[OSGeo-Conf] Conference Dev budget -Fwd: [Board] OSGeo Budget 2020

[Till Adams]

Michael,

as you said, the document is only a draft and I think all positions are
set to "0$", so it's just a placeholder, not the foreseen budget ;-)

Cheers, Till


Am 23.12.19 um 20:44 schrieb michael terner:
> - Board; just to Conference Dev
>
> Conference Dev:
> Was just curious what our process is for submitting a budget request
> for next year. When I hit the link below and do a little navigating I
> find the draft 2020 Budget
> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2020>, and there are $0
> allocated to Conference Committee, although there is $25,000 available
> for the travel grants. Indeed, five other committees have identified
> budgets in this draft.
>
> I know we're low-budget and collaborative, but is there any wisdom in
> seeking some kind of budget for our operations, and/or new
> initiatives? Indeed, we're heavily involved in helping to fund OSGeo
> by helping to ensure the Global FOSS4G Conf continues and is
> financially successful.
>
> Just curious to know the process, and what our plans might be for 2020...
>
> Happy holidays to all and best wishes heading into the new year...
>
> MT  
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: *Angelos Tzotsos* <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com
> <mailto:gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>>
> Date: Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 2:39 PM
> Subject: [Board] OSGeo Budget 2020
> To: <projects at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:projects at lists.osgeo.org>>
> Cc: OSGeo Discussions <discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> <mailto:discuss at lists.osgeo.org>>, OSGeo Board <board at lists.osgeo.org
> <mailto:board at lists.osgeo.org>>
>
>
> Dear OSGeo project members and committees,
>
> Over the previous years, OSGeo has been proud to support a growing
> number of project events, such as code sprints, developer meetings, and
> user conferences.
>
> OSGeo is reaching out to all committees, including project steering
> committees, to help plan our budget for 2020.
>
> As in last year, the board is discussing about assigning a starting
> budget of 2000$ to all graduated projects who have reported to the board
> the last 12 months (e.g. during the AGM or directly to a board meeting).
>
> For projects with more of a plan (to pursue a specific goal) projects
> are welcome to send a more detailed request for approval (see detailed
> budget requests from 2019 e.g.
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GvSIG_Budget_2019)
>
> A good idea is to focus on OSGeo participation, for example attending
> the AGM or OSGeo code sprint. Also keep in mind OSGeo goals as an
> organization, (e.g. interoperability goal: CITE compliance or
> participation developing new standards)
>
> We would like to ask you to help us with budget proposals to assist your
> project. This will help us set aside a realistic amount of funding.
>
> Please add your project info to the budget draft at:
>
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2020
>
> ideally by Dec 30 ahead of our next board meeting.
>
> When making a budget request please keep in mind the vision and goals of
> our foundation, along with any obligations you wish to meet.
>
> Thank you.
>
> On behalf of the OSGeo Board,
>
> Angelos
>
>
> -- 
> Angelos Tzotsos, PhD
> Charter Member
> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
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