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

[Cameron Shorter]

Thanks for the confirmation Stephan.
I'm +1 to the proposal as per below.

On 18/02/14 21:00, Stephan Meißl wrote:
> Resending, now subscribed.
> Stephan
>
> 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.
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