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

[Emma Hain]

Sorry John
I won't be able to offer my services in this group.

Thanks

On Sat, Feb 29, 2020 at 4:24 PM John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Liz, will be great to have you on board :)
>
> On Sat, 29 Feb 2020 at 16:28, Elizabeth Lomani <lizlomani at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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