Hello. I'm not trying to be mean or something, but wondering who is he meeting from SugarLabs?
> (to visit some Sugar Labs people and his cousin in DC.) Greetings, Ignacio.- On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 4:20 PM Samson Goddy <samsongo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Seconded, > > I believe that members should use opportunities like Gsoc to Meetup > fellow members. > > > Regards > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2018, 8:17 PM Walter Bender <walter.ben...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Background: Google has provided SL with $3000 towards mentor travel to >> the October summit. ($3300 - the SFC 10%) although we have yet to receive >> $1100 of the funds. We have also received $5400 in mentor "stipends" ($6000 >> - the SFC 10%). As you may recall, we are sending three people, Devin, >> Jaskirat, and Shrivank. Only Jaskirat is traveling internationally, so the >> best estimate is that the travel will come in on budget. As we did last >> year, we could apply some of the mentor stipend $$ to cover any overruns. >> (Note we have already approved a previous motion to approve a travel >> advance for Jaskirat to attend the Google Summer of Code mentor summit in >> October 2018. [1]) >> >> The SFC estimates a cost increase in Jaskirat's ticket of $400-$500 due >> to his intention to travel some while in the States (to visit some Sugar >> Labs people and his cousin in DC.) Jaskirat is paying for his domestic >> travel, but the round trip in and out of SF is apparently less expensive, >> hence the need for SLOB approval. IMHO, we should be extending >> opportunities for community members whenever possible. >> >> Motion: To approve the additional cost associated with Jaskirat's ticket >> to and from the GSoC summit as calculated by the SFC. If for some reason >> the total budget for GSoC summit travel exceeds $3000, we can apply >> Jaskirat's and my share of the GSoC mentor stipend to cover the overrun. >> >> This is somewhat timely as tickets need to be purchased. >> >> regards. >> >> -walter >> >> [1] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2018-August/055603.html >> >> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >> From: Brett Smith via RT <approv...@tix.sfconservancy.org> >> Date: Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 12:58 PM >> Subject: Re: [sfconservancy.org #1845] Additional US flight expenditures >> for Jaskirat Singh >> To: <h...@laptop.org> >> Cc: <su...@sfconservancy.org> >> >> >> On 09/18/2018 12:46 PM, Adam Holt via RT wrote: >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 12:21 PM, Brett Smith via RT < >> approv...@tix.sfconservancy.org> wrote: >> >>> Adam and team, >>> >>> Jaskirat Singh is planning additional travel in the US after the GSoC >>> mentor summit. Some of it is personal, >> >> >> Hi Brett, >> >> Travel funds for the GSoC mentor summit do not include personal side >> trips. >> >> Adam, >> >> Yes, to be clear, our travel policy states: “Travelers may seek approval >> to book travel itineraries that include extra days for personal reasons, *so >> long as the cost of the flight meets the other requirements of this Policy*.” >> Additional expense *just* for personal reasons isn’t permitted, and if >> that was the case here, I would’ve declined without even asking you. The >> planned meetings with other collaborators meant it was at least potentially >> project-related, so that’s why I checked. >> >> I’ll work with him to see what he wants to do but I won’t book additional >> travel with him unless/until you tell me otherwise. >> >> Thanks for your prompt response, >> -- >> Brett Smith >> >> >> -- >> Walter Bender >> Sugar Labs >> http://www.sugarlabs.org >> <http://www.sugarlabs.org> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> i...@lists.sugarlabs.org >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > i...@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
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