[FOSS4G-Oceania] GeoRabble sponsorship

[John Bryant]

Thanks all. Just to confirm, the GeoRabble sponsorship is for food, not
drinks. Alex and I have discussed, and we're both comfortable there is more
than sufficient margin in the budget to cover this unplanned expenditure.
I've updated the budget to reflect this change.

I'll let the GeoRabble organisers know that we're on board for $750
sponsorship.

Cheers!
John

On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 at 21:45, Martin Tomko <tomkom at unimelb.edu.au> wrote:

> +1, as long as we sponsor venue,  not drinks.
> M.
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> On 19 Aug. 2018 9:19 pm, Greg Lauer <gregory.lauer at gmail.com> wrote:
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> +1 as long as we have room in the budget
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> *From:* FOSS4G-Oceania <foss4g-oceania-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> *On
> Behalf Of *John Bryant
> *Sent:* Sunday, 19 August 2018 6:00 AM
> *To:* foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org
> *Subject:* [FOSS4G-Oceania] GeoRabble sponsorship
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> Hi folks,
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> We had a brief discussion at this week's committee meeting about the
> GeoRabble event planned for the Thursday eve during the week of our event.
> The Melbourne GeoRabble organisers are scoping out venues (particularly the
> Clyde Hotel in Carlton, very close to the Uni) and they're keen to put it
> on.
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> One of the key parts of getting a GeoRabble event off the ground is
> finding a sponsor, which covers the cost of some modest catering, usually
> some snacks/food platters. The GR crew have asked if our event would be
> willing to sponsor, to the tune of $750.
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> I may be a bit biased because I'm involved in the Melbourne GeoRabble, but
> I'm inclined to be supportive. I think it helps us extend our reach beyond
> the conference itself, to a wider geospatial audience, including
> potentially some people who might be in town for the OZRI event. Also, the
> organisers have expressed support for an 'open' themed GeoRabble, so I feel
> it would be a worthwhile event to support. They've been very accommodating
> by working around our schedule, and gave me a platform to tout our conf a
> few weeks ago.
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> I'm of the opinion that our finances can support this expenditure - our
> expenses are looking to be lower than predicted, our expenses higher.
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> On the other hand, it could be argued that if we don't support it, it may
> happen anyway, and perhaps we shouldn't be in the business of supporting
> other events using our own sponsors' and participants' money.
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> *So, the motion is that we agree to sponsor GeoRabble Melbourne for their
> event on the 22nd of November in the amount of $750.*
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> Thoughts/votes?
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