[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
>>
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>>
>>
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>>> 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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