[Board] FOSS4G-Europe financial wrap-up

Jeff McKenna jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
Wed Nov 26 05:58:43 PST 2014


Ok I dove into this, and discovered the cause: Peter is not a member of 
the OSGeo Board list, and was sending emails to it and CC-ing Maria 
directly, then Maria responds to the Board and no one is able to 
follow/make sense of the discussion (this happened over and over again 
in this thread).  I have manually subscribed Peter to this mailing list 
now. :)

In my response to Peter's initial email (that never made it to the Board 
list, stating a surplus of 3000 EUR from FOSS4G-E 2014, and then he 
wanting to feed that into FOSS4G-E 2015): thank you Peter and the whole 
2014 team for putting on a wonderful event.  I personally left Bremen 
re-energized and re-focused on FOSS4G, full of passion and enthusiasm, 
and it was all thanks to the Bremen local organizers.  I had so much fun 
at FOSS4G-E Bremen.  Thank you again.

Regarding transferring the funds: if I go back to Peter's initial 
message, I think Peter's university needs an invoice with the FOSS4G 
Como logo and name - Maria could you draft an invoice/letter with the 
FOSS4G Como logo and name at the top (contact info would of course be 
your PCO, to receive the funds) and send it to Peter?  I bet all that is 
needed is to ask your PCO to make a custom invoice template with the 
FOSS4G brand at the top, for this instance.

Does that make sense??

-jeff


-- 
Jeff McKenna
President, OSGeo
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Jeff_McKenna




On 2014-11-26 7:45 AM, Jachym Cepicky wrote:
> This is just confusing. Peter, could you please formulate, what board
> should vote on?
>
> Something like "to ask university  Politecnico di Milano, that it
> provides invoice for using of trademark and logo of OSGeo, to Jacobs
> univeristy in name of OSGeo.org. The money should be used as seed monay
> for organisation of FOSS4G-Europe conference"
>
> or similar?
>
> J
>
> Wed Nov 26 2014 at 10:12:18 odesílatel Maria Antonia Brovelli
> <maria.brovelli at polimi.it <mailto:maria.brovelli at polimi.it>> napsal:
>
>     But at this point OSGeo has to ask payment for using brand and
>     channels and in my opinion this is not possible ...
>
>     Paying expenses for inviter speakers?
>
>     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/ <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 <mailto:maria.brovelli at polimi.it>
>     e-mail2: prorettrice at como.polimi.it <mailto:prorettrice at como.polimi.it>
>
>
>
>
>
>     __________________________________________
>     Da: Peter Baumann <p.baumann at jacobs-university.__de
>     <mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>>
>     Inviato: mercoledì 26 novembre 2014 10.06
>     A: Maria Antonia Brovelli; Bart van den Eijnden
>     Cc: OSGeo-Board
>     Oggetto: Re: [Board] FOSS4G-Europe financial wrap-up
>
>     nope, we have invoices on that already from the caterers AFAIK.
>
>     On 11/26/2014 10:04 AM, Maria Antonia Brovelli wrote:
>      > escription of services and expenses:
>      >> Support for the FOSS4G-Europe 2014 conference organised by
>     Jacobs University
>      >> -    organisation of an OSGeo welcome party
>      >> -    organisation of two OSGeo coffee breaks
>      >
>      > ???
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > ------------------------------__----------------------
>      > 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/ <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 <mailto:maria.brovelli at polimi.it>
>      > e-mail2: prorettrice at como.polimi.it
>     <mailto:prorettrice at como.polimi.it>
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > __________________________________________
>      > Da: Peter Baumann <p.baumann at jacobs-university.__de
>     <mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>>
>      > Inviato: mercoledì 26 novembre 2014 10.02
>      > A: Maria Antonia Brovelli; Bart van den Eijnden
>      > Cc: OSGeo-Board
>      > Oggetto: Re: [Board] FOSS4G-Europe financial wrap-up
>      >
>      > no, Maria. You get the money. OSGeo agrees you use it. Avoids
>     transfer EU -> US
>      > -> EU.
>      > -Peter
>      >
>      > On 11/26/2014 09:43 AM, Maria Antonia Brovelli wrote:
>      >> Peter
>      >> that is not clear to me: it means that I have to pay for using
>     OSGeo brand? and channels?
>      >> And I take money and then I pass them to OSGeo?
>      >>
>      >> So, it is not a sponsorisation for the conference.
>      >>
>      >> Is it possible instead like this
>      >>
>      >> Invoice date: November 30, 2014
>      >>
>      >> Description of services and expenses:
>      >> Support for the FOSS4G-Europe 2014 conference organised by
>     Jacobs University
>      >> -    organisation of an OSGeo welcome party
>      >> -    organisation of two OSGeo coffee breaks
>      >>
>      >>
>      >> This invoice is issued in agreement with and on behalf of
>      >>         OSGeo
>      >>         14525 SW Millikan #42523
>      >>         Beaverton, Oregon
>      >>         United States
>      >>
>      >> Amount due: 3,091.78 EUR (VAT free, according to EU legislation)
>      >> Payable immediately, without any deduction.
>      >>
>      >> Date of delivery has been July 14 – 17, 2014.
>      >>
>      >> Bank details:
>      >>     Account holder:
>      >>     Bank name:
>      >>     IBAN:
>      >>     BIC (SWIFT):
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >> ------------------------------__----------------------
>      >> 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/
>     <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 <mailto:maria.brovelli at polimi.it>
>      >> e-mail2: prorettrice at como.polimi.it
>     <mailto:prorettrice at como.polimi.it>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >>
>      >> __________________________________________
>      >> Da: Peter Baumann <p.baumann at jacobs-university.__de
>     <mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>>
>      >> Inviato: mercoledì 26 novembre 2014 09.37
>      >> A: Bart van den Eijnden; Maria Antonia Brovelli
>      >> Cc: OSGeo-Board
>      >> Oggetto: Re: [Board] FOSS4G-Europe financial wrap-up
>      >>
>      >> Hi Bart,
>      >>
>      >> I appreciate your support in this, but I had _so_ much trouble
>     upfront when
>      >> OSGeo Board was not amused that I had not approached each and
>     every member
>      >> individually for FOSS4G-Europe in Bremen that this time, when it
>     comes to money,
>      >> I want to be on the safe side and get an official verdict.
>     (Actually, Maria
>      >> needs it as she will send the invoice on OSGeo behalf.)
>      >>
>      >> Hope for your understanding that I am requesting an official
>     statement.
>      >>
>      >> cheers,
>      >> Peter
>      >>
>      >>
>      >> On 11/26/2014 09:10 AM, Bart van den Eijnden wrote:
>      >>> This is fine by me.
>      >>>
>      >>> Btw, I don’t think you formally need an okay from the board to
>     go ahead with this.
>      >>>
>      >>> Best regards,
>      >>> Bart
>      >>>
>      >>> On 26 Nov 2014, at 08:56, Maria Antonia Brovelli
>     <maria.brovelli at polimi.it <mailto:maria.brovelli at polimi.it>> wrote:
>      >>>
>      >>>> So, at this point only a prompt reply from the Board can save
>     this money that, in contrary case, will be lost.
>      >>>>
>      >>>> Crossing fingers. The board has no so many people... Hoping to
>     have an early reply.
>      >>>> 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/
>     <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
>     <mailto:maria.brovelli at polimi.it>
>      >>>> e-mail2: prorettrice at como.polimi.it
>     <mailto:prorettrice at como.polimi.it>
>      >>>>
>      >>>>
>      >>>>
>      >>>>
>      >>>>
>      >>>> __________________________________________
>      >>>> Da: Peter Baumann <p.baumann at jacobs-university.__de
>     <mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>>
>      >>>> Inviato: mercoledì 26 novembre 2014 08.52
>      >>>> A: Maria Antonia Brovelli
>      >>>> Cc: Jeff McKenna; OSGeo-Board
>      >>>> Oggetto: Re: [Board] FOSS4G-Europe financial wrap-up
>      >>>>
>      >>>> again, we need the invoice exactly as described - no way
>     around this, unfortunately.
>      >>>> -Peter
>      >>>>
>      >>>> On 11/26/2014 08:46 AM, Maria Antonia Brovelli wrote:
>      >>>>> Yes, but the company organising the conference (which is a
>     legal entity) is able to provide you an invoice to Jacob as a
>     sponsor of FOSS4G2015
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>> 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/
>     <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
>     <mailto:maria.brovelli at polimi.it>
>      >>>>> e-mail2: prorettrice at como.polimi.it
>     <mailto:prorettrice at como.polimi.it>
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>> __________________________________________
>      >>>>> Da: Peter Baumann <p.baumann at jacobs-university.__de
>     <mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>>
>      >>>>> Inviato: mercoledì 26 novembre 2014 08.37
>      >>>>> A: Maria Antonia Brovelli
>      >>>>> Cc: Jeff McKenna; OSGeo-Board
>      >>>>> Oggetto: Re: [Board] FOSS4G-Europe financial wrap-up
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>> Hi Maria,
>      >>>>> unfortunately no: as said we only can give out money against
>     a regular invoice
>      >>>>> on goods etc. As the Como entity will not have provided the
>     OSGeo brands itself
>      >>>>> it will have to contain a statement that it is "acting on
>     behalf of and in
>      >>>>> agreement with OSGeo Foundation" or equivalent.
>      >>>>> best,
>      >>>>> Peter
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>> On 11/26/2014 08:25 AM, Maria Antonia Brovelli wrote:
>      >>>>>> Probably the easistes way is that  Jacobs (or FOSS4G Eu
>     2014) sponsorizes directly FOSS4G 2015 Eu and that's that.
>      >>>>>> Please, Peter, if this is possible let me know because we
>     have only today and tomorrow for doing that and you know the time
>     required to administrations and how busy we are.
>      >>>>>> Many thanks.
>      >>>>>> 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/
>     <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
>     <mailto:maria.brovelli at polimi.it>
>      >>>>>> e-mail2: prorettrice at como.polimi.it
>     <mailto:prorettrice at como.polimi.it>
>      >>>>>>
>      >>>>>>
>      >>>>>>
>      >>>>>>
>      >>>>>>
>      >>>>>> __________________________________________
>      >>>>>> Da: board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>     <mailto:board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>
>     <board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
>     <mailto:board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org>__> per conto di Jeff McKenna
>     <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>__>
>      >>>>>> Inviato: martedì 25 novembre 2014 23.59
>      >>>>>> A: board at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:board at lists.osgeo.org>
>      >>>>>> Oggetto: Re: [Board] FOSS4G-Europe financial wrap-up
>      >>>>>>
>      >>>>>> On 2014-11-25 6:22 PM, Maria Antonia Brovelli wrote:
>      >>>>>>> Peter, what I have to do?
>      >>>>>>> Send you the invoice?
>      >>>>>>> If yes, I'll do in next days. But I have not understood
>     what is the answer from the Board :-)
>      >>>>>>> Maria
>      >>>>>>>
>      >>>>>> To be honest, I am missing the initial email in this thread
>     (maybe it
>      >>>>>> was filtered by my email client, if there were multiple
>     mailing lists in
>      >>>>>> the To field??).  It seems I read from the middle of the
>     conversation.
>      >>>>>>  In other words, what is the question for the OSGeo Board?  :)
>      >>>>>>
>      >>>>>> -jeff
>      >>>>>>
>      >>>>>>
>      >>>>>>
>      >>>>>> _________________________________________________
>      >>>>>> Board mailing list
>      >>>>>> Board at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:Board at lists.osgeo.org>
>      >>>>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/__mailman/listinfo/board
>     <http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board>
>      >>>>> --
>      >>>>> Dr. Peter Baumann
>      >>>>> - Professor of Computer Science, Jacobs University Bremen
>      >>>>> www.faculty.jacobs-university.__de/pbaumann
>     <http://www.faculty.jacobs-university.de/pbaumann>
>      >>>>>   mail: p.baumann at jacobs-university.de
>     <mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>
>      >>>>>   tel: +49-421-200-3178, fax: +49-421-200-493178
>      >>>>> - Executive Director, rasdaman GmbH Bremen (HRB 26793)
>      >>>>> www.rasdaman.com <http://www.rasdaman.com>, mail:
>     baumann at rasdaman.com <mailto:baumann at rasdaman.com>
>      >>>>>   tel: 0800-rasdaman, fax: 0800-rasdafax, mobile: +49-173-5837882
>      >>>>> "Si forte in alienas manus oberraverit hec peregrina epistola
>     incertis ventis dimissa, sed Deo commendata, precamur ut ei reddatur
>     cui soli destinata, nec preripiat quisquam non sibi parata." (mail
>     disclaimer, AD 1083)
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>>
>      >>>> --
>      >>>> Dr. Peter Baumann
>      >>>> - Professor of Computer Science, Jacobs University Bremen
>      >>>> www.faculty.jacobs-university.__de/pbaumann
>     <http://www.faculty.jacobs-university.de/pbaumann>
>      >>>>   mail: p.baumann at jacobs-university.de
>     <mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>
>      >>>>   tel: +49-421-200-3178, fax: +49-421-200-493178
>      >>>> - Executive Director, rasdaman GmbH Bremen (HRB 26793)
>      >>>> www.rasdaman.com <http://www.rasdaman.com>, mail:
>     baumann at rasdaman.com <mailto:baumann at rasdaman.com>
>      >>>>   tel: 0800-rasdaman, fax: 0800-rasdafax, mobile: +49-173-5837882
>      >>>> "Si forte in alienas manus oberraverit hec peregrina epistola
>     incertis ventis dimissa, sed Deo commendata, precamur ut ei reddatur
>     cui soli destinata, nec preripiat quisquam non sibi parata." (mail
>     disclaimer, AD 1083)
>      >>>>
>      >>>>
>      >>>> _________________________________________________
>      >>>> Board mailing list
>      >>>> Board at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:Board at lists.osgeo.org>
>      >>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/__mailman/listinfo/board
>     <http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/board>
>      >> --
>      >> Dr. Peter Baumann
>      >>  - Professor of Computer Science, Jacobs University Bremen
>      >> www.faculty.jacobs-university.__de/pbaumann
>     <http://www.faculty.jacobs-university.de/pbaumann>
>      >>    mail: p.baumann at jacobs-university.de
>     <mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>
>      >>    tel: +49-421-200-3178, fax: +49-421-200-493178
>      >>  - Executive Director, rasdaman GmbH Bremen (HRB 26793)
>      >> www.rasdaman.com <http://www.rasdaman.com>, mail:
>     baumann at rasdaman.com <mailto:baumann at rasdaman.com>
>      >>    tel: 0800-rasdaman, fax: 0800-rasdafax, mobile: +49-173-5837882
>      >> "Si forte in alienas manus oberraverit hec peregrina epistola
>     incertis ventis dimissa, sed Deo commendata, precamur ut ei reddatur
>     cui soli destinata, nec preripiat quisquam non sibi parata." (mail
>     disclaimer, AD 1083)
>      >>
>      >>
>      > --
>      > Dr. Peter Baumann
>      >  - Professor of Computer Science, Jacobs University Bremen
>      > www.faculty.jacobs-university.__de/pbaumann
>     <http://www.faculty.jacobs-university.de/pbaumann>
>      >    mail: p.baumann at jacobs-university.de
>     <mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>
>      >    tel: +49-421-200-3178, fax: +49-421-200-493178
>      >  - Executive Director, rasdaman GmbH Bremen (HRB 26793)
>      > www.rasdaman.com <http://www.rasdaman.com>, mail:
>     baumann at rasdaman.com <mailto:baumann at rasdaman.com>
>      >    tel: 0800-rasdaman, fax: 0800-rasdafax, mobile: +49-173-5837882
>      > "Si forte in alienas manus oberraverit hec peregrina epistola
>     incertis ventis dimissa, sed Deo commendata, precamur ut ei reddatur
>     cui soli destinata, nec preripiat quisquam non sibi parata." (mail
>     disclaimer, AD 1083)
>      >
>      >
>
>     --
>     Dr. Peter Baumann
>       - Professor of Computer Science, Jacobs University Bremen
>     www.faculty.jacobs-university.__de/pbaumann
>     <http://www.faculty.jacobs-university.de/pbaumann>
>         mail: p.baumann at jacobs-university.de
>     <mailto:p.baumann at jacobs-university.de>
>         tel: +49-421-200-3178, fax: +49-421-200-493178
>       - Executive Director, rasdaman GmbH Bremen (HRB 26793)
>     www.rasdaman.com <http://www.rasdaman.com>, mail:
>     baumann at rasdaman.com <mailto:baumann at rasdaman.com>
>         tel: 0800-rasdaman, fax: 0800-rasdafax, mobile: +49-173-5837882
>     "Si forte in alienas manus oberraverit hec peregrina epistola
>     incertis ventis dimissa, sed Deo commendata, precamur ut ei reddatur
>     cui soli destinata, nec preripiat quisquam non sibi parata." (mail
>     disclaimer, AD 1083)
>
>



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