[Board] MOTION: approve 200 USD for temp FOSS4G video hosting

[Jeff McKenna]

Thanks all.  Motion passed, notifying the OSGeo Conference Committee.  -jeff




On 2015-09-25 12:27 PM, Jachym Cepicky wrote:
> + 1 jachym
>
> čt 24. 9. 2015 v 16:42 odesílatel Jorge Sanz <jsanz at osgeo.org
> <mailto:jsanz at osgeo.org>> napsal:
>
>     +1 Jorge
>
>     On 23 September 2015 at 23:07, Jeff McKenna
>     <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
>     <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>> wrote:
>      > Hi Board,
>      >
>      > Another time-sensitive issue has come up, for FOSS4G-Portland
>     videos we use
>      > a Vimeo Pro account to host the presentation videos etc.  Now
>     putting all
>      > hosting debates aside (the OSGeo Conference Committee is looking
>     at other
>      > longer-term solutions[1]) for now we need to approve 200 USD from
>     OSGeo so
>      > that this account can be re-instated.  I and many others feel
>     that this is a
>      > small sum for something that so many benefit from.  Therefore I
>     call a
>      > motion to the OSGeo Board now (yes this means all
>     existing/current board
>      > members, all 9).
>      >
>      > ***
>      > Motion to provide 200USD for FOSS4G video hosting to the
>     FOSS4G-Portland
>      > team for this year only, until a proper solution is put into
>     place for
>      > hosting FOSS4G videos.
>      > ***
>      >
>      >
>      > [1]
>      >
>     http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/Looking-for-the-keeper-of-the-videos-from-FOSS4GNA-PDX-2014-td5224887.html
>      >
>      >
>      > -jeff
>      >
>      >