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Hi Kathy,<br>
<br>
Thanks for the info about Fruitbowl. They did offer to provide
assistance with reaching new potential sponsors, and I thought LA
were on the "do-not-call" list we'd provided them. Please accept my
apologies for the failure in this instance. Given your other
feedback, perhaps I need to better inform them of our promotion and
advocacy of open source too :)<br>
<br>
I'd still be very grateful for any consideration in regards to the
request I submitted, relating to the funding of hardware for two of
the kids tracks, both of which are completely based on open source
technologies.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Ben<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 21/09/17 16:32, Linux Australia
President wrote:<br>
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<p>Thanks for the additional information Ben. <br>
</p>
<p>We received a sponsorship prospectus from Fruit Bowl
productions on behalf of Buzzconf which we politely declined on
17th August. <br>
</p>
<p>I'll send you the email trail, <br>
</p>
<p>Best, <br>
Kathy<br>
</p>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 21/09/17 16:02, Ben Dechrai wrote:<br>
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Thanks Kathy, and LA members, for considering this request.<br>
<br>
On the topic of open source and BuzzConf, I'd argue that less
than 10% of our content touches on proprietary technologies.<br>
<br>
Deakin University's talk will no doubt cover encumbered
technology, as university product so often is; and AusPost's
talk on emerging technologies will touch on products such as
Google Home; but all presentations are theoretical, with
aspirations and predictions being the take-aways, which apply
equally to all technologists, regardless of philosophy.<br>
<br>
The kids workshops use Arduinos, Makey Makeys, MIT's Scratch
game development project, paper, conductive ink, and so on. One
of the workshops uses Minecraft.<br>
<br>
The main workshops use Blender3D, Arduinos, Python and packages.
The Deep Learning workshop uses exclusively FLOSS tools. The
workshops on Augmented and Virtual Reality use proprietary
hardware (such as the HoloLens and HTC Vibe), but based on
development in open source technologies. Some applications might
connect to cloud services, which might be proprietary.<br>
<br>
I'm also a bit confused about the comment on the declined
sponsorship request earlier this month. Neither Rick nor I have
ever formally requested funding from LA. In early 2016, I was
encouraged to investigate the possibility, and I spoke with Hugh
Blemings by email about that, but the matter died off at some
point, and I didn't pursue it. If someone else is applying for
funding in BuzzConf's name, I'd love to know more. If my memory
is failing, I'd like to know that too :)<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Ben<br>
<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 21/09/17 14:29, Linux Australia
President wrote:<br>
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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>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 18/09/17 20:19, Ben Dechrai
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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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