On Sun, Feb 08, 2015 at 11:47:41AM -0800, Jon A. Cruz wrote:
A majority vote of the current board members is required for this matter.
Proposal:
Reimburse the cost of producing:
* Up to $200 for a one-time expense to create an Inkscape stand-up banner for shows and conferences * Up to $80 for hand-out materials including mini-stickers and mini-cards with hackfest fundraising info. * Total limit of $250 for the one-time and hand-out expenses combined.Jon A. Cruz will coordinate acquisition of items and setup for the Inkscape booth at SCALE 13x.
[ ] a. Yes, approve this funding proposal. [ ] b. I might vote yes for a more limited proposal [ ] c. No, do not provide funding for conference materials
I'll vote (a).
Background:
Inkscape has participated in SCALE conferences for several years now. The exhibit floor reaches a wide audience including businessmen from various industries, students and educators, other open source projects and the general population.
Some years back we used a generic Libre Graphics banner that had been provided by Andy Fitzsimon. It has gotten worn out over the years, but also was never Inkscape-specific. Currently as one project member noted "Our barren booth at SCALE is kind of an embarrassment... we're a graphics app and we have the stock generic "banner" they provide us with."
A non-retracting two-sided floor banner should be about $170 plus tax and shipping. This item should last several years, and can be shipped as needed to different conferences.
The mini-card portion of the hand-out materials runs about $20 plus shipping and handling. It has been noted that them bringing in just a few small donations (perhaps 3-4) could more than make up for their expense. But at the least they can help raise awareness of Inkscape and appreciation for it in the general population.
Thanks for writing this up. In the future let me post for the official vote, so I can be the point of accountability on votes. Just check in your write up the repo and give me a ping.
Bryce