[OSGeo-Conf] Michael Terners Questions / Remarks on Calgary proposal - please answer
Till Adams
till.adams at fossgis.de
Thu Dec 6 04:29:07 PST 2018
Dear Calgary team!
although the questions from Michael came in late yesterday and although
you already sent your final statement - the questions came in in time,
so could you please answer to these quesitons too (it's already on the
WIKI)?
I will give a note to wait to all voting menbers when calling for the vote.
Thanks & good luck!
Till
Am 05.12.18 um 23:57 schrieb michael terner:
> /These questions are also posted on the Wiki site.../
>
> Thanks for all the hard work on your excellent and comprehensive
> proposal. A few questions:
>
> * In the narrative and budget details document I didn't find any
> mention of a Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) which has
> been a component, and expense of recent conferences. Will there be
> a PCO? If so, how, and at what level will they be funded?
> * Under Section IV.V Seed Funding, there is some mention of TECTERRA
> providing "in-kind contributions of staff time for planning and
> hosting the event". Is this the equivalent of a PCO? If so, is
> there an estimate of the value of this in-kind contribution (as
> that will help to understand level of PCO-like support that might
> be available)? Will TECTERRA be providing PCO-like services such
> as banking, registration system, abstract collection/scoring
> system, support staff (e.g., registration and setup),
> administration of the mobile app, etc., during the event?
>
> Again, congratulations and a great and compelling proposal. Good luck...
>
> MT
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 10:18 AM Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com
> <mailto:shfeldman at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi Calgary team
>
> Thanks for your great proposal
>
> Following on from Till’s questions here are a few more from me:
>
> 1. In your vision statement you say that FOOS4G will be “...a
> catalyst to foster the democratization of opportunity that
> open-sources represents for creators at every scale…” Could
> you explain further (particularly for people on this list for
> whom English is not their first language)
> 2. Can you confirm that although visas are not required for some
> countries an ETA will be required?
> 3. Can you provide clarity on whether you will be videoing and/or
> streaming all or some of the conference streams? Is this
> provided for in your budget?
> 4. Your budget has a high dependency on sponsorship, what are
> your contingencies if your target is not achieved?
> 5. If you do not receive specific funding for the gala evening
> what will be the charge to delegates in USD?
> 6. Can you confirm that you will not be seeking any seed funding
> or guarantees from OSGeo?
> 7. You appear to make very little additional profit from higher
> levels of attendance. Can you explain?
> 8. Is there any option to reduce the costs of catering to either
> reduce ticket prices or increase surplus?
> 9. Is the 50% share of surplus contribution to OSGeo negotiable?
> 10. The co-hosting alongside Inventure$ 2020 radically changes
> your budget and proposal. Can you provide some more detailed
> info on this opportunity and clarify whether this is your
> preference ()and if so why you did not base your proposal
> around it?)
> 11. Can you confirm that the workshop fee of US $200 ids for 2
> full days of workshops. Is there an option for attendees to
> register for only 1 or 2 workshops individually?
> 12. Can you confirm whether you are offering a discount on
> delegate fees to workshop presenters?
> 13. In your budget you have a line for printing a programme. Can
> you explain? (in the last 2 years we have had digital programmes)
> 14. You make no mention of producing a conference t-shirt or the
> costs, is that correct or have I missed it?
> 15. You mention a Travel Grant Programme - is this the OSGeo TGP
> initiative or one that will be run independently by your LOC?
> 16. Can you confirm that any funds allocated to a TGP (your own or
> the OSGeo one) will be used for travel and subsistence support
> and that all TGP recipients will receive a free conference
> pass in addition (i.e the TGP funds will not be used to cover
> delegate passes)?
>
>
> I’ve dropped a copy of these questions into the wiki
> at https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2020_Q%26A_2_Calgary
> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2020_Q&A_2_Calgary> - it’s
> probably easier for everyone reviewing if you post your answers to
> the wiki rather than stretching this mail trail.
>
> Cheers
> ______
> Steven
>
>
>> On 26 Nov 2018, at 07:16, Till Adams <till.adams at fossgis.de
>> <mailto:till.adams at fossgis.de>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Calgary Team!
>>
>> I open the question round on step 2 of RfP with these two questions:
>>
>> * "The remaining 50% of profit will be held in-trust by
>> TECTERRA and used as a travel grant program for Alberta-based
>> students to travel to future international FOSS4G events
>> (Page 40):
>>
>> In the FOSS4G cookbook [1] it is not clearly defined, how much of
>> the revenue has to be passed back to OSGeo, but there is a not
>> yet decided proposal that 85% of a FOSS4G surplus goes to OSGeo.
>> The idea to hold 50% in order to setup a dedicated travel grant
>> programme for Alberta people for future OSGeo events only sounds
>> little strange to me - especially as there is an official travel
>> grant programme of OSGeo. Can you please explain your ideas
>> behind that a bit more?
>>
>> * Finances
>>
>> Your calculation is based between 24-30% on sponsorship -
>> depending on scenario "LOW" or "GOAL". Even when regarding the
>> already signed sponsorships, in any case there is a need to sign
>> at least a sum of 150k more sponsorship-money, in order to reach
>> a balanced budget. Do you have an emergency plan, what happens if
>> something unexpected may happen or what to do when missing your
>> sponsorship goal?
>>
>> I also put the questions into the WIKI [2]. Please put your
>> answers also there.
>>
>>
>> Regards, Till
>>
>>
>> [1] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Handbook#Finances, bullet (7)
>>
>> [2] https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G2020_Q%26A_2_Calgary
>>
>>
>>
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