<p dir="ltr">On 7 October 2013 08:23, Chris Neugebauer <<a href="mailto:chrisjrn@gmail.com">chrisjrn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p>
<p dir="ltr">> I request that Linux Australia, on behalf of the PyCon Australia 2013<br>
> team, make a sponsorship contribution to PyCon US, equivalent to a<br>
> PyCon US Startup/Small Business Gold Sponsorship ($3,500 USD) [1].<br>
> [1] <a href="https://us.pycon.org/2014/sponsors/prospectus/">https://us.pycon.org/2014/sponsors/prospectus/</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">The amounts currently listed on that page currently are:</p>
<p dir="ltr">PyCon Patron (For individuals and start-up businesses) - $1500<br>
Silver Level Sponsorship - $4000<br>
Gold Level Sponsorship - $7000</p>
<p dir="ltr">> I also note that PyCon Australia 2013 made a return far exceeding the<br>
> amount requested in this grant.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Looking back at the financials thread from January, PyCon 2011 made ~$19k surplus for Linux Australia overall, and PyCon 2012 made ~$6k surplus. I don't think I've seen any reports oh how PyCon 2013 might have done. Presuming the PyCon 2014 organisers agree that this is a benefit for forthcoming PyCon .au events, I think it could make sense to fund this directly from the PyCon budget along similar lines to the way the 'ghosts' events for <a href="http://linux.conf.au">linux.conf.au</a> work.</p>
<p dir="ltr">> There are many Australian and New Zealander Python community members<br>
> who would benefit from attending PyCon US; ...</p>
<p dir="ltr">> Making such a contribution would allow us to confidently market the<br>
> financial aid program to deserving members of the local Python<br>
> community, in the knowledge that there's a good chance that the aid<br>
> program can afford it.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It seems like a return flight from Sydney to Montreal would be about $2700 atm going by Qantas's website prices. Perth is a bit more expensive, Auckland via airnz a bit cheaper.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So it seems like $3500 would get at most one-and-a-bit antipodeans to PyCon US 2014 -- is that really a sensible amount? Funding, say, three speakers/core contributors from .au/.nz to PyCon US might be a better idea even though that might add up to $8000? I guess I wonder if an arrangement other than 'conference sponsorship' per se makes more sense -- where PSF helps US folks get to PyCon AU, LA helps .au/.nz folks get to PyCon US, and PyCon AU and PyCon US cross-advertise. Maybe sponsorship is the easiest way to handle that though even given the currency conversion fees and whatnot.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It looks like the PSF has supported PyCon AU in the past in the same manner that Chris is requesting now:</p>
<p dir="ltr">> RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation sponsor PyCon Australia 2013 conference with an amount of $3,500 USD.<br>
> Approved 8-0-0 by IRC vote, 19 December, 2012.</p>
<p dir="ltr">> RESOLVED, that the PSF provide grant funding of AUD$1500 to the PyCon Australia 2012 Conference as a silver level sponsor.<br>
> Approved 8-0-0 by IRC vote, 16 January 2012</p>
<p dir="ltr">> RESOLVED, that the PSF provide a US$1,500 sponsorship funding to the PyCon AU 2011 conference to be held in Sydney, Australia.<br>
> Approved 9-0-1 by IRC vote, 28 February 2011.</p>
<p dir="ltr">> RESOLVED, that the PSF grant AU$2,500 to PyCon Au 2010.<br>
> Approved 4-1-0 by IRC vote, 8 March 2010.</p>
<p dir="ltr">-- <a href="http://www.python.org/psf/records/board/resolutions/">http://www.python.org/psf/records/board/resolutions/</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Cheers,<br>
aj</p>