[Board] Request for funding for QGIS Contributor Meeting

[Anita Graser]

Thank you for the excellent news, Angelos.

I've cc-ed Andreas, so he can get in touch regarding the next steps.

Regards,
Anita

May 6, 2023 11:20:03 Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>:

> Hi Anita,
> 
> The motion has passed.
> 
> Best,
> Angelos
> 
> On 4/21/23 20:10, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>> Dear Anita,
>> 
>> We had been expecting this request (see https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2023-03-28#QGIS_2023_Code_sprint ) so we have opened a motion:
>> 
>> https://www.loomio.com/p/BsmPZv98/motion-to-approve-5000-for-supporting-the-qgis-contributor-meeting
>> 
>> Best,
>> Angelos
>> 
>> On 4/16/23 17:30, Anita Graser via Board wrote:
>>> Dear board members,
>>> 
>>> As vice chair of the QGIS PSC, I am writing to ask for OSGeo support for
>>> the upcoming QGIS Contributor Meeting:
>>> https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/25th-Contributor-Meeting-in-'s-Hertogenbosch
>>> 
>>> Our excellent local organizing team have done a great job at setting up the
>>> event consisting of a user conference and contributor meeting and engaging
>>> sponsors. For the user conference days, costs are going to be covered by
>>> the conference registration fees. However, for the contributor meeting days
>>> (4 days with 57 registered participants, including one day dedicated to
>>> onboarding new contributors) we are looking at further costs (incl. venue,
>>> coffee breaks, travel support for individual contributors who do not have
>>> funding from their job to attend the event).
>>> 
>>> We are asking for € 5,000 to support the contributor meeting and enable the
>>> personal interactions that keep open source communities successful and
>>> vibrant.
>>> 
>>> If you need any additional information, please let me know.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Anita
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
> 
> -- 
> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> President
> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
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