[Board] Fwd: Request for funding

[Angelos Tzotsos]

Dear Jan,

The board has reviewed your request and unfortunately there was no 
motion to approve.
Please consider sending your next request during the budget planning 
period so we can plan accordingly:
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2024#Events

Best regards,
Angelos

On 4/29/24 10:08, Jan Suleiman via Board wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> please find below our request for funding of the GeoStyler Code Sprint.
>
> Kind regards
> Jan
>
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject:     Request for funding
> Date:     Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:23:45 +0200
> From:     adams at osgeo.org <adams at osgeo.org>
> Reply-To:     adams at osgeo.org
> Organization:     OSGeo
> To:     OSGeo Board Private <board-priv at osgeo.org>
> CC:     Jan Suleiman <suleiman at terrestris.de>
>
>
>
> Dear Board,
>
> the GeoStyler project is planning a one-week code sprint and we'd like 
> to request for support from OSGeo.
>
> In the following, we present our plan for the GeoStyler code sprint 
> following the OSGeo guidelines [1]:
>
>
> -- Request for support of the GeoStyler Code Sprint 2024 --
>
> **Basic Information**
>
> GeoStyler Code Sprint from 17.-21.06.2024 in Paris, France. See also 
> https://geostyler.org/
>
> Audience:
> So far, 11 people registered for the code sprint. Based on last year's
> event, we expect around 10-15 people joining the sprint.
>
> Region:
> The code sprint will take place in Paris, France. There is no 
> restriction for
> participation. Even though, the code sprint is intended to take place
> on-site, people are also welcome to join online.
>
> Project:
> We will mainly work on the GeoStyler project. If during the sprint ideas
> for adaptions on other OSGeo projects arise, we will also work on them
> or contact the community of the concerned projects.
>
> Length:
> The code sprint is planned for a full week (5 days).
>
> Venue:
> The code sprint will take place in the offices of the Institut 
> national de l'information géographique
> et forestière France (IGN) in Paris, France. There are no costs for 
> the venue.
>
>
> **Expected Budget**
>
> The prospective budget will be as follows:
>
> Travel costs
> 4 x train Aarau-Paris-Aarau ~1100 €
> 1 x train London-Paris-London ~260 €
> 3 x train Bonn-Paris-Bonn ~450 €
>
> Accommodation
> 8 persons * 4 nights * ~150 € => ~4800 €
> Catering
> 11 persons * 25 € * 5 days => ~1.375 €
> (breakfast, lunch)
> Other costs
> Social Event ~500 €
>
> Total: ~8.485 €
>
> Other fundings:
>
> IGN provides the venue for free
> camptocamp funds the travel and accommodation costs for 2 persons
> terrestris funds the travel costs for 3 persons
> The social event will be covered by the OpenCollective funds of the 
> GeoStyler project
> We asked the FOSSGIS for a funding of accommodation costs for the 5 
> participants from Germany and Switzerland
>
> Requested funding from OSGeo:
>
> We apply for the funding of the travel and accommodation expenses of 
> one person coming from England, as well
> as for the funding of the catering costs for the sprinters. In total 
> we ask for a funding of 2235 €.
>
>
> Should the budget be published elsewhere explicitly, or is providing it
> on this mailinglist sufficient?
>
> **Profit**
>
> We do not plan any profit for this event. If there is more funding than
> money needed, we will call for less support from OSGeo. We see low risk
> for incurring a loss. If there is no funding, it might be that the
> external developers may not show up and the participants will pay the
> socializing for themselves.
>
>
>
> If there are any further questions,do not hesitate asking us,
>
> Jan
>
> [1] 
> https://github.com/OSGeo/osgeo/blob/master/board/documents/osgeo_financial_guidance.pdf
>
>
>
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-- 
Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
President
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
https://www.osgeo.org/member/angelos-tzotsos/