<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks for bringing this up John.</div><div><br></div><div>I agree, the Good Mojo fund is meant to make the conference more accessible and more representative of our region.</div><div><br></div><div>In the past two years 20 people were enabled to attend the conference and side-events:</div><div><a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2019#Good_Mojo">In 2019</a>, 13 people </div><div><a href="https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_SotM_Oceania_2018#Good_Mojo">In 2018</a>, 7 people</div><div><br></div><div>The Good Mojo program is related to the <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/initiatives/foss4g-travel-grant-program/">OSGeo Travel Grant Program</a>, which has similar aims: "to facilitate accessibility and diversity at our global and regional FOSS4G events".</div><div><br></div><div>I think these traditions should continue, and I'm sure our parent organisation (OSGeo) would endorse this position as well.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I request the OSGeo Oceania board to consider how to use Good Mojo funds to support this event and the broader community.<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 21 Sep 2020 at 17:39, John Bryant <<a href="mailto:johnwbryant@gmail.com">johnwbryant@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, I think there are substantial funds left in the Good Mojo fund from the last 2 conferences. The funds were contributed by sponsors & attendees for use in community goodwill activities related to the conference, like travel grants, women's breakfast, childcare, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>Can we access these funds for Good Mojo activities at the hub events? I'm thinking of some free registrations, maybe a bit of travel assistance, a breakfast, maybe some extra environmental initiatives, stuff like that.</div><div><br></div><div>I guess this is ultimately a question for OSGeo Oceania as the holder of the Good Mojo fund. But I think we're meant to ask Jonah first.</div><div><br></div><div>So, Jonah? What do you think?</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>John<br></div></div>
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