So only FOSDEM (and maybe SCALE) is in the scope of the (03/2017 - 03/2018) period ?
I agree with Tav that it would be nice to have that pool (vote B ?) On 10/19/2017 11:15 PM, Tavmjong Bah wrote: > On Wed, 2017-10-18 at 19:58 -0700, Bryce Harrington wrote: >> A majority vote of the current board members is required for approving >> this budget. > > I vote b. > > I definitely agree with increasing the hackfest pool. I think this is a > great use of our resources. This years hackfest was exceptionally under > budget as only two of the attendees filed claims and they were pretty small. > > One thing I think is missing is a conference pool. There are a number of > conferences where we could/should send people: > > * FOSDEM (Brussels, February 2018) > * SCALE 16x (Pasadena, March 2018) > * LGM (Seville Spain, April 2018) > * GUADEC (Almeria, Spain, Summer 2018) > > Tav > >> Proposal: >> >> 1. Allocate budget for FY2017 (03/2017 - 03/2018) following the 2015 >> and 2016 budgets, including allocations to funding pools for an >> OSUOSL grant, hackfest sponsorships, and development funding as >> before. >> >> 2. Add a new funding pool for marketing activities by the Vectors >> Team, and allocate $100 to the bucket for FY2017. >> >> 3. Add a new funding pool for Google Summer of Code student travel. >> This will be used as pass-thru to students in support of their >> travel costs to Inkscape+GSoC related events, as per Google >> policies. >> >> Funding Pool Balance Income Allocation Expenses Total Pool >> ------------ ------- ------ ---------- -------- ---------- >> + Hackfests $11,946 $263 +$5000 -$1487 $15,722 >> + SVG WG $1635 $375 +$0 -$0 $2010 >> + GSoC Travel $0 >> + Vectors +$100 $100 >> + Projects $2250 +$2250 $4500 >> >> [ ] a. Yes, adopt budget as described above >> [ ] b. Revise budget with the following changes recommended: >> _____________________________________________________ >> _____________________________________________________ >> [ ] c. Do not establish a budget for 2017 >> >> >> Background: >> >> At the end of FY2016 our total assets had risen approximately $5k to >> $41,645. So far, FY2017 is seeing a larger increase due to increased >> sponsorships. Still, our expenses so far this year have been modest, >> and there is no pressing need for a budget much different from last >> year's. >> >> Our last hackfest was managed efficiently and came in well under budget, >> however we will again allocate $5,000 from the general fund to hackfest >> expenses so that we grow the hackfest funding pool so that it might >> support multiple hackfests in a given year, or allow for larger >> hackfests. >> >> The new Vectors team is seeking to increase Inkscape awareness on a >> range of fronts. Marketing collateral (stickers, bookmarks, flyers, >> etc.) may assist their work, so this year a funding pool is established >> and seeded with a modest amount. For now the board will continue to >> review and approve expenditures as normal. >> >> Google provides funding for travel expenses of students. We may need to >> work out how to utilize these funds, but for now the budget establishes >> a pool in case we need to track the monies within the Inkscape project's >> own finances. >> >> Votes: >> >> >> Resolution: >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >> _______________________________________________ >> Inkscape-board mailing list >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-board > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > > > > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-board mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-board >
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