[Board] Application for funding QGIS Codesprint/Developers meeting - QGIS HackFest, Girona
Daniel Morissette
dmorissette at mapgears.com
Thu Mar 17 08:03:59 PDT 2016
For the record, I cannot take credit for this procedure, it was
initially created by Michael Gerlek with contributions from others over
time.
Also, the problem that you fear of events being turned down because the
allocated budget has all been used up never happened, so I would not
block everybody for that reason until it becomes a real issue.
The only blockers that have happened in the past that I am aware of is
that some event request did not fit some of the guidelines (such as open
budget) and that led to long discussions in some cases to decide if we
fund them or not, or which form the funding can take. I don't think
stronger rules will make this pain point any better.
Daniel
On 2016-03-17 10:54 AM, Massimiliano Cannata wrote:
> Daniel,
> thanks for the link and for the work you did.
>
> I believe it is very clear, but the point to me is that we have limited
> resources and I don't like the idea of first came first serve and the
> other fast.
>
> I think we need to set up rules for application:
> - when can you send a request
> - what is the allocated budget
> - how much for each in general
> etc...
>
> Something like a call where everyone is aware and can decide to apply or
> not.
>
> Best,
> maxi
>
>
>
>
> 2016-03-17 15:44 GMT+01:00 Daniel Morissette <dmorissette at mapgears.com
> <mailto:dmorissette at mapgears.com>>:
>
> Just in case some of the current board members are not aware of it.
> There was a procedure that was put in place and applied in
> combination with a set line item in the budget for this type of event:
>
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Code_Sprint_Guidelines
>
> This procedure is not perfect and can definitely be improved, but it
> provides clear guidelines to start from. Unfortunately every event
> comes with its own context and reasons to not fit in the mold, so
> the problem is not the lack of a procedure, it is the large
> diversity of initiatives in our community. If you ask me, this
> diversity is a good thing so instead of blocking everything until we
> have a designed good enough mold to fit everybody in it (which will
> never happen IMHO), I would suggest that the board continue to be
> flexible in its interpretation of the existing guidelines for each
> request, and in parallel continuously streamline the existing
> guidelines instead of starting from scratch again.
>
> My 0.02$
>
> Daniel
>
>
> On 2016-03-17 10:29 AM, Massimiliano Cannata wrote:
>
> Thanks Steven for this email.
>
> I have asked for a regulation of funding code sprint in order to
> make it
> fair but it looks it didn't found any interest.
>
> *I motion to stop funding sprint code / ackathon /etc until a proper
> procedure is in place.*
>
>
> Of course, I volunteer to give my time to participate in a task
> force to
> design the procedure.
>
>
> Best,
> Maxi
>
>
>
>
> 2016-03-17 15:16 GMT+01:00 Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com
> <mailto:shfeldman at gmail.com>
> <mailto:shfeldman at gmail.com <mailto:shfeldman at gmail.com>>>:
>
> Can I suggest a pause to consider:
>
> 1. Is there a policy on sponsorship of events, hackfests or
> codesprints? If not shouldn’t there be?
> 2. What is the process for other events to seek sponsorship?
> 3. Is there a budget amount for event sponsorship?
> 4. Should this be determined at board level or delegated
> to a lower
> level?
>
>
> Cheers
> ______
> Steven
>
>
> On 17 Mar 2016, at 06:29, board-request at lists.osgeo.org
> <mailto:board-request at lists.osgeo.org>
> <mailto:board-request at lists.osgeo.org
> <mailto:board-request at lists.osgeo.org>> wrote:
>
> *From:*Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com
> <mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> <mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com
> <mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com>>>
> *Subject:**Re: [Board] Application for funding QGIS
> Codesprint/Developers meeting - QGIS HackFest, Girona*
> *Date:*16 March 2016 at 23:34:44 GMT
> *To:*Lluís Vicens <lluis at sigte.udg.es
> <mailto:lluis at sigte.udg.es>
> <mailto:lluis at sigte.udg.es
> <mailto:lluis at sigte.udg.es>>>, Tim Sutton <tim at kartoza.com
> <mailto:tim at kartoza.com>
> <mailto:tim at kartoza.com <mailto:tim at kartoza.com>>>
> *Cc:*"board at lists.osgeo.org
> <mailto:board at lists.osgeo.org> <mailto:board at lists.osgeo.org
> <mailto:board at lists.osgeo.org>>"
> <board at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:board at lists.osgeo.org>
> <mailto:board at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:board at lists.osgeo.org>>>
>
>
> I wish I had better email skills ... let me try that
> again - I am
> viewing these items as a single event sharing
> sponsorship: QGIS
> Hackfest, QGIS User and Developer Conference and
> Jornadas de SIG
> Libre. The three activities share a single website.
>
> * Based on the provided budget (which covers all
> three events)
> it appears this is correct - all three events share
> a budget.
> * Reading closely thesponsorship
>
> <http://www.sigte.udg.edu/jornadassiglibre/en/patrocinadores/>is
> only advertised to cover the Jornadas de SIG Libre
> and QGIS
> User and Developer conference.
>
> Updating my email:
>
> I would like to make a motion to cover an expected
> gap in
> sponsorship for the event (QGIS Hackfest, QGIS User and
> Developer Conference and Jornadas de SIG Libre).
> The amount is
> subject to sponsor generosity, currently budgeted
> as a 4000
> EUR shortfall.
>
>
> This is specifically so that organizers and university
> do not feel
> financially exposed in this community outreach,
> community building
> and development activity.
>
> I note my suggested motion is a little bit at odds with the
> original request - which specified that any additional
> funds be
> provided to/"cover full expenses from the Monestir de
> Sant Daniel
> in order to contribute to the QGIS project"./We may
> wish to ask
> for clarifiation on this expectation.
>
> I understand that this motion steps out of bounds from
> specifically a code-sprint request, I feel the response is
> warranted given we are looking at larger event.
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
> On 15 March 2016 at 09:27, Jody
> Garnett<jody.garnett at gmail.com <mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> <mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com
> <mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com>>>wrote:
>
> Dear board members, based on this conversation I
> would like to
> make a motion to underwrite the QGIS hackfest. It
> sounds like
> the event is missing some sponsorship so this will
> be more of
> a risk then usual.
>
> (Indeed because it is at risk, and a valuable
> event, is the
> reason I am prepared to make a motion).
>
> Please take a moment to review the submitted
> request, that way
> we can save discussion during voting.
> --
> Jody
>
>
>
>
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