[Board] Proposal/thoughts for a FOSS4G Advisor Role

[Jeff McKenna]

Hi MPG,

I'll comment inline below:

On 11-11-21 6:59 PM, Michael P. Gerlek wrote:
> Solid proposal, I like it a lot.
>
> A couple points, though, of course:
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> * The daily rate is fine, but are 4 days/month sufficient?  I'm guessing 4 days would be the average over a 12 month period?

I see it as an average (obviously some slow months, but then ramp up in 
the 4-6 months before event).

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> *nit: travel expenses should include meals (not just flight + hotel)

true

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> * this is a 12-month position, but should probably be timed to start immediately after the event -- so this year's contract should be prorated down a couple months?
>

agreed

> * I would like to see this be a continuing position with the same person owning it for>>1 year -- otherwise we'd lose the institutional/tribal knowledge (which Jeff has now), and we might as well leave it to the LOC by themselves.  Thinking out loud: maybe a "retention bonus" if the person re-enlists for the next year?
>

interesting, would work for sure.

> * Proposal says "visit" (singular) to venue in advance of event -- I'd make that "venue(s)" (plural), to allow for>1 visits.  (As you all know by now, I'm a big fan of in-person meetings when potentially more productive than email or IRC or even phone.)
>

I fully agree with the F2F venue/LOC meeting importance.

Thanks MPG.

-jeff