[GRASS-PSC] Fwd: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Budget 2021

[Helena Mitasova]

I think Angelos misinterpreted what was in the GRASS wiki budget - it was a little bit confusing, but we did not go into details 
for each project so I did not get a chance to explain. I can fix it. 

Helena

> On Jan 23, 2021, at 7:13 AM, Moritz Lennert <mlennert at club.worldonline.be> wrote:
> 
> Hi !
> 
> IIUC, this indicates that we request 5,419$. Any idea why ? Our official request was 2500$.
> 
> Moritz
> 
> 
> -------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --------
> Von: Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
> Gesendet: 23. Januar 2021 11:41:26 MEZ
> An: OSGeo Board <board at lists.osgeo.org>
> CC: "projects at lists.osgeo.org" <projects at lists.osgeo.org>, OSGeo Discussions <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
> Betreff: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Budget 2021
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Here is the first draft of the 2021 Budget based on the last meeting 
> discussion.
> 
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2021
> 
> We need to cover some more areas in our next meeting this Monday:
> * Local Chapters
> * Code Sprints
> * Travel Grants
> 
> Regards,
> Angelos
> 
> On 12/29/20 11:35 AM, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
>> Dear OSGeo project members and committees,
>> 
>> Over the previous years, OSGeo has been proud to support a growing 
>> number of project events, such as community/code sprints, developer 
>> meetings, and user conferences. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 
>> most OSGeo events in 2020 were held as virtual events.
>> 
>> OSGeo is reaching out to all committees, including Project Steering 
>> Committees, to help plan our budget for 2021.
>> 
>> In 2020, the Board assigned an initial amount of 2000 USD 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). This year the 
>> Board is planning to continue to offer a budget to all graduated 
>> projects with the exact amount to be determined.
>> 
>> Due to cancellation of events in 2020, we are not in a position to 
>> allocate and spend as much as we did in previous years.
>> 
>> To help navigate the uncertainties ahead in 2021, the Board is 
>> planning to have a budget meeting on 18 January 2021 to review 2020 
>> expenditures, sponsorship, and make financial decisions for the 2021 
>> budget.
>> 
>> Please send your detailed requests for approval (see detailed budget 
>> requests from 2020 e.g. 
>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Budget_2020 
>> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GeoServer_Budget_2020>)
>> 
>> 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_2021 
>> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/OSGeo_Budget_2021>
>> 
>> ideally by 17 January 2021 in advance 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
> President
> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
> 
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Helena Mitasova
Professor at the Department of Marine, 
Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
Associate director and faculty fellow at the Center for Geospatial Analytics
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8208
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