[IAEP] MOTION: Google Mentor Stipends Distribution To Re: Google Mentors Summit Complete Travel Budget Request

[Samson Goddy]

On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 8:19 PM, Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org> wrote:

> Samson
>
> Everyone's time is precious so please understand I am giving you solutions.
>
> The Mentor's summit is already US$ 210 over-budget and we haven't
> considered the the other travelers needs.
>
> Do second the motion am proposing so we can vote.
>
> If approved you will be entitled to direct Sugar Labs with your
> correspondent mentor Stipend and other mentors as well.
>
> *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.*
>

Well, i don't agree on this motion.. Maybe someone else can second it.

I believe we should be *deciding* if mentors can keep the stiped every
year. Not permanent!!  I don't see any reason to look back (past years). So
if you would modify the motion to fit in my suggestion, then i can second
it for voting.

FYI, i have $2550 approved by SLOBS for travel. All i want is the balance
from the $2550

So far, my flight costs are as follows..

1. Emirates - $1,279.14
2. JetBlue - 161.20
3. Arik Air (local flight) - $143

Totalled $1583.34 - $2550 = $966.66,

So can SFC give me $966.66 from the budget allocated for me?

Adam is not here yet to give SFC the approval.

I don't need any argument again.. Because up till now, i don't have my
travel advance with me and my flights has been booked.


> Regards
>
>
>
>
> 2017-10-02 13:56 GMT-05:00 Samson Goddy <samsongoddy at gmail.com>:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 7:43 PM, Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I hope the SLOBs will see that the right thing to do is provide
>>>> sufficient funds for Samson to have a safe and productive trip.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Samson wished to travel via British airways arriving in London and that
>>> had a Budget approved.
>>>
>>> *SLOB's cannot be pointed as responsible for Samson's decision to change
>>> his itinerary.*
>>>
>>> If Adam made a suggestions is irrelevant as the end it was Samson who
>>> decides his itinerary (including the risky delays, etc)
>>>
>>> SLOBs has done all possible within the limited information we have.
>>>
>>
>> Then Laura, can you have SFC send me the $966.66 to cover the ~$1125 as
>> part of the $2550 approved by SLOBS?
>>
>> SFC just need someone other than me to confirm this payment. I don't have
>> time to be arguing with the Board decision, because i find it pointless,
>> since i am personally attacked given my history for asking for travel
>> support.
>>
>> All this argument is pointless, because it is eating up my time
>>
>> Adam (be the liaison person has been M.I.A for the past 3 days)
>>
>> So laura, can you tell the SFC to give me $966.66 that was remaining from
>> the approved $2550?
>>                                        Or
>>
>> Do you want to reconsider your vote for the extra $200($1,166) which i
>> have been asking for almost 4 days?
>>
>> You need to vote on either one.. And someone should tell SFC to approve
>> either so i can get the money this week for crying out loud.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks in Advance
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We know 3 Sugar Labs mentor travelers should be registered for the
>>> Summit <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6hUaXucUOs>, still we have not
>>> get any other request just Samon's.
>>>
>>> SFC accountability already required SLOBs to submit the complete Budget
>>> but we have no answer for them.
>>>
>>>
>>> I hope this gets resolved soon so that our 3 mentors can enjoy three
>>> days of community building and lots of fun.
>>> <https://opensource.googleblog.com/2017/09/the-mentors-of-google-summer-of-code.html>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Laura
>>>
>>>
>>> Caryl
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* IAEP <iaep-bounces at lists.sugarlabs.org> on behalf of Laura
>>>> Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org>
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, October 2, 2017 10:35:08 AM
>>>> *To:* Walter Bender
>>>> *Cc:* iaep; SLOBs
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [IAEP] Google Mentors Summit Complete Travel Budget
>>>> Request
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2017-10-01 15:32 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Correction to previous email:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *That means this year program Google's program Budget has already
>>>>>> over expended** US$ 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
>>>> #WeCanDoBetter
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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
>
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