[Board] Letter of Support for FOSS4G Perú 2014

[Bart van den Eijnden]

Same here. Although I can’t read the contents, I’ll trust Jorge’s judgement ;-)

Bart

On 08 Oct 2014, at 09:22, Jachym Cepicky <jachym.cepicky at gmail.com> wrote:

> OK for me
> 
> J
> 
> 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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