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Hi LA council and members,<br>
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Many thanks! I'll send an invoice through shortly :)<br>
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Cheers,<br>
Ben<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 17/10/17 12:22, Linux Australia
President wrote:<br>
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<p>Hi everyone, <br>
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<p>This Grant Application was considered at Council meeting 12th
October, and has been approved to the value of $AUD 1500</p>
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grant submission for review 2017-10-12: </span><a
href="http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2017-September/023195.html"
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">MOTION
by Kathy Reid that Linux Aus provide a grant to BuzzConf of
$1500 noting that this will specifically be used to encourage
children to use Open Source Hardware. Seconded by Russell
Stuart. Passed unanimously.</span></p>
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Kathy to communicate the outcome of this grant.</span></p>
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style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Council
noted that the grant request is specifically for open source
hardware, which will be used to increase engagement of
children with technology. We noted the strong community
feedback around this request, and the distinction between the
overall BuzzConf focus, and this particular element of the
event. <br>
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ACTION: Ben, could you please raise an Invoice to Linux
Australia for this amount and we'll get it paid ASAP, <br>
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regards, <br>
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<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>
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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>
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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>
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<blockquote type="cite"><b>Nightmare Light</b><br>
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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>
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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>
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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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