[US] Applying for support from the OSGeo.US

[Guido Stein]

Hey folks,

We have money available for grants to support events or other activities
related to local chapters and projects in the US.

What we don't have is a formal process. This is something we, the community
need to work on for the future. I would like to have this together by the
end of the year.

That said, I would like your input on an informal application process. Here
is what I think we should do:

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1) Applicant needs to send email request for support with the following
information to the discussion list:

- Name of event or project that needs support
- How is their event or project supports the OSGeo.US community?
- Who is the main contact person and or organization?
- What is being requested (money/support/other)?
- What is the past history of this event or project?
- What does success look like?
  - What are the chances of having success?
  - What is the biggest obstacle to success?
- If an event
  - When is the event
  - Where is the event
  - What is the capacity of the event
  - Will there be a fee and how much is that fee?

2) From the time that email is submitted there should be a week long public
comment period on the discussion list using the thread that was started
with the email request.

3) After the public comment period is over, a vote of the board (right now
this is the Technocation board, but eventually OSGeo.US will have it's own
board) should happen within a week. The vote can be private ballet, but the
outcome should be announced on the thread with the original request on the
discussion list.
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Please let me know what you think about this. I will leave the public
comment period for this open for a week then I will make this motion to the
board with updates based on the public comment to the board.

-Guido

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