[Oceania-Board] Funding request for FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2023 TGP

[eli]

Hi Ewen,

Thanks so much for the feedback, those are actually very good points and
I'm just kicking myself for not having thought about these ideas before,
they surely can make life easier for all of us. I'll make sure I put your
suggestions in the TGP Google Drive for discussion and implementation for
this round.
Btw, if you - or any other people - want to join the TGP group and help
out, I'd be glad to have you aboard!

cheers,
Elisa



Il giorno dom 7 mag 2023 alle ore 23:46 Ewen Hill <ewen.hill at gmail.com> ha
scritto:

> Hi Eli,
>    I hope you are well and as usual, nothing to comment on as it is all
> fabulous. It would be great however to discuss a better way of distribution
> of funds at the conference.
>
> Proposal:
> 1. All successful applicants are asked to provide their Bank account
> details when they are confirmed as successful so these can be pre loaded
> and tested ( We had a few account issues in Fiji about TGP recipients not
> knowing their account)
> 2. We consider providing a stipend or we have a more robust way of
> receiving receipts (there must be a basic receipt app
> with multiple currencies we could use for not a lot)
> 3. We consider providing on day one of their arrival at the venue a set
> amount so that have funds available during the event. Jonah emptied a few
> ATMs in Suva to cover costs.
>
> That would make the entire process a lot easier than seeking out the TGP
> rep * many each day and for funds to be urgently transferred and make the
> TGP recipient a happier person who is spending time at the conference
> learning rather than following up.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Ewen
>
> On Thu, 4 May 2023 at 09:00, eli <elipuccioni at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Board,
>>
>> On behalf of the Travel Grant Program (TGP), I would like to submit to
>> your attention our request for funding for the Travel Grant Program of the
>> upcoming FOSS4G SotM Oceania Conference in Auckland this October.
>>
>> The TGP is becoming a beloved tradition for our conferences and has
>> helped many people, including myself, attending the conference in the past
>> years.Last year only we were able to send funding to 18 people and we aim
>> to repeat this successful outcome this year.
>>
>> We are happy to answer all your questions and receive your feedback.
>>
>> I'm very excited to be part of this program and I hope to see as many of
>> you as possible in Auckland!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Elisa
>>
>>
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>
>
> --
> Warm Regards
>
> Ewen Hill
>
>

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