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

[Samson Goddy]

if may maths is correct, given we had 10 active mentors (Walter or Lionel
please confirm), then my stipend is around $384.75 right?


On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 9:24 PM, Laura Vargas <laura at somosazucar.org> wrote:

> 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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