[OSGeo-Conf] Reporting back form FOSS4G-NA TGP

[Jody Garnett]

For the regional foss4g events I think it is appropriate to limit to the
region (North America / Oceana) but I am hesitant to limit applicants for
the global event?

Still I guess it is up to the goals of the local organizing committee (if
they are using the event to kickstart the local community then they may
wish to use the TGP to that end). I recommend being very clear in the form
...

I am not sure if I can determine if a few $1000 grants would help in the
short term or not. Long term I expect supporting a foss4g community in
Africa (or any region) is best done via the Local Chapters holding an event
rather than the TGP.

Would the conference committee be willing to accept bids from local
chapters to host a foss4g Africa? Are bids even needed since there was a
2017 event?
--
Jody Garnett


On Tue, 7 May 2019 at 02:30, Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for that feedback Jody it is very useful
>
> Some of your observations match my own when reviewing applications to the
> first phase of the FOSS4G 2019 TGP.
>
> Bucharest are receiving very high levels of interest from people living
> outside of the region, particularly from Africa (perhaps this was triggered
> by the success of last years event and TGP?). We need to consider how we
> respond to this interest in future, A few $1000 grants won’t do the job and
> more would be a financial challenge for us and one might argue is
> counter-productive from a community and environmental basis. Perhaps we
> need to seed fund a substantial regional event in Africa and support it
> both with cash and by encouraging some of our leadership and sponsors to
> get involved.
>
> Thoughts for the next rounds of the TGP?
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> On 6 May 2019, at 20:55, Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Reporting back from a successful TGP from the recent foss4gna event:
> - Raised $7500 in funding, allocated $6500 in grants, not all of which was
> distributed (see below...)
> - Offered 3 $1000 grants suitable for North American travel, 25
> applicants, 5 awarded, 3 delivered. We chose to award more than the stated
> 3 grants due to uneven response. For those grants awarded but not delivered
> were due to individual circumstances (not noticing the conference was in
> April, lacking permission to attend from their supervisor).
> - Offered 10 $250 grants suitable for regional travel, 5 applicants /
> awarded / distributed.
> - Offered 10 conference grants suitable for local delegates, 4 applicants,
> 4 awarded and distributed.
> - We looked at using a pre-paid cashcard (gift card) but were unable to
> sort out the logistics in time (as very detailed personal information is
> required). Ended up using cashier's checks to successfully distribute
> grants as applicants checked in at event reception.
>
> The vast majority of respondents from out of region. As a regional event
> our funding raising was not intended or appropriate to meet this demand.
> All applicants from North America were successful before prioritizing South
> American (same timezone) and elsewhere.
>
> Thanks to the selection committee, especially Thad Kerosky for thoughtful
> review of applicants. And a big thanks to Steve Feldman for anonymizing the
> applications and for advice and tips in running this activity.
>
> Also thanks to Cesium.JS and Azevea for sponsoring.
>
> Here is web page <https://2019.foss4g-na.org/tgp/> the application form
> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/6my452qem94w87w/FOSS4G-NA%202019%20Travel%20Grant%20Application.pdf?dl=0> to
> be used as an example
> --
> Jody Garnett
>
>
>
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