[IAEP] Google Mentors Summit Complete Travel Budget Request

[Laura Vargas]

2017-10-01 15:32 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>:

>
>
> On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Correction to previous email:
>>
>> *That means this year program Google's program Budget has already over
>> expended** US$ 210 [US$ 2,970 - US$2,000-US$630-US$550] not including
>> yet Traveler No2 needs.*
>>
>> Regards!
>>
>> 2017-10-01 14:18 GMT-05:00 Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org>:
>>
>>>
>>> Dear Google Mentors Summit Program Managers,
>>>
>>>
>>> It is my understanding you both are co-administrators of the Google
>>> Mentors Summit for Mentors funds.
>>>
>>>
>>> Lack of a complete Travel Budget may be causing SLOBs not to be able to
>>> make further decisions about the mentor's needs versus the mentor's Budget..
>>>
>>> So far what we (SLOBs) know is:
>>>
>>> 01 Google donation [US$ 3,300 - 10% SFC = US$ 2,970] was meant for two
>>> travelers.
>>>
>>
> This is incorrect. We are sending 3 people to the Summit. One is traveling
> from Nigeria, one is traveling from France, and one from San Francisco. I
> don't know what the travel from France entails. The debate over the travel
> from Nigeria continues. The travel from San Francisco will cost Sugar Labs
> US$0.
>
> 02 There is a reimbursement request for US$630 for paying back money
>>> advanced to Traveler No1 Samson by one Sugar Labs member.
>>> 03 Additionally, with decision 2017-17 *SLOBs*
>>> <https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/Decisions#2017-09-20>*
>>> approved Samson's traveling plans* for 3 days of Google Summit in the
>>> City of San Francisco with US$2,000 for an airplane ticket and US$550 as a
>>> cash advance.
>>>
>>> *That means this year program Google's program Budget has already over
>>> expended** US$ 210 [US$ 2,970-US$630-US$550] not including yet Traveler
>>> No2 needs.*
>>>
>>>
> Not accounted for in your calculations is the additional $4500 that Google
> gave to Sugar Labs on behalf of the GSoC mentors. IMHO, it is not at all
> unreasonable to put some of those discretionary funds towards mentor travel.
>

I did not account for the mentor's stipends because historically mentors
have not been authorized by SLOBS to decide how Sugar Labs should proceed
with their stipends and therefore Stipends have been sent to Sugar Labs
general fund.

I guess the Board could consider a Motion that enables each Google Mentor
to decide how Sugar Labs should execute (spend/invest) their respective
stipend. Of course in order to be fair it would need to be a retroactive to
all Sugar Labs - Google mentors stipends over the years we have
participated.

Motion: To enable each Google Mentor to decide how Sugar Labs should
execute (spend/invest) their respective stipend. This will apply
retroactively to all Sugar Labs - Google mentors stipends over the years we
have participated.


Looking for solutions,

Laura V




> regards.
>
> -walter
>
>>
>>> I hope the 2 mentors can participate and secure a nice experience during
>>> the Summit.
>>>
>>> Please do share a complete travel Budget for all the travelers with all
>>> costs associated at your earliest convenience.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards and happy Sunday,
>>>
>>> --
>>> Laura V.
>>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*
>>>
>>> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.”
>>> ~ L. Victoria
>>>
>>> Happy Learning!
>>> #LearningByDoing
>>> #Projects4good
>>> #IDesignATSugarLabs
>>> #WeCanDoBetter
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Laura V.
>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*
>>
>> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.”
>> ~ L. Victoria
>>
>> Happy Learning!
>> #LearningByDoing
>> #Projects4good
>> #IDesignATSugarLabs
>> #WeCanDoBetter
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Walter Bender
> Sugar Labs
> http://www.sugarlabs.org
> <http://www.sugarlabs.org>
>



-- 
Laura V.
* I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org*

“Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.”
~ L. Victoria

Happy Learning!
#LearningByDoing
#Projects4good
#IDesignATSugarLabs
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