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

[Stephan Meißl]

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On 02/17/2014 10:12 PM, Stephan Meißl wrote:
> Hi board, Daniel,
> 
> I confirm that the help of Daniel in his role as OSGeo treasurer to
> transfer North America based sponsor's money to the Vienna Code Sprint
> would be very much appreciated.
> 
> Many thanks,
> Stephan
> 
> 
> On 02/15/2014 06:05 PM, Daniel Morissette 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.
>