[Board] My attendance in Portland

[Cameron Shorter]

Hi Jeff and others,
I think that it is important for an official OSGeo representative to be 
at the FOSS4G conference to facilitate evangelising OSGeo, and OSGeo (or 
FOSS4G) should cover expenses of this person. Ideally, this person 
should be the OSGeo President, but could be someone else if the 
president is not available.

I would envisage the representative would play quite a public role, 
likely talking with many people at an OSGeo booth. This would typically 
involve the representative also playing a lead role in ensuring the 
OSGeo booth is set up and running smoothly.

Jeff, would you be ok with taking on this type of role? Could you please 
expand on how you would envisage this working.


On 11/07/2014 3:34 am, Jeff McKenna wrote:
> Hi Board,
>
> We're about 2 months away from FOSS4G-Portland, and I just want to be
> open that no one has contacted me to represent OSGeo at that event.
> Other (regional) events give me lots of notice, handle flights, hotels,
> meals, for the OSGeo President to attend; however I learned last year
> that for the main FOSS4G event it is just assumed that I will be there
> in person.  Well to avoid that last minute chaos again, I am here asking
> the Board for use of the "Strategic travel" funding (as listed in the
> budget http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2014) to cover my
> flights, hotel, and misc expenses (transfers) for FOSS4G Portland.
>
> Last year there was a debate as to whether this should be funded by the
> FOSS4G committee or in fact by the OSGeo Board, and it was decided it
> made most sense for the OSGeo Board to cover it.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> -jeff
>
>
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