[FOSS4G-Oceania] Fwd: [OSGeo-Conf] TGP's in 2019

Sat Feb 9 12:04:48 PST 2019

Re where the TGP sits:

* I expect people involved in the TGP will likely have a foot in both 
the LOC and Board, so for this round, it won't matter much who makes the 
final call.

* As we have all noticed, the LOC has a significant amount of work to 
do. The more non-core tasks that can be out-sourced to external 
sub-committees, the better. (This also allows for external expertise to 
be developed between years and carried over between conferences.)

* I see core tasks as being tasks which are bound to the physical 
location, and probably also the financial success.

* For everything else, I'd err on suggesting that we try to source a 
leader from outside of the core LOC.

On 9/2/19 10:16 pm, adam steer wrote:
> Hi all
>
> …as always, I’m happy to help on the Mojo/TGP front, and I’d like to 
> hear Daniel chime in here - there may be visions/plans afoot in the 
> LOC already, and in the OSGeo TGP funding sense the LOC must be the 
> primary drivers (see the cookbook referenced here: 
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kzu9z_4BRMzCc5y9SsE7--GnShL30kPGnh7gXlqJspQ 
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kzu9z_4BRMzCc5y9SsE7--GnShL30kPGnh7gXlqJspQ/edit>). 
> While it might seem onerous/inflexible, OSGeo aims to make sure that 
> TGP money is used for one thing only - getting people to conferences.
>
> It seems natural for ‘Good Mojo’ contributions to be managed by OSGeo 
> Oceania, and delivered to conference LOCs per their requests for 
> TGP/inclusivity measures - more or less how TGPs work in OSGeo, 
> actually. However, I’m not certain we’ve had that conversation yet and 
> this may be pre-empting discussion.
>
> Wider outreach/travel funding is a separate issue, and needs to be 
> discussed in the context of funding the organisation more generally.
>
> So yes, we need to move - but not rush. I apologise if my overly-brief 
> note indicated a need to act immediately-as-in-right-now-on-a-weekend.
>
> Cheers
>
> Adam
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 9 Feb 2019 at 21:47, Greg Lauer <gregory.lauer at gmail.com 
> <mailto:gregory.lauer at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I think that the TGP is far wider than just the annual conference,
>     and thus should be coordinated/managed at board level. As well as
>     funding travel to the annual conference I think there is scope to
>     make funds available for travel to other related conferences,
>     training (inbound and outbound), and any other initiatives that
>     meets the vision of OSGeo Oceania. Maybe this is a Working Group
>     or a sub-committee role. I see funding coming from multiple
>     sources such as AID agencies, commercial entities and other
>     associations (SSSI for example). It may be that we set up a
>     separate TGP for each conference/event but the funding/governance
>     is coordinated at a much wider level,
>
>     The above said I think it is important to 'strike while the iron
>     is hot', and follow up on the FOSS GIS funding opportunity ASAP. I
>     am happy to assist Jonah in putting together the application.
>
>     Cheers
>
>     Greg
>
>     On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 6:16 PM John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com
>     <mailto:johnwbryant at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         I'd see this as sitting with the conference committee, if that
>         group is willing and able to take it on. Of course, the CC
>         hasn't actually formed yet, but perhaps this can be on the
>         agenda for the first meeting? The Letter of Intent
>         specifically references a TGP so it seems likely to be
>         considered a priority.
>
>         I'd also see the need for the CC to pull together at least a
>         first draft of a budget before we can really estimate what our
>         TGP can look like, financially.
>
>         And as an update, relevant to budget discussions, we're
>         currently waiting on the SSSI board to agree with our request
>         to carry forward the outstanding balance ($8700) of the Good
>         Mojo Fund. I believe it will be on the agenda for their next
>         board meeting, within next couple of weeks I think (Kerry?).
>
>         Cheers
>         John
>
>         On Sat., 9 Feb. 2019, 3:03 pm adam steer,
>         <adam.d.steer at gmail.com <mailto:adam.d.steer at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>             Hey Jonah - great! Just make sure it's coordinated with
>             the board and in particular the conference loc.
>
>             On that front, where do people think tgp coordination sits
>             - with the osgeo Oceania board, or with conference
>             committees?
>
>             I think the conference loc, because they're the
>             operational unit and have responsibility to execute/manage
>             tgp with respect to each conference (which will be
>             different each time).
>
>             Cheers
>
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