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.