[Board] Proposal/thoughts for a FOSS4G Advisor Role

[Jeff McKenna]

Hi Daniel,

Comments inline below:

On 11-11-21 11:54 PM, Daniel Morissette wrote:
> A few comments/questions:
>
> - As I've said several times before, I am supportive of the idea in
> general, just need to work out the details

this is good news

>
> - The Background section of Jeff's doc says that OSGeo "is also
> responsible for any financial losses occurred". Is this really the case?
> Can't we avoid this commitment? I thought I had asked this question in
> the context of Beijing and was told that there was no written commitment
> on OSGeo's side to cover an eventual financial loss, just that we'd get
> no profits in return.

Actually I noticed those exact words in the 2012 RFP.  It has been in 
every RFP apparently.

>
> - Should we consider a scenario with base amount + share of profits?

possibly.  However some of our best FOSS4G events are not the most 
profitable.

>
> - I am realizing that this investment in such a position we are
> effectively subsidizing ~30k$ to the LOC. Should we charge that amount
> to the LOC, or have a way to force them to account for this amount
> somehow in the way they calculate the profit (i.e. in case that they
> choose to keep part of the profit and return the rest to OSGeo, profit
> should be calculated after accounting for that 30k$ expense, so this is
> treated as an actual conference expense and we don't take that money out
> of OSGeo's share of the profit)
>

Possibly.  Would you see it as being part of the RFP then?  I would 
agree with you if that would be the case. (then everyone bidding is 
aware beforehand)  In the case of 2012, it would not be fair to force 
this on them, in my opinion (I am referring to the financial 
responsibility for the advisor role).

Thanks Daniel.

-jeff