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<p>This is a courtesy note to acknowledge receipt of this Grant
application. Community feedback is welcomed on this request up to
2nd October, and this Grant Request will be considered at Council
meeting 12th October.<br>
</p>
<p>The 2017 Grants program ends on 30 September, and the funds
allocated here are all spent. However, what I'd like to recommend
is that we simply follow the established process for Grants to
consider this request, until we formally open the 2018 Grants
program. <br>
</p>
<p>The 2018 Grants program has $AUD 35k allocated, so the $1000
amount request is 1/35th of this. The larger amount requested as
an event partner - $5000 - is 1/7th of our total Grant and
sponsorship pool for 2017/2018. <br>
</p>
<p>For transparency, Linux Australia declined a sponsorship request
for BuzzConf earlier this month given that the conference covers
primarily proprietary, not open, technologies.</p>
<p>Kind regards, <br>
</p>
<p>Kathy Reid<br>
</p>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 18/09/17 20:19, Ben Dechrai via
linux-aus wrote:<br>
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Dear LA council and members,<br>
<br>
You may have heard about <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://buzzconf.io/">BuzzConf</a>. It's an annual
technology festival that's about to see its third event run from
Dec 1st to 3rd. Take liberal portions of tech conference, mix in a
family friendly atmosphere, a strong focus on diversity, and the
party atmosphere of a music festival, and you're on the right
track.<br>
<br>
This year, we've had a fantastic number of submissions to the <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://buzzconf.io/kids-track/">kids
track</a>, and have enough to run two tracks for them! Some of
them require the supply of hardware, in particular:<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite"><b>Nightmare Light</b><br>
<br>
In this workshop we will help you design, build and program a
nightmare-light. We’ll have sensors available for those who want
to detect ambient light for an extra challenge. The workshop is
geared towards children but those young-at-heart are welcome to
join too! Younger children can participate too if they have an
overseeing parent to help them.<br>
<br>
Participation is $30 per person to cover hardware costs. Each
person will get a kit with:<br>
<br>
1 x Arduino (will need a USB cable for programming)<br>
1 x Photo resistor<br>
1 x LED light pack<br>
1 x Battery<br>
1 x Set of wires (for electrical connection)<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
Children attend BuzzConf for free and get their own educational
track, because we want to make events like these as accessible as
possible to families, especially single-parent families, who often
can't get to conferences.<br>
<br>
In this spirit, we'd love to cover all workshop costs for children
too. We currently have 37 child tickets sold, with 13 more
available. With an anticipated 20-30 children making a nightmare
light, the workshop organiser will be supplying $600 - $900 worth
of hardware.<br>
<br>
CoderDojo Carlton are also running a number of workshops and,
while they will be bringing hardware from their pool, they
anticipate incurring costs of around $65 for the components that
kids will be taking away (conductive tape, and LEDs).<br>
<br>
We are seeking funding to cover the cost to the organisers of
running the children's workshops, estimated at no more than
$1,000. Would LA be amenable to covering this cost? After the
event, we would provide a detailed itinerary and costs of hardware
that was given to the kids (we wouldn't expect workshop organisers
to be reimbursed for hardware that they don't give away), so that
LA's contribution is only for those costs. It may, in this
scenario, be easier for this request to be that the organisers are
paid directly by LA, and that we are seeking funding on their
behalf.<br>
<br>
In acknowledgement of this support, we would including LA's logo
on our website as a Festival Sponsor (a $1,000 value in our
sponsor doc).<br>
<br>
On the off-chance that LA would consider a larger investment, in
order to run the two tracks for children, we are needing to secure
additional facilities, such as tables, tents, power, and
projection facilities. If LA were to consider a $5,000 investment
and become a Festival Partner, we would prioritise these funds to
ensure the children's workshop cost outlined above are covered
first and foremost. The remainder would help us with the increased
costs of additional facilities. The Festival Partner support level
also includes two festival tickets, which LA could use as they
wish. (You might want to send some representatives of LA, or give
them away to the community. We could help promote any activity
around making these available to others.)<br>
<br>
Many thanks in advance for your consideration. I welcome any
questions for clarification.<br>
<br>
Ben Dechrai<br>
Co-founder, BuzzConf Technology Festival<br>
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