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

[Daniel Morissette]

+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>> 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>> 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
>         * 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
>         www.faunalia.eu <http://www.faunalia.eu>
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