[Board] Request for supporting a code sprint

[Arnulf Christl]

Dear OSGeo Board of Directors,

we very much appreciate the support of OSGeo. The call for participation
is almost ready and will go out early next week. This will be a good
opportunity to publish an OSGeo news item and will also help to promote
the CfP. We are happy to provide a draft text.

Best regards and have a nice weekend.

Arnulf


Am 16.03.2017 um 21:07 schrieb Jody Garnett:
> The motion <https://www.loomio.org/d/vlbUMzcC> is now approved (a few
> days early as everyone voted).
>
> Thanks again Arnulf, is there anything you need from us?
>
> If possible I would love to request a news_item for the event
> highlighting its importance (and our  participation, sponsorship).
>
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
> On 13 March 2017 at 09:33, Arnulf Christl
> <arnulf.christl at metaspatial.net
> <mailto:arnulf.christl at metaspatial.net>> wrote:
>
>     Dear Board,
>
>     this is a request to support a code sprint in Nairobi, Kenya
>     focusing on
>     the region of Eastern Africa. The code sprint with a total budget
>     of 19k
>     USD is planned for end of April. This funding request is for 3k USD to
>     account for catering at the four day event.
>
>
>     Summary:
>
>     The Global Land Tool Network GLTN (of which OSGeo is a member
>     since 2014
>     [1]) has a budget to support activities of their work groups called
>     "clusters". OSGeo is a member of the "Professional Cluster" [2]. In my
>     function as OSGeo liaison officer I have requested a budget to
>     organize
>     code sprint to further develop the software STDM [3], create
>     interest in
>     the region and to jump-start potential contributors to OSGeo software
>     projects in the Eastern Africa region. The code sprint will take place
>     at the end of April and we are basically set to go. Please find the
>     (draft) CfP for the code sprint at [4] to be finalized and
>     published on
>     the STDM web sites in the coming days.
>
>
>     The support request including the preliminary budget is available
>     in the
>     Wiki at:
>     https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/STDM_2017_Code_Sprint
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/STDM_2017_Code_Sprint>
>
>
>     Thank you and best regards,
>     Arnulf
>
>     [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GLTN
>     <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GLTN>
>     [2] http://www.gltn.net/index.php/about-us/gltn-partners
>     <http://www.gltn.net/index.php/about-us/gltn-partners>
>     [3] http://stdm.gltn.net/
>     [4]
>     http://metaspatial.net/downloads/STDM-code-sprint_invitation_v4.pdf
>     <http://metaspatial.net/downloads/STDM-code-sprint_invitation_v4.pdf>
>
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