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

[Elizabeth Lomani]

Hi John,
I'd like to work with TGP if there is still space

Thank
Elizabeth

On Sat, 29 Feb 2020, 5:25 PM John Bryant, <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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