[Board] Motion: Funding request for the QGIS Developer Meeting in October 2012

Jo Cook jocook at astuntechnology.com
Tue Jul 3 11:04:32 PDT 2012


Hi,

Have we got everyone's vote now? I think so. I've been busy for a bit so
haven't prodded this, but I think we have all agreed it. Can we let Paolo
know asap?

Jo

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 8:54 PM, Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com>wrote:

> +1 Frank - sorry for the delay
>
> I would encourage the approach of using "Motion:" in the subject line,
> and starting a clean new thread for board motions.  I was neglectful
> on this motion because I thought it was just a discussion and I hadn't
> dipped into it for a while.  I was neglectful on the last motion
> because Arnulf started the thread with Motion in the title but it
> didn't actually become a motion for a while into the thread.
>
> Best regards,
> Frank
>
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Peter Batty <peter at ebatty.com> wrote:
> > +1 and sorry for the delay, been a hectic travel schedule the past week!
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 5:30 AM, Daniel Morissette
> > <dmorissette at mapgears.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I believe for an email motion we need votes from all directors.
> Hopefully
> >> we can get everyone's votes soon. Otherwise I added this to the next
> board
> >> meeting agenda.
> >>
> >> Daniel
> >>
> >>
> >> On 12-06-25 6:39 AM, Mark Lucas wrote:
> >>>
> >>> +1
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Jun 25, 2012, at 4:44 AM, Jo Cook <jocook at astuntechnology.com
> >>> <mailto:jocook at astuntechnology.com>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I only count 4 votes for this so far- anyone else? Frank is away, so
> >>>> he's excused but I think we need a few more yet!
> >>>>
> >>>> Jo
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Michael P. Gerlek <mpg at flaxen.com
> >>>> <mailto:mpg at flaxen.com>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>    +1
> >>>>
> >>>>    _mpg
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>    -----Original Message-----
> >>>>    From: board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> >>>>    <mailto:board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>
> >>>>    [mailto:board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> >>>>    <mailto:board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>] On Behalf Of Daniel
> >>>> Morissette
> >>>>    Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2012 10:13 AM
> >>>>    To: board at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:board at lists.osgeo.org>
> >>>>    Subject: Re: [Board] Funding request for the QGIS Developer
> >>>>    Meeting in October 2012
> >>>>
> >>>>    +1
> >>>>
> >>>>    Daniel
> >>>>
> >>>>    P.S. And thank you Jo for grabbing the ball.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>    On 12-06-21 4:32 AM, Jo Cook wrote:
> >>>>    > Hi Board,
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    > Still nothing on this? In that case I propose a motion that we
> fund
> >>>>    > the QGIS Developer Meeting to the tune of 1000 Euros, as
> originally
> >>>>    > requested by Paolo.
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    > Jo
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    > On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Jo Cook
> >>>>    <jocook at astuntechnology.com <mailto:jocook at astuntechnology.com>
> >>>>    > <mailto:jocook at astuntechnology.com
> >>>>
> >>>>    <mailto:jocook at astuntechnology.com>>> wrote:
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >     Hi Board
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >     Just wondering if we need any further information on this
> >>>>    from Paolo
> >>>>    >     or if we're OK to propose a motion and get voting? It seems
> >>>>    like a
> >>>>    >     modest amount and a worthwhile cause to me!
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >     Thanks
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >     Jo
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >     On Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Paolo Cavallini
> >>>>    >     <cavallini at faunalia.it <mailto:cavallini at faunalia.it>
> >>>>    <mailto:cavallini at faunalia.it <mailto:cavallini at faunalia.it>>>
> wrote:
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         Il 08/06/2012 18:08, Michael P. Gerlek ha scritto:
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >          > We have some guidelines for this sort of request on
> >>>>    the wiki:
> >>>>    > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Sprint_Guidelines
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         Basic Information
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >             Audience: how many people are expected?
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         * about 30
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >             Region: is the sprint localized to a specific region?
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         * no
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >             Projects: is the sprint to work on just one specific
> >>>>    >         project, or is it for
> >>>>    >         multiple projects?
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         * focused on QGIS
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >             Length: how many days will the sprint cover?
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         * October 3rd-7th 2012
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >             Venue: where will the sprint be held? will food be
> >>>>    provided?
> >>>>    >         will overnight
> >>>>    >         lodging be provided?
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         * http://www.linuxhotel.de <http://www.linuxhotel.de/>
> >>>>
> >>>>    >         * food and lodging provided for developers
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         Expected Expenses
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >             what is the expected cost per attendee, for travel,
> >>>>    lodging,
> >>>>    >         and food?
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         * about 8.000 € for 30 attendants
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >             what is the expected cost for the venue (such as
> >>>>    conference
> >>>>    >         room, wifi support,
> >>>>    >         snacks, etc)?
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         * included in the figure above
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         Expected Revenues
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         * no revenue expected
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         Profit / Loss / Risk
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >             What is the expected profit of the event, if any?
> >>>>    where will
> >>>>    >         any surplus money go?
> >>>>    >             Under what circumstances might the event incur a
> >>>>    loss? how
> >>>>    >         will this risk be
> >>>>    >         mitigated?
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         * no profit, no loss: we'll pay the expenses according
> >>>>    to the
> >>>>    >         availability of funds
> >>>>    >         * extra resources will allow to have more developers.
> >>>>    >
> >>>>    >         All the best.
> >>>>    >         --
> >>>>    >         Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia
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> >>>>
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