[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G2019 Bucharest TGP Application

[Steven Feldman]

An enormous +1000 from me 😀

This is absolutely what the tgp should be imo


Regards
Steven


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> On 3 Apr 2019, at 09:48, Till Adams <adams at terrestris.de> wrote:
> 
> Dear Vasile,
> 
> many thanks for your application to OSGeo's CC to support the TGP. As
> said earlier we definitely want to take a large part of our budget to
> support TGP for our gobal event.
> 
> I will now request to CC to discuss on the height of the grant.
> 
> Regards, Till
> 
> 
> 
>> Am 02.04.19 um 22:05 schrieb Vasile Craciunescu:
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> I'm forwarding you the TGP application for FOSS4G 2019 Global.
>> 
>> As already discussed informally with Steven and Till, we are requesting
>> 15,000$ from OSGeo. We do understand that we have to match that with
>> 15,000$ from BLOC sources and that we have to provide free tickets for
>> all selected TGP recipients for the main conference, one day of
>> workshops, gala dinner and ice breaker. We plan to obtain the necessary
>> financial resources from sponsors. There will be 3 different sizes of
>> travel grants available:
>> 
>> - €220 Delegates from nearby locations (Central and Eastern Europe);
>> - €440 Delegates from slightly further afield;
>> - €880 Delegates from outside of the region;
>> 
>> To be eligible for a TG, applicants should note that:
>> 
>> - Strong preference will be given to Central and Eastern European
>> residents;
>> - The BLOC wishes to encourage women applicants and others who will
>> increase the diversity of our attendees;
>> - Students in disciplines using open source geo applications.
>> 
>> BLOC has a team of volunteers available to administer the selection
>> process. Several hostels have agreements with BLOC to for FOSS4G
>> participants but the reservation must be confirmed well in advance.
>> 
>> We are fully committed to take all the above mentioned responsibilities
>> but we would like to make the Conference Committee Members aware of
>> several facts:
>> 
>> - When the Bucharest 2019 bid proposal was submitted (late 2017), in our
>> financial calculations, we follow the 2017 TGP[1], where 10 people
>> attended FOSS4G2017 with TGP support and where BLOC only "offered
>> reduced fees for workshop participation". At that time, our commitment
>> was to support with free tickets all the participants attending the
>> conference with financial help from TGP.
>> 
>> - One important objective of Bucharest 2019 proposal was to be as
>> affordable as possible. This is deeply reflected in our budget and in
>> our final offer for the participants:
>>    -- The lowest early bird fee in the history of this event (330 Euro);
>>    --  50% discount for students and participants from low income
>> countries (up to 100 tickets);
>>    -- free accommodation for students/volunteers in students dorms;
>>    -- up to 100 free tickets for volunteers;
>>    -- free tickets for workshop presenters;
>> 
>> - We aim to award grants for approximately 75 participants. This means a
>> total financial commitment from BLOC side alone (cash + tickets) of
>> roughly €41,000. This is considerably higher than our initial estimation
>> of €10,000, on which our budget was build. Of course, the real value of
>> the tickets is a little bit less as the standard prices include a small
>> margin of profit. Though, that margin is really really small as we aim
>> to offer an historical low price and other discounts. Also, remember
>> that granting more smaller grants (like €220) we will increase the
>> number and value of free tickets that BLOC will have to cover.
>> 
>> - BLOC committed to do all the conference work for free. Nobody is paid.
>> We did hire a PCO but all other work is on volunteer basis. All the
>> profit, if any, will be transferred to OSGeo. This means that, in the
>> end, all TGP money are OSGeo's money. At this point, we cannot provide
>> any guaranties that the event will be a financial success and we will
>> have a profit to send to OSGeo. Everything looks fine, people are
>> registering, sponsors are coming, but is still very early to know for sure.
>> 
>> Thank you for the patience of reading this message.
>> 
>> Warm regards,
>> Vasile
>> Chair, FOSS4G 2019
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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