On 6/29/07, Behdad Esfahbod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2007-06-29 at 13:56 -0500, Diego Escalante Urrelo wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > (sorry if someone gets duplicates of this) > > > > Fighting the consulates, I realized that it would be a good idea to > > have a letter from the foundation where it's acknowledged that I'm > > being sponsored to attende GUADEC and GUADEC-ES. You know, to make > > things "look official". > > I prefer to have these things handled by GUADEC organizers, not the > Board. The standard GUADEC invitation letter looks quite official to > me, and has got me (and others) visas already. > > What kind of problems are you having with the consulate? > Yep I know, it's quite good. What I mean with this one is to show that the top-level organization (the foundation) knows about all this and to explain that my trip is both to Spain and UK. Right now I have the standard UK invitation letter (guadec letter) and that's fine, but it only mentions my trip to UK, it doesn't detail that I'm dropping by Spain a few days.
It's just to summarize things. Under the asumption that if it doesn't harm then it clarifies things for the embassy. > > behdad > > > So I crafted a letter about this, with the hope that someone wants to > > give me a hand and fill in the blanks, insert a png with his/her > > signature and mail it back to me. > > Obviously to make it official it has to be a Board Member the one signing > > it. > > > > I hope someone can give me a hand! > > > > Diego > > > > ------------ > > To whom it may concern (is this english?) > > > > On behalf of The GNOME Foundation, I would like to confirm that Mr. > > Diego Escalante Urrelo is being sponsored to attend GUADEC 2007: The > > GNOME Conference 15th - 21st July, 2007, Birmingham, United Kingdom, > > the 8th annual GNOME Users and Developers European Conference and > > GUADEC-ES 2007: The GNOME Hispanic Users and Developers Conference > > 12th - 13th July, 2007. > > > > Mr. Diego Escalante Urrelo holds a passport numbered 3923409. > > > > His flight to Spain and United Kingdom, his accommodation and other > > expenses during 11th-24th July 2007 are covered by the GUADEC > > committee in 1 Great Colmore Street Birmingham, B15 2AP, UK. Which is > > a $relationship with the foundation. > > > > He is being sponsored because of his contributions to the GNOME > > project which include software development, software translation and > > authoring software documentation. He has also helped promote GNOME in > > events, media and local community groups. > > We would like him to attend GUADEC so that he can share his > > experiences and learn about the latest developments in the GNOME > > project. > > > > GNOME Foundation (gnome.org) is a non-profit, non-government > > organization based in Boston, USA, with a worldwide membership. The > > GNOME User and Developer European Conferences (GUADEC and GUADEC-ES) > > www.guadec.org - www.guadec.es are annual gatherings of GNOME > > developers, enthusiasts and individual, business, education and > > government users worldwide. > > > > Yours sincerely, > > SCANED SIGNATURE > > > > > > someone > > _______________________________________________ > > guadec-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list > -- > behdad > http://behdad.org/ > > "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little > Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." > -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 > > > > _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
