Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeo-Conf] [Geo4All] R: FOSS4G Academic Track: deadlines extensions

2017-11-20 Thread Suchith Anand
I agree. I was thinking aloud on the list so I can get more ideas coming in :-) We want to get ideas/inputs from everyone before we decide the exact amount for the student prizes. May be we should aim for 1000 USD maximum for each global FOSS4G event for the student prizes (First , second and th

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] [OSGeo-Conf] [Geo4All] R: FOSS4G Academic Track: deadlines extensions

2017-11-20 Thread Steven Feldman
Sounds like a lot of money for these awards Why wouldn’t small prizes (say $250) and certificates incentivise submissions? In past years the challenge has been that some people who have successfully submitted a paper have been unable to attend because of costs, we don’t solve that with the poss