[Board] Any updates on travel grant foss4g push?

[Jody Garnett]

Thanks for the update.

The board has done our bit with travel grant budget and mandate.

Speaking for myself (not OSGeo or conference committee) I would prefer if
we stick with early bird discount pricing to avoid setting a complicated
precedent for subsequent events to follow.

If the LOC is feeling confident you can donate or credit the travel grant
program an appropriate amount.

I know on the books it looks the same, but this way we allow the travel
grants to reach more people this year while avoiding setting a moving
target for fundraising.


On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 3:30 PM Michael Terner <mgt at appgeo.com> wrote:

> Just a couple of updates from Boston:
>
>    1. Today we launched our "call for volunteers
>    <http://2017.foss4g.org/volunteer/>" which provides another "more
>    affordable" means of covering registration.
>    2. With the success of our early bird registration, the Boston team is
>    comfortable providing full conference registrations to travel grant
>    recipients for $500 (a discount below Early Bird) for recipients who aren't
>    applying/accepted as a volunteer. If/when our registration momentum
>    increases, we are hopeful we may be able to do more.
>    3. We are maintaining a list of people who have inquired about our
>    Travel Grant program and we are ready to launch an application page off of
>    our website, or provide a link to an OSGeo page on applying for a travel
>    grant.
>
> We look forward to hearing how the Board and Conference Dev deliberations
> are going and are ready to assist when needed...
>
> MT
>
> On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 5:53 PM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> It has now been another week. I am writing up sponsor press releases, and
>> would love to have something to link to for this travel grant program.
>>
>> --
>> Jody Garnett
>>
>> On 24 May 2017 at 12:43, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am sure we are all getting lots of interest above travel grants for
>>> foss4g. We managed to pass two motions last week - is anyone from the
>>> conference committee around to acknowledge the change of scope/budget?
>>>
>>> I would like to confirm we have done our bit as the osgeo board, and ask
>>> if there is anything more we should be doing.
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Jody Garnett
>>>
>>
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