<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hi Maxi,</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I fully agree with Bruce on this and have indicated that in the past. If they really want / need the expertise they can find the relatively minor budget for these costs. Even than it is such a bargain for the UN because you don't charge any actual income (consulting fee). I've worked for almost ten years in the UN and know that if people set their priorities, they can arrange the required budget in one way or another. I'm pretty confident that most people participating in these meeting get their cost covered in the same "one way or another".<br>That doesn't mean OSGeo can decide to invest in a good cause as providing FOSS expertise to the UN. I just think we shouldn't take for granted OSGeo did cover the cost and so should do the same towards the future. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Cheers,</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Jeroen<br><br><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">GeoCat Bridge for ArcGIS allows instant publishing of data and metadata on GeoServer, MapServer, PostGIS and GeoNetwork. Visit <a href="http://geocat.net">http://geocat.net</a> for details. </span></div>_________________________<div>Jeroen Ticheler</div><div>GeoCat bv</div><div>Veenderweg 13</div><div>6721 WD Bennekom</div><div>Tel: +31 (0)6 81286572</div><div><a href="http://geocat.net">http://geocat.net</a></div></div><div><br>Op 14 dec. 2016 om 23:55 heeft Massimiliano Cannata <<a href="mailto:massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch">massimiliano.cannata@supsi.ch</a>> het volgende geschreven:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="auto">Dear Bruce,<div dir="auto">they didn't in the past and they say they don't have any budget but are the nations that pays for...</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I'm curious about others view on this...</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Maxi</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">Il 14 dic 2016 9:26 PM, "Bruce Bannerman" <<a href="mailto:bruce.bannerman.osgeo@gmail.com">bruce.bannerman.osgeo@gmail.com</a>> ha scritto:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><div></div><div>Hi Maxi,</div><div><br></div><div>Are you sure that the UN won't cover these costs for travel and per diem?</div><div><br></div><div>Participation of relevant OSGeo experts is to their advantage.</div><div><br></div><div>I suspect that they will have a budget for these meetings.</div><div><br></div><div>Bruce</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 15 December 2016 2:11:42 AM<br>
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<div>i was asked to draft a budget for 2017 to be submitted to the OSGeo board for approval.</div>
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<div>This budget is intended to cover the costs of the committee operations.</div>
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<div>My proposal is:</div>
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<div>- participation to 2 international meeting of the Open GIS initiative by UN whose OSGeo is part per 1 person ~ 3'000 USD (note that geo4all participation is intented to be funded by geo4all).</div>
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<div>With this mail I'm asking your inputs /comments / feedback before forwarding the request to the board.<br>
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<div>My plan is to submit it on Sunday if no relevant discussions are raised by that time.</div>
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