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Hi Michael,<br>
<br>
great news! If we also get the workshops under the hood all is well.
Regarding the "voluntary contribution" honestly does not help
anyway, as we have a very short timeframe between announcement and
closing of TGP - maybe this is an issue, we might discuss with DLOC
for 2018 ;-)<br>
<br>
I do not think we have a kind of logo and/or brand yet, so just the
mentioning is fine.<br>
<br>
Congrats for the 240k sponsorship! Having that money in advance
would have prevented me from several sleepless nights last year ;-)<br>
<br>
<br>
So far1<br>
<br>
Till<br>
<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 08.06.2017 um 14:12 schrieb Michael
Terner:<br>
</div>
<blockquote
cite="mid:CAEFvZu7qx6H+1UbAEjeih_oXMeJwcjyRBb=-bR_KDn7K1foGJQ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Awesome
news all around. As per earlier correspondence, the BLOC is
entirely supportive of this initiative. We can commit to the
following:</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="">
<ol style="">
<li style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">YES, we can
commit to a $500 "all-in" registration (including our
Gala). With IBM joining our sponsor ranks as Platinum we
have exceeded our $240,000 sponsorship goal and believe
we have the resources.</font></li>
<li style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">YES, we would
be more than happy to post any information on this
program on our website and make <i>all kinds of noise </i>via
twitter and what will soon become weekly outbound emails
to the Mailchimp account. Indeed, we are keeping a list
already of people who have actively inquired about the
availability of this program.</font></li>
<li style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">I love the idea
of having the Travel Gran program be listed formally as
a sponsor. OSGeo itself is a Gold Sponsor, and based on
$10k, the nearest marker would be Silver Sponsor. We
already have two "in-kind" Silver sponsors (i.e.,
District Hall which gave us deep discounts on their
space; and Harvard's CGA lab which is providing free
space for workshops), an this would fit in nicely. Just
send us the logo/brand you want projected.</font></li>
</ol>
<div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">The two things we can't
yet commit to are:</font></div>
<div>
<ol>
<li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Including the
workshops in the $500 package as we are running the
workshops as a standalone endeavor with their own
budget and revenues. Let me confer with the BLOC and
the Workshop Committee and get back to you. I am
cautiously optimistic we can make this work.</font></li>
<li><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Adding some kind of
"voluntary contribution" to our registration page.
Honestly, I think this is a bit too late, and based on
Eli's experience, it may not be worth the effort. Our
"general plan" will be to use excess sponsor revenues
in this same manner.</font></li>
</ol>
<div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Thanks to both the
Board and Conference Dev for working to make this
happen. Keep us posted on what comes next...</font></div>
</div>
<div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div>
<div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">MT</font></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 4:28 AM, Till
Adams <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:till.adams@fossgis.de" target="_blank">till.adams@fossgis.de</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Hi Steven,<br>
<br>
will do (for my first time, never setup a google form
before) at the weekend.<span class="HOEnZb"><font
color="#888888"><br>
<br>
Till</font></span>
<div>
<div class="h5"><br>
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<div class="m_347586074798794693moz-cite-prefix">Am
06.06.2017 um 17:51 schrieb Steven Feldman:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"> Till
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Can I leave it to you to create an application
form on Google Forms (or some other way) and put
the announcement out?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I will volunteer to be part of the sub-group
for the selections unless there is an overload of
volunteers (hint) in which case I sm happy to
leave to others<br>
<div> <span
class="m_347586074798794693Apple-style-span"
style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">______<br>
Steven<br>
<br>
</span> </div>
<br>
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<div>On 6 Jun 2017, at 15:36, Till Adams <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
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href="mailto:till.adams@fossgis.de"
target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:till.adams@fossgis.de">till.adams@fossgis.de</a></a>>
wrote:</div>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Hi
Steven,<br>
<br>
many thanks for putting this forward!
Indeed a text we can directly use (if
funds of 10k $ are safe). If we agree, we
should kick that call out ASAP!<br>
<br>
I am willing to volunteer for the
selections.<br>
<br>
@ConfComm: nevertheless a good thing to
add/edit the WIKI draft, so that we can
take this as part of the conference
handbook from 2018 on!<br>
<br>
Till<br>
<br>
<br>
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class="m_347586074798794693moz-cite-prefix">Am
02.06.2017 um 15:14 schrieb Steven
Feldman:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"> I have updated
the wiki <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Draft_FOSS4G_Travel_Grants#Preface"
target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/<wbr>Draft_FOSS4G_Travel_Grants#<wbr>Preface</a>
with some thoughts and additions.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>We need to get moving if we are
gong to give applicants a chance to
apply etc in time for the conference.
Here is a quick summary that could
form the basis of an announcement:</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0
40px;border:none;padding:0px">
<div><b>OSGeo invites applications for
its Travel Grant Program for
FOSS4G 2017</b></div>
<div><b><br>
</b></div>
<div>The 2017 Travel Grant Program
(TGP) will offer support to between
6 and 8 delegates to attend FOSS4G
in Boston. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The TGP will provide </div>
<div>1) A Full Conference Pass
(including attendance at workshops?)
and access to social events</div>
<div>2) An accommodation and meals
allowance of $750 for 5 days
attendance or $1,000 for 7 days
attendance</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Applicants will need to confirm
that they can fund the costs of
travel and that they have a valid
visa for entry to the US when
submitting an application.
Conference passes and accommodation
allowances will only be issued to
TGP recipients once evidence of
travel tickets and visas has been
provided.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The TGP selection criteria will
prioritise applicants from Low or
Lower-Middle or Upper-Middle
economies as defined by the World
Bank at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519"
target="_blank">https://datahelpdesk.<wbr>worldbank.org/knowledgebase/<wbr>articles/906519</a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Applicants should submit their
application via [create a simple
Google Form] detailing their
experience of Open Source Geo and
past activity, explaining why they
wish to be considered for a grant
and outlining the benefits that they
and their employers will receive
from their attendance.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Applications should be submitted
by 19th June. Decisions will be
notified on 26th June</div>
</blockquote>
<div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>If the Boston LOC are willing to
make conference passes available for
$500 we would be able to make at
least 1 and possibly 2 more grants.
We also need clarity on whether
workshop attendance would eb
included with those passes -
personally i think workshop
attendance will be a key benefit for
TGP recipients.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I suggest we get 3-5 volunteers
from ConfComm to evaluate
applications. They can agree the
precise criteria that they will
apply, the extent to which the
applicants letter/statement will
score and how they will choose
between closely ranked applications
(subject to the broad criteria on
the wiki).</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Hope this helps</div>
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Steven<br>
<br>
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<div>On 2 Jun 2017, at 07:53, Till
Adams <<a
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href="mailto:till.adams@fossgis.de" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:till.adams@fossgis.de">till.adams@fossgis.de</a></a>>
wrote:</div>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
text="#000000"> Dear michael,<br>
<br>
thanks for coming up with this
again.<br>
<br>
I added a temporal WIKI page
as base for further
discussions and pleased
members of ConComm to comment
on this:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="m_347586074798794693moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Draft_FOSS4G_Travel_Grants"
target="_blank">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/<wbr>Draft_FOSS4G_Travel_Grants</a><br>
<br>
So, ConfComm please watch up
this page and edit/comment!<br>
<br>
Till<br>
<br>
<br>
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<div
class="m_347586074798794693moz-cite-prefix">Am
02.06.2017 um 01:32 schrieb
Michael Terner:<br>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><i>Repeating note sent to
Conference Dev in
reply to Jody's
comment for the Board:</i></div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<div
style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Understood
Jody.</div>
<div
style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br>
</div>
<div
style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">I
am simply reporting
what we feel we are
capable of doing. We
will absolutely
follow the wishes of
Conference Dev and
the Board and we
understand and agree
with the importance
of "simplicity" and
repeatability.</div>
<div
style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br>
</div>
<div
style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">We
remain on standby
and look forward to
watching this take
further shape.</div>
<div
style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><br>
</div>
<div
style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">MT</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On
Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 7:25
PM, Jody Garnett <span
dir="ltr"><<a
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wrote:<br>
<blockquote
class="gmail_quote"
style="margin:0 0 0
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#ccc
solid;padding-left:1ex">Thanks
for the update. <br>
<br>
The board has done our
bit with travel grant
budget and mandate. <br>
<br>
Speaking for myself
(not OSGeo or
conference committee)
I would prefer if we
stick with early bird
discount pricing to
avoid setting a
complicated precedent
for subsequent events
to follow. <br>
<br>
If the LOC is feeling
confident you can
donate or credit the
travel grant program
an appropriate amount.
<br>
<br>
I know on the books it
looks the same, but
this way we allow the
travel grants to reach
more people this year
while avoiding setting
a moving target for
fundraising.<br>
<br>
<br>
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<div dir="ltr">On
Thu, Jun 1,
2017 at 3:30
PM Michael
Terner <<a
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wrote:<br>
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<div
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style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Just a couple of updates from
Boston:</div>
<div
class="gmail_default">
<ol>
<li><font
face="tahoma,
sans-serif">Today
we launched
our "<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://2017.foss4g.org/volunteer/" target="_blank">call for
volunteers</a>"
which provides
another "more
affordable"
means of
covering
registration.</font></li>
<li><font
face="tahoma,
sans-serif">With
the success of
our early bird
registration,
the Boston
team is
comfortable
providing full
conference
registrations
to travel
grant
recipients for
$500 (a
discount below
Early Bird)
for recipients
who aren't
applying/accepted
as a
volunteer.
If/when our
registration
momentum
increases, we
are hopeful we
may be able to
do more.</font></li>
<li><font
face="tahoma,
sans-serif">We
are
maintaining a
list of people
who have
inquired about
our Travel
Grant program
and we are
ready to
launch an
application
page off of
our website,
or provide a
link to an
OSGeo page on
applying for a
travel grant.</font></li>
</ol>
<div><font
face="tahoma,
sans-serif">We
look forward
to hearing how
the Board and
Conference Dev
deliberations
are going and
are ready to
assist when
needed...</font></div>
<div><font
face="tahoma,
sans-serif"><br>
</font></div>
<div><font
face="tahoma,
sans-serif">MT</font></div>
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Thu, Jun 1,
2017 at 5:53
PM, Jody
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<div dir="ltr">It
has now been
another week.
I am writing
up sponsor
press
releases, and
would love to
have something
to link to for
this travel
grant program.</div>
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<div>--</div>
<div>Jody
Garnett</div>
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<div
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24 May 2017 at
12:43, Jody
Garnett <span
dir="ltr"><<a
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<blockquote
class="gmail_quote"
style="margin:0
0 0
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#ccc
solid;padding-left:1ex">I
am sure we are
all getting
lots of
interest above
travel grants
for foss4g. We
managed to
pass two
motions last
week - is
anyone from
the conference
committee
around to
acknowledge
the change of
scope/budget?
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I would
like to
confirm we
have done our
bit as the
osgeo board,
and ask if
there is
anything more
we should be
doing. </div>
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