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

[Laura Vargas]

Samson,

I believe I have good news to you.

I checked the logs and it turns SLOBS did approve mentor's stipends
distribution back on June 2016:

<quote>


AGREED MOTION 2016-34 Walter Bender, posting motion initially drafted by
Dave Crossland Whereas it is the general policy of Sugar Labs to retain all
GSoC mentoring stipends in the General Fund, if a mentor asks a GSoC Admin
(for example in 2016, Walter or Lionel) to pay a stipend to a mentor, their
share of the stipend amount will be disbursed without further motions to
approve the spending. The share is calculated from the total awarded for
the GSoC slot by Google, minus 10% (as all Sugar Labs income is donated to
Software Freedom Conservancy for organisational services), minus 5%
(retained for Sugar Labs General Funds), divided by the number of mentors
for the project. For example, in a year with 6 slots and 10 mentors at
$500, the total revenue is $3,000; 10% for Conservancy is $300 and 5% for
Sugar Labs is $150, leaving a total of $2,550 or $255 per mentor. (5 votes
for, 1 against, 1 abstain, see
http://www.mail-archive.com/iaep%40lists.sugarlabs.org/msg16711.html)

</quote>

https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/Decisions#2016-06-10

:D

2017-10-02 14:42 GMT-05:00 Samson Goddy <samsongoddy at gmail.com>:

>
>
> 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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