I vote a. as well.

On Sat, Jun 02, 2018 at 11:52:05AM -0700, Bryce Harrington wrote:
> A majority vote of the current board members is required for the
> following matter.
>
> Shall Inkscape hold a hackfest in Kiel, Germany in fall of 2018?
>
> A detailed proposal for this event can be found at:
>   http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2018_Kiel
>
> Funding decisions for this event will be conducted in a separate vote
> subsequently.
>
>
> Proposal:
> ---------
> Your vote is needed on the planned Inkscape Hackfest.
>
>  - [ ]  a.  Yes, hold a hackfest in Kiel, Germany
>  - [ ]  b.  No, skip holding this hackfest
>  - [ ]  c.  Other recommendation:
>             _____________________________________
>
> Votes:
> ------
>
> | Board Member         | 1. |
> | -------------------- |:--:|
> | Bryce Harrington     |    |
> | Josh Andler          |    |
> | Tavmjong Bah         |    |
> | Ted Gould            |    |
> | Martin Owens         |    |
> | Marc Jeanmougin      |    |
> | Chris Rogers         |    |
>
> Resolution:
> -----------
>
> Background:
> -----------
> See http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Hackfest2018_Kiel for the
> details of the event.
>
> We expect the cost to be on the order of what past events have run, in
> so probably in the range of $5k-$15k total, consisting almost entirely
> of travel and lodging costs, as venue and supplies costs are projected
> to be modest.
>
> For funding levels, we've discussed perhaps trying something different
> than we've done traditionally, in order to facilitate broader
> participation and to help motivate attendance by people newer to the
> project or more tangentially involved, so we can benefit from their
> perspectives and perhaps help tie them into the project more deeply.
> We want a bit more time to think and discuss these ideas, and to get a
> better feel for attendance levels, so will be holding off on voting
> approval for travel sponsorship arrangements to a second vote after this
> one to formally decide on holding the event in Kiel has passed.

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