A majority vote of the current board members is required for the following matter.
Proposal: ---------
Reimburse Ryan Gorley up to $1000 for travel expenses to attend the 2018 Inkscape Hackfest in Boston.
- [ ] a. Yes, approve the reimbursement as stated above. - [ ] b. No, do not approve reimbursement as stated above.
Votes: ------
| Board Member | 1. | | -------------------- |:--:| | Bryce Harrington | | | Josh Andler | | | Tavmjong Bah | | | Ted Gould | | | Martin Owens | | | Marc Jeanmougin | | | Chris Rogers | |
Resolution: -----------
Background: -----------
Ryan Gorley is lead for Inkscape's Vectors team, in which role he is heavily involved in marketing, fundraising, and infrastructure activities for the project. He will be bringing camera equipment (tripod, lighting, etc.) to the event for capturing interviews and audio recording. Due to this activity his attendance at the 2018 Hackfest in Boston is vital to the project. He is a relatively new member of Inkscape (will be 11 months as of the date of the event), however, and the types of contributions he makes are not directly measurable as patches, so the established hackfest reimbursement rules do not cover the expected expenses for his attendance.
His sponsorship was discussed at the Feb 2018 Inkscape Board meeting and there was a rough consensus favoring holding a vote for sponsoring him. Martin Owens has offered to share lodging, so Ryan's expected expenses should total less than $1000, which is the allocation level we generally provide for 1-year contributors.
Note, this resolution does not increase the budget for the hackfest nor does it open up invitations to any other person without board consent.