[Board] MOTION: Authorize running Vienna code sprint sponsorships through OSGeo

[Frank Warmerdam]

+1 Frank

Though it is my position that such an action is entirely in the purvue of
the treasurer without special board authorization.

Best regards,
Frank
On Feb 15, 2014 9:05 AM, "Daniel Morissette" <dmorissette at mapgears.com>
wrote:

> Adding Stephan Meissl to CC to confirm that this is in line with the way
> they want to proceed.
>
> Daniel
>
>
> On 14-02-15 12:05 AM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
>
>> Daniel,
>> Can we please get confirmation from the organisors the relevant code
>> sprints that this proposal aligns with their preferences of how they
>> wish to see the money transferred. (I suggest CC them on this motion,
>> and invite them to identify their role and also vote in their response
>> to the thread.)
>>
>> On 15/02/14 09:38, Daniel Morissette wrote:
>>
>>> Hi board,
>>>
>>> Please see explanation below and vote on the following motion:
>>>
>>> MOTION: To authorize OSGeo and its Treasurer to run some of the
>>> sponsorship funds for the Vienna Code Sprint through OSGeo's bank
>>> account and transfer the total amount in a single transaction to the
>>> Vienna Sprint organizers, together with the surplus from past C Tribe
>>> Sprints that is already sitting in OSGeo's bank account.
>>>
>>> And I start with my +1 / Daniel
>>>
>>> Explanation:
>>>
>>> For some of the sponsors for the Vienna Code Sprint
>>> (http://vienna2014.sprint.osgeo.org/) based in US, it is complicated
>>> and expensive to transfer the funds to the organizer (Stephan Meissl)
>>> in Europe, and it would be easier and cheaper to just mail a check to
>>> OSGeo that would be forwarded in one single transaction together with
>>> the surplus from pas C Tribe Sprints which is already sitting in
>>> OSGeo's bank account and waiting to be transferred when we will be ready.
>>>
>>> We would not want to act as a bank for several events per year because
>>> of the overhead, but in this specific case since we are talking only
>>> about one or two transactions, and we are already handling the surplus
>>> from pas C Tribe Sprints anyway, the additional overhead is minimal so
>>> I think it is worth doing.
>>>
>>> This motion is mostly a formality but I wanted to run this by the
>>> board anyway.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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