[OSGeo-Conf] OSgeo travel grant program support

[adam steer]

Hi Eli, Suchith, all

Thanks for your support - it means a lot, and we really hope we can live up
to our own (and your) expectations!

...and Eli in particular, thanks for pointing us to the correct page to
start from :D

I think we have enough motivation in the LOC to undertake the work - as a
start I’ll go to the cookbook and ensure that we’re working from that.

We should have a dedicated person stepping up to work with the OSgeo
conference committee by the time the next board meeting turns up.

Cheers

Adam



On Thu, 12 Jul 2018 at 01:42, Eli Adam <eadam at co.lincoln.or.us> wrote:

> Hi Adam,
>
> On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 1:21 AM, adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi conference team
> >
> > The committee organising FOSS4G SotM Oceania would like to operate a
> travel
> > grant program - aimed at assisting regional participants (for example,
> from
> > pacific islands - or from remote Australian communities).
>
> That's great that FOSS4G SotM Oceania wants to operate a TGP program!
>
> >
> > This e-mail is part 1 of the OSgeo TGP procedure
> > (https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Travel_Grant_Programme_2018). I
> believe
>
> That 2018 page is specific to the international 2018 FOSS4G in Dar es
> Salaam.  This page,
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Travel_Grant_Programme_Cookbook,
> may provide more general information to the TGP.
>
>
> > our conference co-chairs (John and Alex, in cc) are invited to the August
> > OSgeo board meeting - so I thought it timely to raise our intention to
> > request TGP assistance. We are also just now in a position to start
> planning
> > - we feel we have enough sponsorship commitment to start.
> >
> > We will co-fund a TGP using sponsorship funds we’ve generated; and in
> > general align the TGP with previous programs run for OSgeo events.
>
> Good to have matching funds, this is part of the idea.  Also, decide
> whether TGP recipients will receive complimentary registration.
>
> >
> > One major issue is apparent - the OSgeo TGP recommendations suggest that
> we
> > would not be able to give funding to attendees from Australia. We (the
> > conference committee) request discretion to fund Australian attendees
> where
> > we see fit. Why?
>
> This is a misunderstanding based on using the page specific to the
> international 2018 FOSS4G event.  There is no such general
> restriction.  You will need to decide on criteria/guidelines of some
> sort though.
>
> Running a TGP takes a fair amount of work which will mostly be done by
> the LOC.  The Conference Committee can provide some guidance,
> potentially some budget allocation, and some examples.  I think that
> you also have to get a Conference Committee member to agree to join
> the LOC in running the TGP.
>
> Best regards, Eli
>
> >
> > Australia’s wealth is highly concentrated in the south-eastern seaboard
> (and
> > one city centre in the west). Being broadly unable to fund Australians
> would
> > mean potentially excluding remote (in particular indigenous) attendees.
> We
> > hope that sits OK with the OSgeo board/general principles of operation -
> and
> > we will most definitely keep an audit trail justifying any travel grant
> > expenditure.
> >
> > Looking forward to hearing back from you. Trisha Moriarty (also in cc)
> will
> > also be involved in operating the TGP; as the diversity and inclusion
> lead
> > for the committee.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Adam
> > (FOSS4G SotM Oceania sponsorship lead)
> > --
> > Dr. Adam Steer
> > https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Steer
> > http://au.linkedin.com/in/adamsteer
> > http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-7236
> > +61 427 091 712
> > skype: adam.d.steer
> > tweet: @adamdsteer
> >
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