On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 12:30:46AM +0200, Marc Jeanmougin wrote: > 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 ?)
Certainly seems reasonable, conference attendance has come up in the past and so would make sense to have as its own line item, rather than just handle one-off from the general pool. I will roll a new referendum with that added, and seed it with $1000 to pick a round number. We can work out details separately. We can always vote to make adjustments to the budget later this FY, so if for instance we wish to send a bunch of people to FOSDEM we can vote to move more funds into the pool as needed. It'll make sense to revisit this for the FY2018 budget, which I'm *hoping* to get tackle before the end of the year (before the events you've listed), so if we want to augment funding levels that would be a good opportunity to do so. Bryce > 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 > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > iF0EARECAB0WIQR06NoTmAVagSCydutfyyBO+IKwegUCWeknmQAKCRBfyyBO+IKw > eo9tAKC9ah1D3Ri2MY1l3lzAUUdNp9ZrMwCgv+BD13GTIgR35qm9sL4Kl64KEvo= > =e1bN > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
