[Board] Motion to sponsor FOSS4G 2018 at the highest level

Fri Jun 22 11:36:18 PDT 2018

Yep, this is why I think keeping our sponsorship (it is fine to sponsor as
that is the way to obtain a booth, yes I know we are hosting) and then
adding to the TGP (which is something future boards can do if budget
permits) is a good approach.

Jeff your loomio motion
<https://www.loomio.org/p/DI8cUGku/motion-to-sponsor-foss4g-2018-at-the-highest-sponsorship-level-tanzanite-30-000usd->
was
made on its own without a thread. I have started a thread
<https://www.loomio.org/d/wdRXmuSL/increase-foss4g-2018-sponsorship-to-tanzanite-level>
but
I cannot figure out a way to link the two.
--
Jody Garnett

On Fri, 22 Jun 2018 at 11:23, Massimiliano Cannata <
massimiliano.cannata at supsi.ch> wrote:

> I agree,
> no reason to be sponsor.
> OSGeo is the host not the sponsor.
> If the board decide to give that money just donate it, still this that is
> something different from the past I see need discussion at broader level
> (community) and not o my board to have consensus.
>
> Every decision like this is putting a new case that others will have the
> right to ask for in the future.
>
> My 0.2 cents
>
> Maxi
>
> Il ven 22 giu 2018, 19:38 Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> ha
> scritto:
>
>> To make this a reality, and indeed to follow up on our previous motion,
>> here is where our budget sits:
>>
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2018
>>
>> * Admin: 3,000
>> * Travel: 15,000
>> * Partners and Sponsors: 2,000
>> * Code Sprints: 20,500
>>
>> While I am not sure how much is left, I think we will need to adjust our
>> plan for the remainder of the year. Previously the board had an "outreach"
>> budget - this was moved out to committees (example conference committee,
>> marketing committee) in 2017 and we have kept that plan for 2018.
>>
>> Our initial goal in obtaining a gold sponsorship ($8,000) was to have an
>> OSGeo booth, the absence of a local chapter the board is taking on this
>> responsibility. We could of also asked the marketing committee to do so but
>> we did not.
>>
>> * Marketing: 21,500
>>
>> I think we could ask the marketing committee if they are okay adjust the
>> budget since we obtain a booth. One of the goals for such a large budget
>> was to increase presence at parter events. DLOC is a good partner.
>>
>> Other options:
>>
>> a) TGP for regional events has not worked out, we could cancel it due to
>> lack of volunteers and reallocate 10k. We have 3k from last year that could
>> be added for 13k.
>>
>> b) increase our partners and sponsors budget to cover the difference
>>
>> Doing all these things would look like:
>>
>> - 8k from marketing budget for booth, representing a gold sponsorship
>> - 13k from canceling regional TGP
>> - 9k from increasing board "partners and sponsors" budget to explicitly
>> reach tansinite sponsorship goal
>>
>> My reservation remains in effect, as host we have plenty of visibility
>> and do not need to pay more to increase our visible presence at the event.
>> This also puts us in competition with sponsors who are paying for
>> visibility (and uneven competition since profits from foss4g are sometimes
>> returned to OSGeo).
>>
>> As such I would recommend we work with marketing committee on the booth
>> presence, and ask the conference committee if they would be willing to
>> cancel the regional TGP this year (if it is not being used by our regional
>> events thus far it is probably not happening in 2018. This brings us to the
>> "Diamond" level, and provides DLOC with the freedom to best decide how the
>> additional finical support can be effective.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jody Garnett
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 21 Jun 2018 at 06:31, Jeff McKenna <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Helena,
>>>
>>> Yes this motion is to increase the sponsorship level to Tanzanite (the
>>> highest level), in order to show our strong support for the Dar team,
>>> and to promote OSGeo at its own event.  -jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2018-06-21 10:24 AM, Helena Mitasova wrote:
>>> > Jeff, board members,
>>> >
>>> > does this motion mean that we should vote about upgrading our
>>> > sponsorship from Platinum to Tanzanite or are we settled on the
>>> > Platinum? I don't feel I have enough information about the current
>>> > status of our contributions to FOSS4G 2018 and its relation
>>> > to the annual and long term budget to vote.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you, Helena
>>> >
>>> > Helena Mitasova
>>> > Professor, Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
>>> > Faculty Fellow, Center for Geospatial Analytics
>>> > North Carolina State University
>>> > Raleigh, NC 27695-8208
>>> > http://www4.ncsu.edu/~hmitaso/
>>> > http://geospatial.ncsu.edu/osgeorel/publications.html
>>> >
>>> > email: hmitaso at ncsu.edu <mailto:hmitaso at ncsu.edu>
>>> > ph: 919-513-1327 (no voicemail)
>>> > fax 919 515-7802
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 10:04 AM, Jeff McKenna
>>> > <jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com <mailto:jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com>>
>>>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >     Dear fellow Board members,
>>> >
>>> >     I have started a vote on Loomio at:
>>> >
>>> https://www.loomio.org/p/DI8cUGku/motion-to-sponsor-foss4g-2018-at-the-highest-sponsorship-level-tanzanite-30-000usd-
>>> >     <
>>> https://www.loomio.org/p/DI8cUGku/motion-to-sponsor-foss4g-2018-at-the-highest-sponsorship-level-tanzanite-30-000usd-
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >     As described there, this motion is to increase OSGeo's sponsorship
>>> >     of the FOSS4G 2018 event, to the highest level of sponsorship. The
>>> >     funding can be used by the local committee at their discretion, and
>>> >     ensures top visibility for OSGeo at its own conference.
>>> >
>>> >     FOSS4G 2018 is a unique situation, and I believe the OSGeo Board
>>> >     must show its utmost support to the organizers.
>>> >
>>> >     I will start with my +1
>>> >
>>> >     Thanks,
>>> >
>>> >     -jeff
>>> >
>>> >
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