[Board] Motion: use GSoC student mobility grant at FOSDEM geospatial devroom

Margherita Di Leo diregola at gmail.com
Wed Nov 29 07:51:54 PST 2017


Hey Jeff,

Thanks, I’d love to attend but unfortunately this year I can’t be at FOSDEM
in person. I hope that others can make it.

Cheers

Il giorno mer 29 nov 2017 alle 16:44 Jeff McKenna <
jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> ha scritto:

> Hi Madi, Johan, Anne, Marc + all the FOSDEM devroom team,
>
> It would be great to have a representative of OSGeo attend the
> "Foundations Dinner" there on Feb 2nd @7pm:  see
>
> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGD_uKDEvFGh6kd_WNW7mNUg-wM6PJalAg66vV-PgGHcziPA/viewform
>
> Thanks,
>
> -jeff
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2017-11-28 10:08 AM, Margherita Di Leo wrote:
> > Thanks!
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 2:50 PM, Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com
> > <mailto:gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Motion passed.
> >     Thanks all.
> >
> https://www.loomio.org/p/3mDhc7Z8/motion-to-use-gsoc-student-mobility-grant-at-fosdem-geospatial-devroom
> >     <
> https://www.loomio.org/p/3mDhc7Z8/motion-to-use-gsoc-student-mobility-grant-at-fosdem-geospatial-devroom
> >
> >
> >
> >     On 11/27/2017 04:10 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:
> >
> >         Note that only Vasile's vote is missing now (and there is a
> >         December 1st deadline related to this).  -jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >         On 2017-11-26 6:59 PM, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> >
> >             2 more votes needed to approve this motion.
> >
> >             Angelos
> >
> >             On 11/21/2017 06:47 PM, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> >
> >                 I have opened a thread on Loomio for approval:
> >
> https://www.loomio.org/d/J81IU29z/use-gsoc-student-mobility-grant-at-fosdem-geospatial-devroom
> >                 <
> https://www.loomio.org/d/J81IU29z/use-gsoc-student-mobility-grant-at-fosdem-geospatial-devroom
> >
> >
> >
> >                 Best,
> >                 Angelos
> >
> >                 On 11/08/2017 06:19 PM, Michael Smith wrote:
> >
> >                     If its just 1 then its really no problem.
> >
> >
> >                     Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >                     --
> >
> >                     Michael Smith
> >
> >                     OSGeo Foundation Treasurer
> >
> >                     treasurer at osgeo.org <mailto:treasurer at osgeo.org>
> >
> >
> >
> >                     From: Margherita Di Leo <diregola at gmail.com
> >                     <mailto:diregola at gmail.com>>
> >                     Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 10:06 AM
> >                     To: Michael Smith <michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com
> >                     <mailto:michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com>>
> >                     Cc: Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
> >                     <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>, osgeo-board
> >                     List <board at lists.osgeo.org
> >                     <mailto:board at lists.osgeo.org>>
> >                     Subject: Re: [Board] Motion: use GSoC student
> >                     mobility grant at FOSDEM geospatial devroom
> >
> >
> >                     Mike,
> >
> >
> >                     On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 3:45 PM, Michael Smith
> >                     <michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com
> >                     <mailto:michael.smith.erdc at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> >                     For a limit of how many total grants?
> >
> >
> >                     It would be 1 grant for 1 student
> >
> >
> >                     I see its already been added to the board meeting
> >                     agenda, that’s good.
> >
> >                     One thing that was a problem at FOSS4G2017 was
> >                     trying to provide funding for multiple students,
> >                     many wanted cash, which, while problematic, was
> >                     doable at foss4g. I won’t be at FOSDEM to do this.
> >                     Is it possible for OSGeo to fund the housing at
> >                     FOSDEM directly for however many? Something to
> consider.
> >
> >
> >                     We can just set the conditions for reimbursement
> >                     beforehand and they have to accept them.
> >
> >
> >                     Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >                     Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >                     On 11/8/17, 9:36 AM, "Board on behalf of Jeff
> >                     McKenna" <board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> >                     <mailto:board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on behalf of
> >                     jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
> >                     <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>> wrote:
> >
> >                           Madi has clarified that this 500 USD is for 1
> >                     student's travel. -jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >                           On 2017-11-08 9:38 AM, Margherita Di Leo wrote:
> >                           > Dear OSGeo Board,
> >                           >
> >                           > I would like to propose a motion to be
> >                     discussed at your earliest
> >                           > convenience. I'm not sure how to do that, I
> >                     assume I can write it in
> >                           > this mailing list?
> >                           > This is my proposal.
> >                           > In the payment issued by Google for GSoC
> >                     2017, they accounted 500 USD as
> >                           > a grant for GSoC students mobility. This
> >                     money should be used as a
> >                           > travel grant for GSoC students that would
> >                     like to present their work to
> >                           > conferences.
> >                           > I would like to propose that OSGeo use this
> >                     money for the geospatioal
> >                           > devroom at FOSDEM 2018 [1,2,3]. Why FOSDEM?
> >                     Because for several years I
> >                           > tried to invite GSoC students to present,
> >                     they replied that they could
> >                           > consider it only if there was a sort of
> >                     economical aid. FOSDEM is a free
> >                           > event and the amount of $500 should decently
> >                     cover accommodation and
> >                           > travel at least within Europe, but would
> >                     make it also possible to join
> >                           > from outside Europe with a small addition
> >                     from their own pocket.
> >                           > Please let me know should you need any
> >                     additional information /
> >                           > clarification.
> >                           > Thank you in advance
> >                           >
> >                           > Kind regards,
> >                           >
> >                           > [1] https://fosdem.org/2018/
> >                           > [2]
> >
> https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2017-October/002633.html
> >                     <
> https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2017-October/002633.html>
> >                           > [3] Last year's geospatial devroom:
> >                           >
> >
> https://archive.fosdem.org/2017/schedule/track/geospatial/
> >                     <
> https://archive.fosdem.org/2017/schedule/track/geospatial/>
> >                           >
> >                           > --
> >                           > Margherita Di Leo
> >                           >
> >                           >
> >
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> >
> >
> >     --
> >     Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> >     Charter Member
> >     Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> >     http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
> >
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> > --
> > Margherita Di Leo
> >
> >
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Margherita Di Leo
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