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

[Noel Butler]

Sounds worthy to me, costs are also very reasonable. 

On 11/09/2015 09:41, Joshua Hesketh wrote: 

> Hi Andrew,
> 
> Thanks for submitting this grant request. Normally we allow for 2 weeks for comments from our members before making a decision (as per the grant request process). However, given the timing of the event, I think we should aim to make a decision before then.
> 
> As such, this is a note to our members to make a comment as soon as possible if they have anything to add.
> 
> Cheers,
> Josh
> 
> On 09/09/15 21:14, 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 [1]. 
>> 
>> 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.
 

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[1] http://compcon.net.au
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