, "Board on behalf of Jeff McKenna" <<a href="mailto:board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org">board-bounces@lists.osgeo.org</a> on behalf of <a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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Madi has clarified that this 500 USD is for 1 student's travel. -jeff<br>
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On 2017-11-08 9:38 AM, Margherita Di Leo wrote:<br>
> Dear OSGeo Board,<br>
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> I would like to propose a motion to be discussed at your earliest<br>
> convenience. I'm not sure how to do that, I assume I can write it in<br>
> this mailing list?<br>
> This is my proposal.<br>
> In the payment issued by Google for GSoC 2017, they accounted 500 USD as<br>
> a grant for GSoC students mobility. This money should be used as a<br>
> travel grant for GSoC students that would like to present their work to<br>
> conferences.<br>
> I would like to propose that OSGeo use this money for the geospatioal<br>
> devroom at FOSDEM 2018 [1,2,3]. Why FOSDEM? Because for several years I<br>
> tried to invite GSoC students to present, they replied that they could<br>
> consider it only if there was a sort of economical aid. FOSDEM is a free<br>
> event and the amount of $500 should decently cover accommodation and<br>
> travel at least within Europe, but would make it also possible to join<br>
> from outside Europe with a small addition from their own pocket.<br>
> Please let me know should you need any additional information /<br>
> clarification.<br>
> Thank you in advance<br>
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> Kind regards,<br>
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> [1] <a href="https://fosdem.org/2018/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fosdem.org/2018/</a><br>
> [2] <a href="https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2017-October/002633.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.fosdem.org/<wbr>pipermail/fosdem/2017-October/<wbr>002633.html</a><br>
> [3] Last year's geospatial devroom:<br>
> <a href="https://archive.fosdem.org/2017/schedule/track/geospatial/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://archive.fosdem.org/<wbr>2017/schedule/track/<wbr>geospatial/</a><br>
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> --<br>
> Margherita Di Leo<br>
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