Re: [gugmasters] What would you like to see the GNOME Foundation sponsor in 2009?

[Dave Neary <dneary gnome org>]

Hi Stormy,

Most people might be getting this for the second time, but I wanted to
make sure that the gugmasters list got a copy of your mail.

Cheers,
Dave.

Stormy Peters wrote:
> If your local group needs money this year, or you have a great idea
> for GNOME that could use some sponsorship money from the GNOME
> Foundation, please let us know.
> 
> During the month of January we asked our corporate sponsors to let us
> know what kind of funding they might be able to provide for GNOME in
> 2009. Working with those numbers and our existing plans, we are
> working on finalizing our 2009 budget.
> 
> So we need you to tell the board how you'd like to spend the money.
> "You" is really everyone in the community.  We are looking for the
> community to let us know what events or activities they might be
> asking the GNOME Foundation for funding in 2009. Here are some
> examples of what we did last year:
> 
>  + we sponsored people to attend GNOME related conferences and to
> attend other conferences and speak about GNOME
> 
>  + we helped some local groups so they could have some cool GNOME
> stuff when they were representing GNOME on a booth or to help organize
> some events (like Brazilian GNOME Forum and GNOME day at FOSS.IN)
> 
>  + we had several very successful hackfests from GTK+ to user experience
> 
>  + we sponsored the GNOME Outreach Program: Accessibility
> 
> Now is the time to try to tell us your ideas for what we should
> sponsor for 2009.  A good proposal would be accompanied with a fairly
> detailed breakdown of costs - for example, if you want to invite a
> GNOME advocate to give a keynote at a local conference, an estimate of
> the cost of the plane ticket, and a short description of the
> conference, as well as what the speaker would talk about would be
> appreciated.
> 
> Some ideas for things we've sponsored in the past (and we are always
> open to new ones!):
> 
>  + small meetings or hackfests: it's useful to have a small group of
> people get together in one place so they can work on a specific topic.
> These were quite successful in 2008 and our corporate sponsors are
> willing to continue to sponsor them in 2009. What we need is people
> willing to suggest topics and coordinate people, venue and travel.
> (Having a good idea of what you want to accomplish during the meeting
> is also key to success.)
> 
>  + local groups: This might be an event (like a GNOME day at a larger
> event or an entire event like GNOME Asia) or simply inviting someone
> to do a GNOME related talk at an event. Sponsorship money for local
> events has paid for things like t-shirts, posters, travel, etc.
> 
> Let us know what you are thinking about and what you'd like to see!
> 
> Stormy
> 
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> Stormy Peters
> Executive Director
> GNOME Foundation
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Dave Neary
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