[OSGeo-Conf] R: General mandate FOSS4G Travel Grants ~ Call for a VOTE
Cameron Shorter
cameron.shorter at gmail.com
Sat May 6 14:00:41 PDT 2017
+0 from me:
Points to note:
Does "FOSS4G" refer to "FOSS4G Global", or also "FOSS4G regional and
local" events? I suggest this motion re managing FOSS4G travel grants is
relevant to "FOSS4G Global" only, but may be extended on a case by case
basis to other events too.
I suggest we define the process somewhere. Probably here:
https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Handbook
I'm hesitant about introducing extra responsibility to the conference
committee, as I'm wondering whether we have sufficient volunteer
capacity to take the extra work on. Based on Till volunteering to lead,
I think we at least have initial capability.
Warm regards, Cameron
On 6/5/17 1:41 am, David Fawcett wrote:
> +1
>
> On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Maria Antonia Brovelli
> <maria.brovelli at polimi.it <mailto:maria.brovelli at polimi.it>> wrote:
>
> +1
> Maria
>
>
>
> Inviato dal mio dispositivo Samsung
>
>
> -------- Messaggio originale --------
> Da: 신상희 <shshin at gaia3d.com <mailto:shshin at gaia3d.com>>
> Data: 05/05/17 16:13 (GMT+01:00)
> A: David Bitner <bitner at dbspatial.com <mailto:bitner at dbspatial.com>>
> Cc: Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com
> <mailto:jody.garnett at gmail.com>>, Conference Dev
> <conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org
> <mailto:conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org>>
> Oggetto: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] General mandate FOSS4G Travel Grants ~
> Call for a VOTE
>
> Thanks Till. +1 from me.
>
> Sanghee
>
> 2017. 5. 5. 오후 11:11에 "David William Bitner" <bitner at dbspatial.com
> <mailto:bitner at dbspatial.com>>님이 작성:
>
> Big +1 from me!
>
> On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 7:32 AM, Steven Feldman
> <shfeldman at gmail.com <mailto:shfeldman at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> +1 :)
> ______
> Steven
>
>
>> On 5 May 2017, at 13:07, Till Adams
>> <till.adams at fossgis.de <mailto:till.adams at fossgis.de>> wrote:
>>
>> Steven,
>>
>> setting up the process AND selection process.
>>
>> Till
>>
>> Am 05.05.2017 um 12:44 schrieb Steven Feldman:
>>> Till
>>>
>>> Arte you suggesting that CC approves events to be
>>> included in the travel grant program and/or runs the
>>> process to select the individuals who wish to benefit
>>> from the grants?
>>> ______
>>> Steven
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 5 May 2017, at 07:42, Till Adams
>>>> <till.adams at fossgis.de <mailto:till.adams at fossgis.de>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi ConfComm,
>>>>
>>>> as you've seen in the past days, Michael from BLOC
>>>> started a discussion how to proceed with the travel
>>>> grants, Jody was involved for the board and the board
>>>> accepted to take over the whole travel grant
>>>> responsibility to OSGeo. This means, we now can (and
>>>> should) setup a formal and unique procedure for ALL
>>>> FOSS4G events for travel granting. In my eyes, this is
>>>> a big step forward (my thanks to Michael to start this
>>>> discussion again ;-)).
>>>>
>>>> My suggestion is, to give our ConfComm the mandate to
>>>> have the responsibility for approving event applications.
>>>>
>>>> So my call for a vote is: "Should ConfComm take over
>>>> responsibility for approving event applications" ?
>>>>
>>>> Please vote until 10.05.2017 24h CET
>>>>
>>>> Till
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Am 05.05.2017 um 08:31 schrieb Jody Garnett:
>>>>> Excellent, so would the idea be to update the
>>>>> conference committee mandate then?
>>>>>
>>>>> Or would the conference committee set this up as
>>>>> indicative (for program visibility and sponsorship)?
>>>>> ... similar to how the website/rebranding is being
>>>>> taken on as a one-off by the marketing committee.
>>>>>
>>>>> That is a bit of a strategic question so it may
>>>>> require thought / planning.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 11:19 PM Till Adams
>>>>> <till.adams at fossgis.de <mailto:till.adams at fossgis.de>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jody,
>>>>>
>>>>> I would propose to post this responsibility to the
>>>>> ConfCom. Some of the past chairs already were
>>>>> involved in such kind of decisions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Till
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Am 04.05.2017 um 17:07 schrieb Jody Garnett:
>>>>>> Thanks Till, can you dive into that draft
>>>>>> document and come back here with feedback?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One open question is who should take the
>>>>>> responsibility for approving event applications.
>>>>>> Should the board handle it like code sprints, is
>>>>>> the conference committee interested in the
>>>>>> responsibility, do we want a new committee with
>>>>>> yourself as chair? Etc ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If there is a dedicated group then it would open
>>>>>> up a few alternate approaches to the one proposed.
>>>>>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 11:32 PM Till Adams
>>>>>> <till.adams at fossgis.de
>>>>>> <mailto:till.adams at fossgis.de>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I raise my hand as volunteer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Till
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Am 03.05.2017 um 18:10 schrieb Jody Garnett:
>>>>>>> We covered this in last months board
>>>>>>> meeting, so far we need volunteers willing
>>>>>>> to take part.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You many not be specifically happy with the
>>>>>>> direction thus far (travel grant fund
>>>>>>> available to all osgeo events, focused on
>>>>>>> diversity, event organizers apply similar to
>>>>>>> code sprints).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have draft I am working on based on
>>>>>>> discussion thus far (using code sprint
>>>>>>> guidelines as a starting point).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Travel Grant Guidelines
>>>>>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jYDOd87redxMHwT-xURcBrD7xwOeAPdVVLWZtIbM7-w/edit?usp=drive_web>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Jody Garnett
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 3 May 2017 at 07:59, Steven Feldman
>>>>>>> <shfeldman at gmail.com
>>>>>>> <mailto:shfeldman at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I fully support Michael’s request.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It is time for OSGeo to establish a
>>>>>>> transparent policy on travel grants, to
>>>>>>> fund them and most importantly to
>>>>>>> administer them
>>>>>>> ______
>>>>>>> Steven
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 3 May 2017, at 13:56, Till Adams
>>>>>>>> <till.adams at fossgis.de
>>>>>>>> <mailto:till.adams at fossgis.de>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As you all can see we've been very busy
>>>>>>>> assembling our program (225 accepted
>>>>>>>> talks
>>>>>>>> <http://2017.foss4g.org/accepted-presentations/>,
>>>>>>>> out of 423 submitted) and rounding out
>>>>>>>> the sponsorship for the conference
>>>>>>>> (>$200k of commitments
>>>>>>>> <http://2017.foss4g.org/sponsor/>). And
>>>>>>>> now, with 2 weeks to go before the
>>>>>>>> Early Bird expires, registration is
>>>>>>>> starting to pickup with ~200
>>>>>>>> registrations processed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And, with registration on people's
>>>>>>>> minds we have started to get the
>>>>>>>> inevitable requests for financial
>>>>>>>> support (e.g., and accepted speaker
>>>>>>>> who's company cannot pay; graduate
>>>>>>>> students looking for support; etc.) and
>>>>>>>> we expect those requests to continue.
>>>>>>>> The Boston LOC (BLOC) would dearly like
>>>>>>>> to have a "Travel Grant Program", but
>>>>>>>> as was pointed out in earlier threads
>>>>>>>> (I believe by both Steven Feldman and
>>>>>>>> Jody Garnett) it is difficult for the
>>>>>>>> host LOC to run such a program. For
>>>>>>>> instance:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 1. We do not yet know our financial
>>>>>>>> condition. With registrations being
>>>>>>>> notoriously late, we won't know
>>>>>>>> if/how much $'s are available for
>>>>>>>> such a program for some time.
>>>>>>>> 2. Administering such a program takes
>>>>>>>> time, and our primary focus is on
>>>>>>>> producing the conference and the
>>>>>>>> workshops.
>>>>>>>> 3. Decisions on criteria for choosing
>>>>>>>> recipients and the amount of
>>>>>>>> individual grants can be delicate
>>>>>>>> and the criteria/objectives may
>>>>>>>> differ between the BLOC and OSGeo
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As such,*the BLOC would like to make a
>>>>>>>> formal request that OSGeo establish and
>>>>>>>> administer a travel grant program for
>>>>>>>> the Boston 2017 event*. We would gladly
>>>>>>>> collaborate and help advertise the
>>>>>>>> program (e.g., on our website and
>>>>>>>> through referrals), but we would concur
>>>>>>>> that this program should be established
>>>>>>>> and funded by OSGeo. We have high hopes
>>>>>>>> that the proceeds from Boston will
>>>>>>>> reimburse OSGeo's investment in
>>>>>>>> subsidizing attendance from certain
>>>>>>>> communities. And, we too will be
>>>>>>>> looking to offer other opportunities
>>>>>>>> for financial support through our
>>>>>>>> volunteer program, and potentially a
>>>>>>>> "need-based" registration discount (if
>>>>>>>> our Early Bird registrations give us
>>>>>>>> increased confidence in our financial
>>>>>>>> success).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you in advance for considering
>>>>>>>> this request. Please let us know if you
>>>>>>>> have any questions.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sincerely, MT & the BLOC
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> *Michael Terner*
>>>>>>>> /Executive Vice President
>>>>>>>> & Chair FOSS4G Boston 2017
>>>>>>>> /
>>>>>>>> Applied Geographics, Inc.
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>> Jody Garnett
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