[Board] QGIS Hackfest funding

[Jeff McKenna]

Initial press release draft:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Press_Release_Supporting_QGIS_Hackfest_2012
 Please edit directly :)

-jeff



On 12-09-11 9:56 AM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
> Thanks for this update Daniel.  I believe there should be an OSGeo
> news_item/press release as well - "OSGeo Supports Grassroots Development
> By Contributing Funds to the Essen 2012 QGIS Hackfest..."
> 
> Maybe the end of the press release should state "Other groups interested
> in funding should contact the OSGeo Board."
> 
> (we might even consider providing funds to a part-time communications
> specialist to handle these releases)
> 
> -jeff
> 
> 
> 
> On 12-09-11 9:44 AM, Daniel Morissette wrote:
>> Board,
>>
>> FYI, the payment of 1000 Euro has been sent to the Essen 2012 QGIS
>> Hackfest [1] organizers, and OSGeo's contribution is also recognized
>> here [2].
>>
>> [1]
>> http://hub.qgis.org/wiki/quantum-gis/8_QGIS_Developer_Meeting_in_Essen_2012
>> [2] http://qgis.org/en/sponsorship/sponsors.html
>