[OSGeo-Conf] [Board] Any updates on travel grant foss4g push?

[Till Adams]

Dear michael,

thanks for coming up with this again.

I added a temporal WIKI page as base for further discussions and pleased
members of ConComm to comment on this:
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Draft_FOSS4G_Travel_Grants

So, ConfComm please watch up this page and edit/comment!

Till



Am 02.06.2017 um 01:32 schrieb Michael Terner:
> /Repeating note sent to Conference Dev in reply to Jody's comment for
> the Board:/
>
> Understood Jody.
>
> I am simply reporting what we feel we are capable of doing. We will
> absolutely follow the wishes of Conference Dev and the Board and we
> understand and agree with the importance of "simplicity" and
> repeatability.
>
> We remain on standby and look forward to watching this take further shape.
>
> MT
>
> On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 7:25 PM, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com
> <mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks for the update.
>
>     The board has done our bit with travel grant budget and mandate.
>
>     Speaking for myself (not OSGeo or conference committee) I would
>     prefer if we stick with early bird discount pricing to avoid
>     setting a complicated precedent for subsequent events to follow.
>
>     If the LOC is feeling confident you can donate or credit the
>     travel grant program an appropriate amount.
>
>     I know on the books it looks the same, but this way we allow the
>     travel grants to reach more people this year while avoiding
>     setting a moving target for fundraising.
>
>
>     On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 3:30 PM Michael Terner <mgt at appgeo.com
>     <mailto:mgt at appgeo.com>> wrote:
>
>         Just a couple of updates from Boston:
>
>          1. Today we launched our "call for volunteers
>             <http://2017.foss4g.org/volunteer/>" which provides
>             another "more affordable" means of covering registration.
>          2. With the success of our early bird registration, the
>             Boston team is comfortable providing full conference
>             registrations to travel grant recipients for $500 (a
>             discount below Early Bird) for recipients who aren't
>             applying/accepted as a volunteer. If/when our registration
>             momentum increases, we are hopeful we may be able to do more.
>          3. We are maintaining a list of people who have inquired
>             about our Travel Grant program and we are ready to launch
>             an application page off of our website, or provide a link
>             to an OSGeo page on applying for a travel grant.
>
>         We look forward to hearing how the Board and Conference Dev
>         deliberations are going and are ready to assist when needed...
>
>         MT
>
>         On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 5:53 PM, Jody Garnett
>         <jody.garnett at gmail.com <mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>             It has now been another week. I am writing up sponsor
>             press releases, and would love to have something to link
>             to for this travel grant program.
>
>             --
>             Jody Garnett
>
>             On 24 May 2017 at 12:43, Jody Garnett
>             <jody.garnett at gmail.com <mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com>>
>             wrote:
>
>                 I am sure we are all getting lots of interest above
>                 travel grants for foss4g. We managed to pass two
>                 motions last week - is anyone from the conference
>                 committee around to acknowledge the change of
>                 scope/budget?
>
>                 I would like to confirm we have done our bit as the
>                 osgeo board, and ask if there is anything more we
>                 should be doing. 
>                 -- 
>                 -- 
>                 Jody Garnett
>
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