[Board] FOSS4G-Europe financial wrap-up

[Stephan Meißl]

Hi all,

great news, money is always a touch point.

I don't have any particular recommendations either besides maybe that if
not necessary you might want to save bank charges and directly transfer
from Germany to Italy.

cu
Stephan


On 11/21/2014 02:28 PM, Anne Ghisla wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:27:35 +0000
> Jachym Cepicky <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Peter,
>>
>> maybe Anne (or Stephan M.) have some experience, how to deal with
>> monay in Europe, which are somehow related to OSGeo?
> 
> Hi Peter, all,
> 
> good news about the outcome of FOSS4G-E! This will surely help next
> year's edition.
> I actually have no specific guidance on OSGeo-related accounting in
> Europe. I suppose that both ways (let the money pass through OSGeo
> accounts or not) have their own pros and cons.
> 
> I cc'ed Stephan in case he was not following Board list already, and
> wishes to chime in.
> 
> Best!
> Anne
> 
>> Thanks for your concerns
>>
>> Jachym
>>
>> P.S. Maria: just to make sure: is your univeristy able to provide
>> Jacobs-University with invoice?
>>
>> Fri Nov 21 2014 at 9:12:46 odesílatel Maria Antonia Brovelli <
>> maria.brovelli at polimi.it> napsal:
>>
>>> :-D
>>>
>>> Maria
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>> Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli
>>> Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor
>>> Politecnico di Milano
>>>
>>> FOSS4G ASIA - Don't miss it!
>>> http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2014/
>>>
>>> ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and
>>> Applications"; OSGeo; ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS Advisory Board; NASA
>>> WorldWind Europa Challenge; SIFET
>>>
>>> Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO (ITALY)
>>> Tel. +39-031-3327336 - Mob. +39-328-0023867 - fax. +39-031-3327321
>>> e-mail1: maria.brovelli at polimi.it
>>> e-mail2: prorettrice at como.polimi.it
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________________
>>> Da: board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org <board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>
>>> per conto di Maria Antonia Brovelli <maria.brovelli at polimi.it>
>>> Inviato: venerdì 21 novembre 2014 08.48
>>> A: Peter Baumann; OSGeo-Board
>>> Oggetto: Re: [Board] FOSS4G-Europe financial wrap-up
>>>
>>> Dear Peter
>>> just a clarification, even though I suppose is a secondary one: the
>>> invoice will be issued by the agency that I'm paying for organizing
>>> the conference. Unfortunately Politecnico di Milano doesn't manage
>>> it directly for many reasons. Anyway I have already signed a
>>> contract (on my risk) with them and therefore they are able to
>>> provide the invoice. Many thanks!! It is nice to have the first
>>> sponsor! Maria
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>> Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli
>>> Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor
>>> Politecnico di Milano
>>>
>>> FOSS4G ASIA - Don't miss it!
>>> http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2014/
>>>
>>> ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and
>>> Applications"; OSGeo; ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS Advisory Board; NASA
>>> WorldWind Europa Challenge; SIFET
>>>
>>> Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO (ITALY)
>>> Tel. +39-031-3327336 - Mob. +39-328-0023867 - fax. +39-031-3327321
>>> e-mail1: maria.brovelli at polimi.it
>>> e-mail2: prorettrice at como.polimi.it
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________________
>>> Da: Peter Baumann <p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>
>>> Inviato: venerdì 21 novembre 2014 08.04
>>> A: OSGeo-Board
>>> Cc: Jachym Cepicky; Maria Antonia Brovelli
>>> Oggetto: FOSS4G-Europe financial wrap-up
>>>
>>> Hi board,
>>>
>>> as a result of heavy sponsoring, particularly b EU-funded projects,
>>> there is a
>>> surplus of about 3000 EUR from FOSS4G-Europe 2014.
>>>
>>> An idea developed by us on this thread is that this is fed into
>>> FOSS4G-Europe
>>> 2015 as startup financing, cost-neutral for OSGeo. Please advise us
>>> within a
>>> week if you have different ideas (university closes books soon).
>>>
>>> A small technical issue: our university can give away money only if
>>> they receive
>>> an invoice. I suggest that this invoice is on using the FOSS4G
>>> brand name and
>>> logo, this should be sufficient. U Como then could issue an invoice
>>> on behalf of
>>> OSGeo and receive the amount.
>>>
>>> thank you for your advice,
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> PS: I will gladly post a financial summary sometime next week -
>>> should I do this
>>> on this list or elsewhere?