February 2016 - Inkscape Board of Directors

Contract for room use in Leeds.
by Tavmjong Bah 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Hi, I've attached the contract for using the room in Leeds as well as their customer form. Please look it over. I noted the 180£ charge for 15 outlets and have asked Alex if it is really necessary to have professionally taped down outlets. What is the mechanism for paying this through SFC. Can we get them to transfer the fee directly? Thanks, Tav

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Sponsorship
by Josh Andler 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

Hi, It would be really great if we could get the sponsorship reward level stuff nailed down sooner rather than later. The last off-list email I sent regarding this didn't seem to get any response, so I figured we'd just move the discussion on to the list to see if it helps move things forward. I received a follow-up email from the potential donor with $5,000 and I still had nothing new to tell him. A donor having to follow-up because I didn't have a substantive response to provide is not a good thing... especially when weeks later I have literally no new info for them. I was also contacted again by someone who produces educational courses for Inkscape who would like to donate via profit sharing if we'd be willing to promote his courses. Since he originally contacted me a year ago, he has garnered 5,000 sales of his courses. His proposal is to donate half of the proceeds moving forward. So, in his case it would be a unique situation since his donation amount wouldn't be predictable. I think it has the potential to be hugely beneficial to both parties. Any thoughts, comments, or questions would be appreciated just so the conversation goes somewhere. Cheers, Josh

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Competition
by Martin Owens 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

Hi guys, I've been asked to spread this openclipart competition, before I go ahead though, I'd like to get a nod from one other board member that this looks legit and ok: http://blog.fossasia.org/fossasia-and-openclipart-launch-internet-things-t-… Best Regards, Martin Owens

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Leed's hackfest: Location reservation
by Tavmjong Bah 15 Feb '16

15 Feb '16

Hi, Alex has tentatively reserved a place for the hackfest. He needs to know ASAP if he can go through with the reservation. The rough cost is: For ten people (the number signed up at the moment): Room: 150£ per day: 450£ Tea, coffee, biscuits: 5£ per person per day: 150£ Finger buffet: 8.50£ per person per day: 255£ Total: 955£ Exchange rate: 0.69£ to 1 US$ $1383 This seems like a reasonable amount to me. Tav

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Gitlab accounts
by Krzysztof Kosiński 10 Feb '16

10 Feb '16

Please send me your Gitlab account names, so I can add you to the Inkscape group on Gitlab. Best regards, Krzysztof

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