<div dir="ltr">Hi Eli,<div> I hope you are well and as usual, nothing to comment on as it is all fabulous. It would be great however to discuss a better way of distribution of funds at the conference.</div><div><br></div><div>Proposal:</div><div>1. All successful applicants are asked to provide their Bank account details when they are confirmed as successful so these can be pre loaded and tested ( We had a few account issues in Fiji about TGP recipients not knowing their account)</div><div>2. We consider providing a stipend or we have a more robust way of receiving receipts (there must be a basic receipt app with multiple currencies we could use for not a lot) </div><div>3. We consider providing on day one of their arrival at the venue a set amount so that have funds available during the event. Jonah emptied a few ATMs in Suva to cover costs.</div><div><br></div><div>That would make the entire process a lot easier than seeking out the TGP rep * many each day and for funds to be urgently transferred and make the TGP recipient a happier person who is spending time at the conference learning rather than following up.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Ewen</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 4 May 2023 at 09:00, eli <<a href="mailto:elipuccioni@gmail.com">elipuccioni@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><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>Hi Board,</div><div><br></div><div>On behalf of the Travel Grant
Program (TGP), I would like to submit to your attention our request for
funding for the Travel Grant Program of the upcoming FOSS4G SotM Oceania
Conference in Auckland this October.</div><div><br></div><div>The TGP
is becoming a beloved tradition for our conferences and has helped many
people, including myself, attending the conference in the past
years.Last year only we were able to send funding to 18 people and we
aim to repeat this successful outcome this year.</div><div><br></div><div>We are happy to answer all your questions and receive your feedback.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm very excited to be part of this program and I hope to see as many of you as possible in Auckland!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Elisa</div>
<br clear="all"><br><span>-- </span><br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Potrebbe andar peggio...potrebbe piovere<a>!</a><br></div></div></div></div>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Warm Regards<br><br>Ewen Hill<br><br></div></div>