[Board] Letter of Support for FOSS4G Perú 2014

[Jachym Cepicky]

OK for me

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2014-10-07 22:08 GMT+02:00 Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>:
> Hello Board,
>
> I have been contacted by a member of the OSGeo Perú chapter[1], Juan Manuel
> Delgado Estrada, who would like OSGeo to sign a letter showing our support
> for the first FOSS4G Peru event.  The support letter, as I understand it,
> will help the chapter possibly get funding for the event.
>
> Juan has told me that no funding is required from OSGeo, but the letter does
> list an amount that OSGeo would contribute in-kind (equivalent to 2,000
> USD), through contributions such as me already emailing them or also
> submitting a written introduction to the event.
>
> As I understand it, they need to submit this letter before 10 October, so
> we'll need to move fast either way.
>
> I will send the letter to Board members privately (one letter and one intro
> to the event), and as they are in Spanish maybe it would be helpful for
> Jorge to take a glance at it.
>
> I don't see any issue in signing the letter of support for their FOSS4G
> event, but I just wanted to make sure the Board is aware.
>
> (Juan follows the Board mailing list, and you can see his formal email
> request below)
>
> [1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Per%C3%BA
>
> Thanks,
>
> -jeff
>
>
>
>
> On 2014-10-07 1:44 PM, Juan Manuel Delgado Estrada wrote:
>>
>> Dear Jeff,
>>
>> I am pleased to address you this letter after our last conversation and
>> I would like to express the following points:
>>
>> The FOSSA4G LIMA 2014 will take place from November 16 to 19 because in
>> December there are no available auditoriums and it is more complicated
>> for many invited speakers.
>>
>>
>> The grand fund entity of the FOSS4G Lima 2014 organization suggests that
>> it could be great if the Open Source Geospatial Foundation could be the
>> co-organizer of this event in order to make our proposal stronger in the
>> contest.
>>
>>
>> We would like to ask for a formal letter from the Open Source Geospatial
>> Foundation to show their commitment to co-organize this event and for
>> that purpose we are sending to you the Spanish format of the letter we
>> want you to sign and seal.
>>
>>
>> The amount of money for contribution that the letter requests is only a
>> symbolic one because it can be in cash or in kind, for instance the
>> promotion of your exposition could be the Open Source Geospatial
>> Foundation's contribution. That contribution will be on your own
>> criteria, the documents in appendix will gives you more information.
>>
>>
>> I regret the delay in writing you this letter but for various reasons it
>> was impossible send it to you before. If we do not win the grant fund to
>> organize events in 2014, we hope it could be possible for 2015.
>>
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>>
>>
>> JUAN MANUEL DELGADO
>>
>> OSGEO - PERÚ
>>
>>
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