[OSGeo Oceania] [FOSS4G-Oceania] Fwd: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G Travel Grant Programme is open for applications from LOCs

[John Bryant]

Thanks Greg! Looking forward to working with you on another successful TGP.

On Fri, 28 Feb 2020 at 18:07, Greg Lauer <gregory.lauer at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am happy to continue assisting with TGP in 2020
>
> On 28 Feb 2020, at 00:27, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi all,
>
> See below, OSGeo has issued a call for applications for local Travel Grant
> Program funding support for 2020. FOSS4G SotM Oceania has been a recipient
> of this funding to support our TGP for the last 2 years, and I think we
> should ask for support again for this year's event in Fiji. The deadline
> for applications is 31 March, so that gives us about *4 weeks* to get
> ourselves organised. See last year's application for reference [1].
>
> I think the first step here is to activate a TGP working group. In 2019
> the working group had a couple of changes over the year, but in the end we
> had 4 of us (me, Greg Lauer, Jonah Sulivan, and David Garcia). The working
> group did the work of finding funding, setting criteria, issuing the call
> for applications, pulling together a selection panel, making selections,
> and working closely with grantees to make sure they have a great
> experience. It's quite a bit of work, but hugely gratifying and a very
> effective way to knit together our community across a huge region.
>
> So, who can commit to working on this important project over the next 9
> months? We should aim to have at least 3 or 4 people who are willing to
> oversee this program and put in some time on making sure it's a success.
>
> Cheers
> John
>
> [1]
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_CNp_VyP7ic3IoyzWtwFu6i67nHfggWcdm3OGbiT760
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Steven Feldman <shfeldman at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 at 03:59
> Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G Travel Grant Programme is open for
> applications from LOCs
> To: Conference Dev <conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org>
> Cc: OSGeo Discussions <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>
>
>
> The TGP sub-group of the OSGeo Conference Committee is pleased to invite
> applications from organising committees of Global, Regional and National
> FOSS4G events for financial support for a TGP for your event.
>
> Details of the application criteria are at
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Travel_Grant_Programme_Cookbook#Applications_to_the_Conference_Committee_for_OSGeo_support
>
> Please briefly answer the 8 questions/criteria listed in the TGP Cookbook
> (restrict your response to a maximum of 2 pages of A4) and post your
> application on the Conference mailing list by 31st March at the latest.
>
> If you have any questions please post them on the Conference list only,
> although we are also posting this announcement to the Discuss list for
> information we will not be monitoring Discuss for responses or replying via
> that list
>
> We hope to announce the allocation of our TGP budget around the middle of
> April.
>
> May the FOSS be with you
>
> Steven
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