[IAEP] [Sugar-devel] URGENT action needed

[Samuel Cantero]

mind-boggling indeed. SL has been in GSoC and GCI for years. I'm not a
board member but +1 for sure.

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Walter,
>>
>> -1 since there are still US$7.000 from last Google's programs we
>> participated still uncollected and currently we have no way of assuring we
>> will collect Google's funds this time.
>>
>
> Google has been consistently paying us for almost 10 years. The fact that
> we have not yet seen the $7000 from GCI is an SFC interface issue.
>
> The fact that we are about to jeopardize Samson's opportunity to represent
> SL at the GSoC summit is mind-boggling.
>
> -walter
>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>>
>> 2017-08-10 15:44 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> I presume we need a motion and a vote on this. Time is of the essence,
>>> so please respond ASAP.
>>>
>>> Motion: Samson Goddy has been selected as a Sugar Labs representative to
>>> the Google Summer of Code mentor summit. He has requested a travel advance
>>> to cover the costs of his visa application. The advance, including wire
>>> fees comes to $US 627.05. This motion is to approve the travel advance. (As
>>> additional background, Google will be covering up to $2200 in travel
>>> expenses for two representatives to attend the summit. Since our other
>>> representative is local to the SF area, the bulk of that money would be
>>> available to cover Samson's travel, so the net impact on SL funds will be
>>> negligible.
>>>
>>> regards.
>>>
>>> -walter
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Accounting at Software Freedom Conservancy <
>>> accounting at sfconservancy.org>
>>> Date: Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:16 PM
>>> Subject: URGENT request for Sugar Labs to approve of US$627.05 advance
>>> for Goddy for GSoC Mentor Summit (was: Is Goddy actually requesting $160 ?)
>>> To: sugar at sfconservancy.org
>>> Cc: Martin Michlmayr <gsoc at sfconservancy.org>, Samson Goddy <
>>> samsongoddy at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sugar Labs PLC,  please urgently page down to the all caps section below.
>>>
>>> Samson,
>>>
>>> Samson Goddy wrote at 08:52 (EDT) on Wednesday:
>>> > it has been 5 days, i already made request to sugar at sfconservancy.org
>>> for
>>> > funding. Since it takes up to 15 working days(3 weeks) for the embassy
>>> to
>>> > accept appointment for interview.
>>> >
>>> > I haven't heard anything from both parties.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, We are waiting for someone from Sugar Labs to reply to
>>> approve the expense.  I don't know why they haven't replied.
>>>
>>> SUGAR LABS PLC: By my calculation, Samson is asking for this:
>>>
>>>   FOR TRAVEL TO GET A VISA, AND FOR THE VISA FEES ITSELF, SAMSON GODDY
>>> ASKS
>>>   FOR A CASH ADVANCE OF TRAVEL EXPENSES (TO COME TO GSOC MENTOR SUMMIT
>>>   2017).  The totals are as follows:
>>>
>>>   If we use western union, N202,350 = $570 (rate set by WU)
>>>
>>>   If we use wire, he's asking for 561+(561*.05)+13+25 = US$627.05 to be
>>> wired.
>>>                                        wire fees
>>>
>>> If Sugar Labs PLC replies with approval before Sunday night US/Eastern,
>>> we
>>> can likely process a payment by wire on Monday.
>>>
>>>
>>> We don't typically use Western Union, and it would be substantial effort
>>> for
>>> us to do that, so we'd like Sugar to approve the additional wire fees as
>>> it will make payment more rapid for Samson and easier for Conservancy.
>>>
>>> Samson, your request was a bit ramble-y, so if I gleaned the wrong totals
>>> above, please correct them.
>>>
>>> Samson, in preparation for Sugar Labs PLC hopefully approving this
>>> request,
>>> could you let me know if the wire instructions I used for you before are
>>> still correct, and if not, send me new ones?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bradley M. Kuhn
>>> Distinguished Technologist of Software Freedom Conservancy
>>>  |------> & also, de-facto Bookkeeper for the moment
>>> Pls support Conservancy!: https://sfconservancy.org/supporter/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Walter Bender
>>> Sugar Labs
>>> http://www.sugarlabs.org
>>> <http://www.sugarlabs.org>
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Laura V.
>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*
>>
>> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.”
>> ~ Laura Victoria
>>
>> Happy Learning!
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>> #WeCanDoBetter
>>
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