I sent out the first batch, couple of days back. So far, smooth. -Srini
On Mon, Jun 22, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Oliver Propst <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
