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

Dirk Frigne dirk.frigne at geosparc.com
Thu Nov 30 13:15:56 PST 2017


If Joahan can't be there, I will try to be there.

Dirk

On 29-11-17 19:59, Marc Vloemans wrote:
> Thx for the heads up, Jeff.
> I am attending And will wear my Geospatial hat.
> Not sure about the others’ attendance. 
> 
> Kind regards,
> Marc Vloemans
> 
> 
>> Op 29 nov. 2017 om 16:44 heeft Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com> het volgende geschreven:
>>
>> 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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