[Board] FOSS4GNA 2013 Financial Backstop

[Frank Warmerdam]

David,

I can't speak for the board as a whole, but I am open to this possibility.

For background, I'll briefly address how it is handle for FOSS4G.  After
selection of the venue, the LOC prepares a budget which has to be approved
by the OSGeo board.  At that point OSGeo is prepared to provide seed
funding and commit to covering losses.  OSGeo also appoints a board member
to join the LOC and act as finance monitor to ensure things are being operated
within the constraints of the agreed budget.

OSGeo also normally expects some target profit level for a conservative
attendance number, and expects to receive any profits.

You could expect similar terms if OSGeo agrees to financially back the
conference.

Best regards,
Frank

On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:08 PM, David William Bitner
<bitner at dbspatial.com> wrote:
> Dear Board Members,
>
> The Twin Cities, MN Local Chapter is currently working on the details for
> hosting the North American regional FOSS4G in Spring 2013. We are currently
> looking at working with a local non profit to act as the fiscal agent for
> this conference to act as the bank account for pushing money through. One
> item that we would like input from the OSGeo Board on is whether OSGeo would
> be able to act as a financial backstop in case of any shortfalls in the
> conference and if so what conditions and arrangements we need to put in
> place to make that happen.
>
> Before any agreement would be made, you would certainly need a lot more
> details from us about how we are running the conference, but I would like to
> at least get the conversation started to see if an arrangement like this can
> work in principal.
>
> Please don't hesitate to ask me any questions you may have regarding this
> event.
>
> David
>
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