[Sugar-devel] [SLOBS] [IAEP] [sfconservancy.org #1322] For Approval: Jaskirat Singh funding and advance for travel to GSoC mentor summit

[Samson Goddy]

+1

On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 5:54 PM Rishabh Thaney <rishabhthaney at gmail.com>
wrote:

> +1
>
> On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 7:30 PM Claudia Urrea <callaurrea at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> +1
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 6:38 PM, Ignacio Rodríguez <ignacio at sugarlabs.org
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> +1
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 7:37 PM, Samson Goddy <samsongoddy at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Seconded
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 1:32 AM Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> A bit of context:
>>>>>
>>>>> We are assigned 3 slots for GSoC mentors to attend the mentor summit.
>>>>> I am hoping that Devin and Jaskirat will be able to attend, along with one
>>>>> TBD. We will get $3300 from Google to cover all of the expenses, which
>>>>> should easily cover Devin (domestic travel)  and Jaskirat (international)
>>>>> and one more domestic traveler. (Google will also be covering the local
>>>>> hotel and meal expenses.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Motion: To approve a travel advance for Jaskirat to attend the Google
>>>>> Summer of Code mentor summit in October 2018.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards.
>>>>>
>>>>> -walter
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 5:15 PM Brett Smith via RT <
>>>>> approvals at tix.sfconservancy.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi SLOBs,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jaskirat Singh is traveling to the GSoC mentor summit.  Because he's
>>>>>> coming from India, he's asked us to prepay a number of expenses, which
>>>>>> we're happy to do as long as you approve.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> First, he has requested an advance of 43,700.00 INR (about $625) to
>>>>>> cover expenses related to getting his visa and ground transportation in
>>>>>> India.  He provided this budget:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> VISA Fees - 11200 INR
>>>>>> Travelling agent and Consultant charges - 7000 INR
>>>>>> As i have to travel for the VISA Documentation and Interview to other
>>>>>> states so for that i have 2 dates consecutively ( VISA appointment letter
>>>>>> attached), So for that Hotel Charge for 1 night and 2 days - 7000 INR
>>>>>> Meals for this purpose ( 2 days ) - 2000 INR (approx.)
>>>>>> Taxi fare from my location to the US Embassy - 4000 INR + toll and
>>>>>> taxes ( approx ).
>>>>>> As per the rules VISA Documentation and Interview takes place at
>>>>>> different place and VISA Collection gets issued from the different location
>>>>>> which is the part of another state, so for that Taxi Fare - 2500 INR
>>>>>> Taxi fare from Home to Airport - 5000 INR + toll and taxes ( approx )
>>>>>> Taxi fare from airport to back Home - 5000 INR + toll and taxes (
>>>>>> approx )
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please let us know whether or not you approve sending him money for
>>>>>> these expenses ahead of time.  We'll still ask him to provide receipts
>>>>>> after the fact as required for all travel under our policies.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Note that, between this advance and the flight he's asking us to
>>>>>> book, Jaskirat's travel is likely to exceed $1,000, meaning some of it will
>>>>>> be paid out of Sugar's general fund and not covered by the money coming
>>>>>> from Google for GSoC.  Please let us know what total travel budget you're
>>>>>> willing to set for Jaskirat.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Brett Smith
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Walter Bender
>>>>> Sugar Labs
>>>>> http://www.sugarlabs.org
>>>>> <http://www.sugarlabs.org>
>>>>>
>>>>
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