[FOSS4G-Oceania] Guideline for Oceania Tier sponsorship

[Alex Leith]

Nice work John and Jonah (and others)

I think this is a great initiative!

On Wed, 30 Sep 2020 at 16:15, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Jonah! And credit must go to Rafael Molina who first raised the
> issue, and Adam Steer who proposed the principles, I just wrote them up and
> filled in some details.
>
> The gist of it is: if a sponsor comes up with a contribution valued at
> AUD$2000 (AUD$1000 for Pacific sponsors), they will get region-wide
> acknowledgement from the LOC (and other hubs if they like). Hubs can keep
> doing what they're doing, and hopefully this gives sponsors a little extra
> incentive to support generously.
>
> This will be very helpful for us in Perth, we have prospective sponsors
> potentially interested in this option. If we're wildly successful with our
> sponsorship drive, I'll let the LOC and other hubs know as early as
> possible, so that there might be an opportunity to put extra funds to good
> use.
>
> PDF link below [1] for convenience.
>
> Cheers
> John
>
> [1] https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r3b3MMcP3mdjurkSiKjFD4u2PluK4oiA
>
> On Wed, 30 Sep 2020 at 14:01, Jonah Sullivan <jonahsullivan79 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I'd like to inform the FOSS4G SotM Oceania hub managers of a new
>> guideline for sponsorship of the conference, in a regional scope.
>>
>> This guidance is not meant to supercede the efforts to fund individual
>> hubs, but is meant to provide a vehicle for sponsors that would like a
>> regional audience.
>>
>> The guidance attempts to acknowledge the wide variety of the region by
>> implementing a progressive cost schedule: sponsorship is more accessible
>> for sponsors based in the South Pacific, and reflects the higher spending
>> capacity in Australia and New Zealand.
>>
>> The sponsorship guideline document can be found here:
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/160Ba4qLw2R7sf2WjeHE6jpGjo5pXtLiOsymFZUgJ0AE/edit?usp=drivesdk
>>
>> I'd also like to thank John Bryant for proposing this solution.
>>
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