<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Calgary team<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks for your great proposal</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Following on from Till’s questions here are a few more from me:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><ol class="MailOutline"><li class="">In your vision statement you say that FOOS4G will be “...a catalyst to foster the democratization of opportunity that open-sources represents for creators at every scale…” Could you explain further (particularly for people on this list for whom English is not their first language)</li><li class="">Can you confirm that although visas are not required for some countries an ETA will be required?</li><li class="">Can you provide clarity on whether you will be videoing and/or streaming all or some of the conference streams? Is this provided for in your budget?</li><li class="">Your budget has a high dependency on sponsorship, what are your contingencies if your target is not achieved?</li><li class="">If you do not receive specific funding for the gala evening what will be the charge to delegates in USD?</li><li class="">Can you confirm that you will not be seeking any seed funding or guarantees from OSGeo?</li><li class="">You appear to make very little additional profit from higher levels of attendance. Can you explain?</li><li class="">Is there any option to reduce the costs of catering to either reduce ticket prices or increase surplus?</li><li class="">Is the 50% share of surplus contribution to OSGeo negotiable?</li><li class="">The co-hosting alongside Inventure$ 2020 radically changes your budget and proposal. Can you provide some more detailed info on this opportunity and clarify whether this is your preference ()and if so why you did not base your proposal around it?)</li><li class="">Can you confirm that the workshop fee of US $200 ids for 2 full days of workshops. Is there an option for attendees to register for only 1 or 2 workshops individually?</li><li class="">Can you confirm whether you are offering a discount on delegate fees to workshop presenters?</li><li class="">In your budget you have a line for printing a programme. Can you explain? (in the last 2 years we have had digital programmes)</li><li class="">You make no mention of producing a conference t-shirt or the costs, is that correct or have I missed it?</li><li class="">You mention a Travel Grant Programme - is this the OSGeo TGP initiative or one that will be run independently by your LOC?</li><li class="">Can you confirm that any funds allocated to a TGP (your own or the OSGeo one) will be used for travel and subsistence support and that all TGP recipients will receive a free conference pass in addition (i.e the TGP funds will not be used to cover delegate passes)?</li></ol><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’ve dropped a copy of these questions into the wiki at <a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2020_Q&A_2_Calgary" class="">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2020_Q%26A_2_Calgary</a> - it’s probably easier for everyone reviewing if you post your answers to the wiki rather than stretching this mail trail.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers</div><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 26 Nov 2018, at 07:16, Till Adams <<a href="mailto:till.adams@fossgis.de" class="">till.adams@fossgis.de</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" class=""><p class="">Dear Calgary Team!</p><p class="">I open the question round on step 2 of RfP with these two
questions:</p>
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<li class=""> "The remaining 50% of profit will be held in-trust by
TECTERRA and used as a travel grant program for Alberta-based
students to travel to future international FOSS4G events (Page
40):</li>
</ul><p class="">In the FOSS4G cookbook [1] it is not clearly defined, how much of
the revenue has to be passed back to OSGeo, but there is a not yet
decided proposal that 85% of a FOSS4G surplus goes to OSGeo. The
idea to hold 50% in order to setup a dedicated travel grant
programme for Alberta people for future OSGeo events only sounds
little strange to me - especially as there is an official travel
grant programme of OSGeo. Can you please explain your ideas behind
that a bit more?
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<li class=""> Finances</li>
</ul><p class="">Your calculation is based between 24-30% on sponsorship -
depending on scenario "LOW" or "GOAL". Even when regarding the
already signed sponsorships, in any case there is a need to sign
at least a sum of 150k more sponsorship-money, in order to reach a
balanced budget. Do you have an emergency plan, what happens if
something unexpected may happen or what to do when missing your
sponsorship goal? </p><p class="">I also put the questions into the WIKI [2]. Please put your
answers also there.<br class="">
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</p><p class="">Regards, Till<br class="">
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</p><p class="">[1] <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Handbook#Finances">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Handbook#Finances</a>,
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</p><p class="">[2] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2020_Q%26A_2_Calgary">https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2020_Q%26A_2_Calgary</a> <br class="">
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