<div dir="auto">Hi,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We already started on FOSS4GE this conversation about future of TGP with Steven Feldman and how to escalate it. He has some interesting ideas we should discuss. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">El mar., 31 jul. 2018 12:56, Jeff McKenna <<a href="mailto:jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">jmckenna@gatewaygeomatics.com</a>> escribió:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Till,<br>
<br>
Thanks for this advice, I agree with this plan. I also think a decision <br>
structure for handling TGP must be set up as soon as possible (and if it <br>
is not the Board or the Conference Committee, then maybe a new <br>
committee/team of volunteers, who manage this TGP process). -jeff<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 2018-07-31 6:40 AM, Till Adams wrote:<br>
> Dear @Board, @ConfCom<br>
> <br>
> AFAIK there is still some TGP money left (we spent 10 out of 20k on the<br>
> global TGP, but nothing for any regional event yet). I would suggest to<br>
> accept this request, as it is not too much money and then use it in<br>
> order to promote this as a "sign" to other regional/local event<br>
> organizers...<br>
> <br>
> What we need is a procedure on how to decide on such requests in general<br>
> - if we make a frist comes/first-run serves on TGP money, we will<br>
> probably run out of money quite early and events earlier in the year are<br>
> prefered.<br>
> <br>
> Perhaps we could get the regional events on requesting for money in<br>
> advance before a defined deadline, so we can have an overview on all<br>
> regional events that request for TGP money once a year and then decide<br>
> on it? Maybe somehow difficult to handle, but in the end the same<br>
> procedure as the call for locations for the global event.<br>
> <br>
> Maybe a point to be discussed in Dar?<br>
> <br>
> Till<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Am 30.07.2018 um 17:26 schrieb Jeff McKenna:<br>
>> Hi Alex & FOSS4G-SotM Oceania committee,<br>
>><br>
>> Please note that the OSGeo Board meeting this Wednesday (maybe<br>
>> Thursday your time) has been moved to an hour earlier.<br>
>><br>
>> time:<br>
>> <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2018&month=8&day=1&hour=15&min=0&sec=0" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2018&month=8&day=1&hour=15&min=0&sec=0</a><br>
>> agenda: <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2018-08-01" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2018-08-01</a><br>
>><br>
>> -jeff<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On 2018-07-08 10:52 AM, Jeff McKenna wrote:<br>
>>> Hi Alex, John,<br>
>>><br>
>>> OSGeo is happy to support community day events such as this; I've<br>
>>> added it to the next Board meeting agenda, that will occur on 1st<br>
>>> August. It would be great to have you or John attend the IRC meeting<br>
>>> then, to discuss this topic for approval (exact time of the meeting<br>
>>> is still to be confirmed):<br>
>>> <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2018-08-01" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2018-08-01</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> For others: the request is for 1,475 USD<br>
>>><br>
>>> Thanks Alex!<br>
>>><br>
>>> -jeff<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> On 2018-07-08 7:34 AM, Alex Leith wrote:<br>
>>>> Dear OSGeo Board members<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I am writing on behalf of the FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference<br>
>>>> Committee. Myself (Alex Leith) and John Bryant are chairs of this<br>
>>>> conference organising committee, and we have our inaugural event<br>
>>>> planned for November this year in Melbourne, Australia. For more<br>
>>>> information, see: <a href="https://foss4g-oceania.org/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://foss4g-oceania.org/</a>.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> In accordance with the code sprint sponsorship guidelines here:<br>
>>>> <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Sprint_Guidelines" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Sprint_Guidelines</a> we would like to<br>
>>>> submit an application for sponsorship for our 'Community Day', which<br>
>>>> will include code sprints on various OSGeo and related projects, in<br>
>>>> addition to mapathons on OpenStreetMap. The specific activities will<br>
>>>> be community driven.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Our application document is here:<br>
>>>> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fKPn5tF8z3edeiidlPBShA5H3xR0mstdKyqG-VwlRrQ/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fKPn5tF8z3edeiidlPBShA5H3xR0mstdKyqG-VwlRrQ/edit?usp=sharing</a>.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> We would welcome discussion of this sponsorship request, and John<br>
>>>> and I can make ourselves available to you for this.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I look forward to hearing from you.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Kind regards,<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Alex Leith<br>
>>>> FOSS4G SotM Oceania Co-Chair<br>
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