Thank you Srini, Oliver and GUADEC organizing team for helping on the visa letter.
-Emily 2015-06-22 18:49 GMT+08:00 Srinivasa Ragavan <[email protected]>: > 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 >
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