[OSGeo-Conf] [Board] FOSS4G Discount for Charter Members proposal

[Andrew Ross]

Thanks for the clarification Peter. For what it's worth, I agree that a 
clearly defined mechanism makes a lot of sense.

On 26/08/14 12:08, Peter Baumann wrote:
> sorry, folks, that was not intended to go into this thread but another 
> one. Now I see I have not been fast enough with ESC.
>
> OK, another attempt to say something meaningful:
> OSGeo might license its brand to conferences, and this allows them to 
> send invoices even to universities. Secures OSGeo a fixed income, 
> allowing LOCs to plan ahead.
>
> -Peter
>
>
>
> On 08/26/2014 05:42 PM, Andrew Ross wrote:
>> Sorry Peter, I'm not sure I understand your comment?
>>
>> On 26/08/14 11:22, Peter Baumann wrote:
>>> so back with universities :)
>>> -Peter
>>>
>>>
>>> On 08/26/2014 05:16 PM, Andrew Ross wrote:
>>>> Very good point.
>>>>
>>>> A not-for-profit organizer may be a significant benefit and 
>>>> simplify things quite a bit.
>>>>
>>>> A bunch more legal/fiscal issues emerge when you run events and 
>>>> have to handle and transfer funds internationally. The number of 
>>>> organizations who can handle this is fairly limited and those that 
>>>> do so for a reasonable fee even more so. Continuity helps make it 
>>>> worthwhile to figure this out in the first place and stay on top of 
>>>> it as things change over time.
>>>>
>>>> On 26/08/14 10:59, Darrell Fuhriman wrote:
>>>>> Amen. We burned at least two months, maybe three, working that out.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think it’s actually really funny that the first piece of advice 
>>>>> given to the LOC by OSGeo is “Find a conference organizer to help 
>>>>> you.”
>>>>>
>>>>> If that’s the first piece of advice, then it seems pretty clear to 
>>>>> me that OSGeo should just have a conference organizer on contract. 
>>>>> The benefits of continuity from year to year would be enormous.
>>>>>
>>>>> d.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 26, 2014, at 07:54, David William Bitner 
>>>>> <bitner at dbspatial.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> And none of this even discusses the hassles that a grass roots 
>>>>>> organizing group has with finding an entity to act as a fiscal 
>>>>>> agent (aka deal with the money).
>>>>>>
>>
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