<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 11:14 PM, MarĂa Arias de Reyna <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:delawen@gmail.com" target="_blank">delawen@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div>So, we had some discussion about this on previous IRC meetings. As this year we didn't give any seed money for the organization of the main FOSS4G, we were planning to give sponsorship money. Remember that not used money goes back to OSGeo anyway.<br><br></div>This year there is a special effort on Travel Grant, so most of the sponsorship money will be used for it. We want to support and push OSGeo in Africa.<br><br></div>Here is the latest loomio poll: <a href="https://www.loomio.org/d/TaRPqFbs/platinum-sponsorship-for-foss4g-2018" target="_blank">https://www.loomio.org/d/<wbr>TaRPqFbs/platinum-sponsorship-<wbr>for-foss4g-2018</a><br><br></div>The motion didn't pass with a -1.<br><br></div>Let the discussion start!<br></div></blockquote><div><br><div>In my opinion, we should invest the equivalent of the Platinum
sponsorship. If it is either half through Gold, half through TGP or full
through Platinum, I am fine with both options. It is true that having a
high level of sponsorship may come with following FOSS4G LOC asking for
similar support. But here we have two coincident facts: next year is in
the hands of Vasile, who knows the situation and we want to give a push
to Africa.<br><br></div>If some other future FOSS4G have a similar
situation (like give a push on South America or similar), I would push
for the same level of sponsorship, if we can afford it.<br><br></div><div>So if to simplify we give everything as Platinum sponsorship we will have all the advantages of Platinum and the same push to TGP. Right? <br></div></div><br></div></div>