[OSGeo-Conf] Michael Terners Questions / Remarks on Calgary proposal - please answer
Till Adams
till.adams at fossgis.de
Thu Dec 6 07:52:52 PST 2018
Cool, thanks!
Till
Am 06.12.18 um 15:43 schrieb Jonathan Neufeld:
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> Hi Till,
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> Thank you very much – we’ll provide an answer before noon today (local
> time)
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> Cheers,
> Jon
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>
>
> *From:*Till Adams <till.adams at fossgis.de>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 6, 2018 5:29 AM
> *To:* conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org; Jonathan Neufeld
> <jneufeld at tecterra.com>
> *Subject:* [OSGeo-Conf] Michael Terners Questions / Remarks on Calgary
> proposal - please answer
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
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> Am 05.12.18 um 23:57 schrieb michael terner:
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> /These questions are also posted on the Wiki site.../
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> 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
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> On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 10:18 AM Steven Feldman
> <shfeldman at gmail.com <mailto:shfeldman at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> Hi Calgary team
>
>
>
> Thanks for your great proposal
>
>
>
> Following on from Till’s questions here are a few more from me:
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>
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> 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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