Emily, Srinivasa is things going smoothly with the Visa Letters? Let us know if the local team can provide any further assistance.
On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 5:28 PM, Emily Chen <[email protected]> wrote: > Great, Thank you Srini. > > I will send your those visa information in another email. > > -Emily > > 2015-05-21 18:04 GMT+08:00 Srinivasa Ragavan <[email protected]>: >> >> Emily, >> >> The process here would be: I should get their information and the I >> mail the board for approval. Once the board votes on favor, I shall >> issue them invitation letter with the signature from the Sweden >> Organization. >> >> Please look at: https://wiki.gnome.org/Travel/Invitations >> >> I still haven't heard from the organziers on the signing authority for >> the Sweden organization & their contact. Also I know only the core >> days dates. The BOFs/Hackfest dates arent available to me yet to >> formulate the prefilled document. Hence the delay in the actual work. >> >> Thanks, >> -Srini. >> >> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Emily Chen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Hi Srinivasa and GUADEC organizers, >> > >> > What is your suggestion for Ubuntu Kylin's visa letter? They can only >> > apply >> > for business visa and not a speaker/foundation member. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > emily >> > >> > 2015-05-17 22:35 GMT+08:00 Emily Chen <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >> Hi Srinivasa, >> >> >> >> Thanks for the information. >> >> >> >> The request is from Ubuntu Kylin team leader, there are three people >> >> from >> >> Ubuntu Kylin are planning to attend GUADEC. Ubuntu Kylin is one of the >> >> most >> >> popular Linux distribution in China, they are thinking about engage >> >> more >> >> with GNOME/GTK core developers. They are interested in sponsorship, but >> >> they >> >> would like to participate in GUADEC this year first. >> >> >> >> They are not GNOME foundation members, neither speakers yet. I asked >> >> him >> >> to try tourist visa but they can only go aboard for business. Ubuntu >> >> Kylin >> >> is a project between Canonical and China National University of Defense >> >> Technology(NUDT), NUDT is a key university under the Ministry of >> >> National >> >> Defense. So they only can apply for business visa. >> >> >> >> Srinivasa, what would you suggest to do? If you need more information, >> >> feel free to contact me and I am happy to provide more information. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Emily >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 2015-05-15 18:36 GMT+08:00 Srinivasa Ragavan <[email protected]>: >> >>> >> >>> Hi Emily, >> >>> >> >>> On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 2:12 PM, Oliver Propst >> >>> <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> > On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 8:47 AM, Emily Chen <[email protected]> >> >>> > wrote: >> >>> >> People from China is asking for invitation letter to attend GUADEC, >> >>> >> it >> >>> >> usually take weeks to get visa to European. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Who is helping on the GUADEC visa letter ? >> >>> > >> >>> > If I understand things correctly Srinivasa Ragavan [1] [2] have >> >>> > agreed >> >>> > to coordinate Visa Letters. We in the local team should probably do >> >>> > more efforts in reaching out him about this. >> >>> >> >>> Yes, I volunteered to prepare/send visa invitation to the attendees. >> >>> >> >>> > >> >>> > Can also mention that the CEO of FFKP, the organization in Sweden >> >>> > that >> >>> > will act as a legal organizer of the conference (if the foundation >> >>> > board agrees to the terms and sign a contract) have agreed to the >> >>> > sign >> >>> > the Visa Letters. >> >>> >> >>> I haven't yet got in touch with the Sweden organisation, for the >> >>> signature approval or format approvals. Ill start that asap. >> >>> >> >>> > >> >>> > Thanks Emily for paying attention to the situation around the Visa >> >>> > Letters, we will hopefully have more updates to share soon. >> >>> > >> >>> > Note that on the last local team meetings Visa Letters have been a >> >>> > standing agenda item so news about Visa Letters is made public when >> >>> > we >> >>> > publish the meeting notes, which we do on the GUADEC 2015 wiki [3]. >> >>> >> >>> Basically the process last time was: >> >>> >> >>> If you are approved by travel-committee for sponsorship or if you are >> >>> a foundation member or an accepted speaker, you will be issued a >> >>> invitation letter. For all other exceptions the board needs to vote >> >>> (+4) on it. >> >>> >> >>> I prepare 2 documents: >> >>> 1. Visa invitation letter with the digital signature of the CEO of the >> >>> Sweden organization >> >>> 2. For people who are sponsored by GNOME foundation, sponsorship >> >>> document with the digital signature of the Foundation President. >> >>> >> >>> This was the process followed last time and AFAICS sure this holds >> >>> good this time too. >> >>> >> >>> Thanks, >> >>> -Srini. >> >>> >> >>> > >> >>> > 1 https://wiki.gnome.org/SrinivasaRagavan >> >>> > 2 https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/2015/Team >> >>> > 3 https://wiki.gnome.org/GUADEC/2015 >> >>> > -- >> >>> > -mvh Oliver Propst >> >>> > _______________________________________________ >> >>> > guadec-list mailing list >> >>> > [email protected] >> >>> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- -mvh Oliver Propst _______________________________________________ guadec-list mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list
