[Linux-aus] [LACTTE] Grant Request - CompCon 2015 - Speaker Travel Funding

[Andrew Donnellan]

Thanks council :)


Andrew

On 18 September 2015 at 07:22, Joshua Hesketh <josh at nitrotech.org> wrote:

> Hello Andrew,
>
> The council has discussed your request and is pleased to be able to
> approve it:
>
> > MOTION by JOSHUA HESKETH to approve the Grant Request from Andrew
> > Donnellan to fund Russell Keith-Magee as a presenter at CompCon 2015 to
> > the value of $1,200.
> > SECONDED by CHRIS NEUGEBAUER
> > PASSED unanimously.
>
> I'll contact you directly to make arrangements.
>
> Cheers,
> Josh
>
>
>
> On 09/09/15 05:14, Andrew Donnellan wrote:
>
> Date: 2015-09-09
>
> Project Name: CompCon 2015 - Russell Keith-Magee
>
> Aim of Project: To allow Russell Keith-Magee of the Django Software
> Foundation to present a talk on open source development at CompCon 2015
>
> Person Responsible for Request: Andrew Donnellan (Chair, CompCon Inc -
> andrew.donnellan at compcon.net.au)
>
> Request:
>
> We request funding for travel and accommodation for Russell Keith-Magee to
> attend the CompCon 2015 conference and give a talk on open source software
> development.
>
> CompCon 2015 is being held at the University of Queensland from 3-5
> October 2015. CompCon is a national conference for computing students
> (primarily undergraduates, but also high schoolers and postgraduates),
> first held at the Australian National University in 2013. CompCon is
> organised by CompCon Inc, a registered charity operated entirely by current
> students and recent graduates. CompCon 2013 had attendance of over 130
> people, and we are hoping for CompCon 2015 to exceed this. While CompCon is
> not specifically an Open Source/Free Software conference, open source will
> be strongly represented in the schedule. More information is available at
> <http://compcon.net.au>http://compcon.net.au.
>
> Russell is the President of the Django Software Foundation, a Django core
> developer, and a well-known member of the Australian open source community.
> He has an established speaking record at a number of major conferences,
> including several PyCon AU conferences (run by Linux Australia). He was
> personally recommended by a member of CompCon Inc's committee on the basis
> of his talks at PyCon.
>
> The expected benefit to the wider Australian open source community is that
> the talk will provide an opportunity for students interested in open source
> and free software development to learn from and network with a well-known
> developer.
>
> Estimated costs:
>
> * Return flights PER -> BNE, 3 October - 5 October = $900
> * Accommodation for 2 nights = $300
> Total = $1,200
>
> (CompCon Inc waives the conference registration fee for speakers)
>
> ---
>
> I made a similar grant request on behalf of CompCon in 2013 to fund Elena
> Williams' travel to Canberra, which was successful. I don't have exact
> numbers, but Elena's talk filled a lecture theatre almost to capacity - if
> we had known how many people were interested in open source we would've had
> to allocate her a larger room! We're hoping for a similar level of interest
> this year.
>
> I declare that I am a member of Linux Australia Inc, I am appropriately
> authorised to submit this request, and that I agree to undertake the
> relevant responsibilities if the grant is approved.
>
>
> Andrew
>
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> Andrew Donnellan
> Chair, CompCon Incorporated
>
> E: andrew.donnellan at compcon.net.au
> M: +61 406 711 748
> W: http://compcon.net.au
>
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>
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Andrew Donnellan
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