A majority vote of the current board members is required for the following matter.
Proposal: --------- The Univention Summit selected Inkscape as one of its top 3 finishers for an award to be announced in Brennen on Jan 31st. Maren Hachmann has volunteered to attend the conference to accept the award on Inkscape's behalf.
- [ ] a. Reimburse travel for the event, estimated to be 55 € by car - [ ] b. Other: ______ - [ ] c. Do not fund travel
Votes: ------
| Board Member | 1. | | -------------------- |:--:| | Bryce Harrington | | | Josh Andler | | | Tavmjong Bah | | | Ted Gould | | | Martin Owens | | | Marc Jeanmougin | | | Chris Rogers | |
Resolution: -----------
Background: ----------- Estimate of costs for travel to and from the event by car:
distance: 227 km * 2 = 504 km (313 miles) [1] standard (charity) mileage rate (2018): 14 ¢/mi [2] car transportaation: 38.41 € ($48.82) parking for 9 hours: 12 € lunch for 1 person: ~ 5 € ------ 55.41 €
Univention invited two attendees for the event, but Maren was unable to recruit a second from the project. However, her fiancé can accompany her.
For comparison, round-trip bus tickets for Kiel-Bremen are 20 € per person. plus 10-16 € parking and 5 € lunch.
1: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/24214+Schinkel/Hillmannpl.,+28195+Bremen/@53...)
2: https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/standard-mileage-rates