[Board] formal request for OSGeo sponsorship for annual code sprint

[Jeff McKenna]

Thanks Robert.  I have added your formal request to the agenda to the 
next Board meeting[1], for this coming Thursday, so you will have a 
response shortly.

PS. I am very happy to see that your budget includes covering breakfast, 
lunch, and dinner ("fuel") for the attendees.  Excellent.

[1] http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2015-02-05

-jeff



On 2015-02-01 2:51 PM, Robert Cheetham wrote:
> OSGeo Board,
>
> A quick update.  We have managed to secure additional sponsorships over
> the past week from:
>
>   * FOSSGIS
>   * Boundless Spatial
>   * Typesafe
>
> As a result, I'm going to reduce the amount being requested from OSGeo
> from 12,000 to 10,000.
>
> Best,
>
> Robert
>
>
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> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 4:29 PM, Robert Cheetham <cheetham at azavea.com
> <mailto:cheetham at azavea.com>> wrote:
>
>     OSGeo Board,
>
>     I am writing to make a formal request for sponsorship of the 2015
>     OSGeo Code Sprint, to be held in Philadelphia Feb 9 - 13.  We have
>     already lined up almost $10,000 in sponsorships, but, similar to
>     previous years, we are making a request for support from OSGeo.
>
>     Our request is for $ 12,000, a somewhat higher amount than was
>     requested for 2014. While many of projected expenses are in line
>     with past years, we were unable to find a venue willing to donate
>     the space so we have a $ 3,800 venue fee.  In addition, we have
>     taken the step of reserving a block of hotel rooms and this required
>     Azavea to commit to a minimum number of room nights.  We have
>     suggested an approach that might help to both raise registration as
>     well as cover part of out-of-town sprinter's expenses.
>
>     In line with the the OSGeo Code Sprint Guidelines
>     <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Sprint_Guidelines>, we have
>     prepared the following materials:
>     */
>     /*
>     */Sprint wiki page:/ *
>     http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Code_Sprint_2015
>
>     /*Formal proposal */outlining the requested information from OSGeo
>     Code Sprint Guidelines
>     <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Sprint_Guidelines>:
>     https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eInBOaj8PF2V7U9kt4JRcrkhyI9puh2EdygCmulXa4I/edit?usp=sharing
>
>     /*Detailed Budget:
>     */https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ctrAdPuhw7HzFFT_0X5gMsw-p_cBuLguLVj4mtNl--M/edit?usp=sharing
>
>     The budget is outlined using a similar format to the 2014 sprint in
>     Vienna
>     <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AvA-LTbghEuHdC1oX3BpYW9RUU5neTU4ZkZOeEpwcFE>.
>
>     Any surplus will be returned to OSGeo.
>
>     I invite the board to let me know if you have any questions about
>     the materials or the request,
>
>     Best regards,
>
>     Robert
>
>     ------------------
>     Robert Cheetham
>
>