[OSGeo-Conf] [Board] Any updates on travel grant foss4g push?
Till Adams
till.adams at fossgis.de
Thu Jun 8 06:17:49 PDT 2017
Hi Michael,
great news! If we also get the workshops under the hood all is well.
Regarding the "voluntary contribution" honestly does not help anyway, as
we have a very short timeframe between announcement and closing of TGP -
maybe this is an issue, we might discuss with DLOC for 2018 ;-)
I do not think we have a kind of logo and/or brand yet, so just the
mentioning is fine.
Congrats for the 240k sponsorship! Having that money in advance would
have prevented me from several sleepless nights last year ;-)
So far1
Till
Am 08.06.2017 um 14:12 schrieb Michael Terner:
> Awesome news all around. As per earlier correspondence, the BLOC is
> entirely supportive of this initiative. We can commit to the following:
>
> 1. YES, we can commit to a $500 "all-in" registration (including our
> Gala). With IBM joining our sponsor ranks as Platinum we have
> exceeded our $240,000 sponsorship goal and believe we have the
> resources.
> 2. YES, we would be more than happy to post any information on this
> program on our website and make /all kinds of noise /via twitter
> and what will soon become weekly outbound emails to the Mailchimp
> account. Indeed, we are keeping a list already of people who have
> actively inquired about the availability of this program.
> 3. I love the idea of having the Travel Gran program be listed
> formally as a sponsor. OSGeo itself is a Gold Sponsor, and based
> on $10k, the nearest marker would be Silver Sponsor. We already
> have two "in-kind" Silver sponsors (i.e., District Hall which gave
> us deep discounts on their space; and Harvard's CGA lab which is
> providing free space for workshops), an this would fit in nicely.
> Just send us the logo/brand you want projected.
>
> The two things we can't yet commit to are:
>
> 1. Including the workshops in the $500 package as we are running the
> workshops as a standalone endeavor with their own budget and
> revenues. Let me confer with the BLOC and the Workshop Committee
> and get back to you. I am cautiously optimistic we can make this work.
> 2. Adding some kind of "voluntary contribution" to our registration
> page. Honestly, I think this is a bit too late, and based on Eli's
> experience, it may not be worth the effort. Our "general plan"
> will be to use excess sponsor revenues in this same manner.
>
> Thanks to both the Board and Conference Dev for working to make this
> happen. Keep us posted on what comes next...
>
> MT
>
> On Thu, Jun 8, 2017 at 4:28 AM, Till Adams <till.adams at fossgis.de
> <mailto:till.adams at fossgis.de>> wrote:
>
> Hi Steven,
>
> will do (for my first time, never setup a google form before) at
> the weekend.
>
> Till
>
>
>
> Am 06.06.2017 um 17:51 schrieb Steven Feldman:
>> Till
>>
>> Can I leave it to you to create an application form on Google
>> Forms (or some other way) and put the announcement out?
>>
>> I will volunteer to be part of the sub-group for the selections
>> unless there is an overload of volunteers (hint) in which case I
>> sm happy to leave to others
>> ______
>> Steven
>>
>>
>>> On 6 Jun 2017, at 15:36, Till Adams <till.adams at fossgis.de
>>> <mailto:till.adams at fossgis.de>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Steven,
>>>
>>> many thanks for putting this forward! Indeed a text we can
>>> directly use (if funds of 10k $ are safe). If we agree, we
>>> should kick that call out ASAP!
>>>
>>> I am willing to volunteer for the selections.
>>>
>>> @ConfComm: nevertheless a good thing to add/edit the WIKI draft,
>>> so that we can take this as part of the conference handbook from
>>> 2018 on!
>>>
>>> Till
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 02.06.2017 um 15:14 schrieb Steven Feldman:
>>>> I have updated the wiki
>>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Draft_FOSS4G_Travel_Grants#Preface
>>>> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Draft_FOSS4G_Travel_Grants#Preface> with
>>>> some thoughts and additions.
>>>>
>>>> We need to get moving if we are gong to give applicants a
>>>> chance to apply etc in time for the conference. Here is a quick
>>>> summary that could form the basis of an announcement:
>>>>
>>>> *OSGeo invites applications for its Travel Grant Program
>>>> for FOSS4G 2017*
>>>> *
>>>> *
>>>> The 2017 Travel Grant Program (TGP) will offer support to
>>>> between 6 and 8 delegates to attend FOSS4G in Boston.
>>>>
>>>> The TGP will provide
>>>> 1) A Full Conference Pass (including attendance at
>>>> workshops?) and access to social events
>>>> 2) An accommodation and meals allowance of $750 for 5 days
>>>> attendance or $1,000 for 7 days attendance
>>>>
>>>> Applicants will need to confirm that they can fund the
>>>> costs of travel and that they have a valid visa for entry
>>>> to the US when submitting an application. Conference passes
>>>> and accommodation allowances will only be issued to TGP
>>>> recipients once evidence of travel tickets and visas has
>>>> been provided.
>>>>
>>>> The TGP selection criteria will prioritise applicants from
>>>> Low or Lower-Middle or Upper-Middle economies as defined by
>>>> the World Bank
>>>> at https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519
>>>> <https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519>
>>>>
>>>> Applicants should submit their application via [create a
>>>> simple Google Form] detailing their experience of Open
>>>> Source Geo and past activity, explaining why they wish to
>>>> be considered for a grant and outlining the benefits that
>>>> they and their employers will receive from their attendance.
>>>>
>>>> Applications should be submitted by 19th June. Decisions
>>>> will be notified on 26th June
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If the Boston LOC are willing to make conference passes
>>>> available for $500 we would be able to make at least 1 and
>>>> possibly 2 more grants. We also need clarity on whether
>>>> workshop attendance would eb included with those passes -
>>>> personally i think workshop attendance will be a key benefit
>>>> for TGP recipients.
>>>>
>>>> I suggest we get 3-5 volunteers from ConfComm to evaluate
>>>> applications. They can agree the precise criteria that they
>>>> will apply, the extent to which the applicants letter/statement
>>>> will score and how they will choose between closely ranked
>>>> applications (subject to the broad criteria on the wiki).
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps
>>>> ______
>>>> Steven
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 2 Jun 2017, at 07:53, Till Adams <till.adams at fossgis.de
>>>>> <mailto:till.adams at fossgis.de>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>> <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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