[IAEP] [SLOBS] [SLOB] email motion re Scratch Conference

[Samson Goddy]

Hello everyone,

i want to say a big THANK YOU for those who showed support for this motion.
But sadly the motion failed, due to lack of votes. I am still going to look
for around the funding, but if anyone will want to give donation we will
happily accept.

BR
Samson G

On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 3:11 AM, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 9:37 PM, Samson Goddy <samsongoddy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> On May 24, 2017 2:22 AM, "Adam Holt" <holt at laptop.org> wrote:
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>> On May 23, 2017 8:48 PM, "Mariah Noelle Villarreal" <
>> villarrealmn at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Given all that Samson and Ibiam have done for Sugar Labs and in
>> preparation for this proposal, I see it as absolutely imperative for Sugar
>> Labs to support their journey to France for the Scratch conference.
>>
>> Let's not forget that Scratch is heading into a new direction with
>> Scratch 3.0 and how much Sugar Labs has done in parallel to Scratch by
>> staying true to making and sharing learning software freely. Now is the
>> time for two of our best Sugar Labs representatives to engage with the
>> Scratch community.
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>> We have a community obligation to support Samson and Ibiam, especially if
>> Scratch is up to make space for dialogue and connection for our community
>> members from hard to reach places.
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>> If you're on the board and haven't voted, I urge you to consider the
>> social side of our mission in reaching global learners and educators.
>> Accepting this proposal will create space for our community members to make
>> deeper and more meaningful connections.
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>>
>> Intelligent people can disagree.
>>
>> Personally I will *never* vote (with a capital N, given past patterns of
>> accounting black holes within Sugar Labs, and a continuing unwillingness to
>> pay for a Financial Manager) for *any* proposal, no matter the proposal,
>> that hasn't been had obvious financial risks of disappearing funds fully
>> vetted & mitigated.
>>
>> Hi, your last mail. You requested that i should contact the scratch team
>> if they can go on with the ticketing and the rest. Because you don't want
>> Sugar Labs to lose money if we don't get the visas.
>>
>> According to my discussion with the scratch team as you requested. They
>> agreed to the terms that they will have to cover the cost and get
>> reimbursed if we get the visas.
>>
>> But now, i don't quite understand where this discussion is headed.
>>
>> Is it that Sugar Labs cannot fund the  trip to Bordeaux as Tymon pointed
>> out?
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>> If i may since you know more about Sugar Labs financial records than i
>> do, what exactly is the problem of the motion?
>>
>> I am not forcing or putting any pressure for the approval of this motion.
>> But i am seriously confuse.
>>
>> I will appreciate if anyone can address my questions.
>>
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> I too am confused. I don't understand why these issues are related or
> blocking.
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> Walter Bender
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