On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 8:19 PM, Laura Vargas <[email protected]> wrote:
> Samson > > Everyone's time is precious so please understand I am giving you solutions. > > The Mentor's summit is already US$ 210 over-budget and we haven't > considered the the other travelers needs. > > Do second the motion am proposing so we can vote. > > If approved you will be entitled to direct Sugar Labs with your > correspondent mentor Stipend and other mentors as well. > > *Motion: To enable each Google Mentor to decide how Sugar Labs should > execute (spend/invest) their respective stipend. This will apply > retroactively to all Sugar Labs - Google mentors stipends over the years we > have participated.* > Well, i don't agree on this motion.. Maybe someone else can second it. I believe we should be *deciding* if mentors can keep the stiped every year. Not permanent!! I don't see any reason to look back (past years). So if you would modify the motion to fit in my suggestion, then i can second it for voting. FYI, i have $2550 approved by SLOBS for travel. All i want is the balance from the $2550 So far, my flight costs are as follows.. 1. Emirates - $1,279.14 2. JetBlue - 161.20 3. Arik Air (local flight) - $143 Totalled $1583.34 - $2550 = $966.66, So can SFC give me $966.66 from the budget allocated for me? Adam is not here yet to give SFC the approval. I don't need any argument again.. Because up till now, i don't have my travel advance with me and my flights has been booked. > Regards > > > > > 2017-10-02 13:56 GMT-05:00 Samson Goddy <[email protected]>: > >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 7:43 PM, Laura Vargas <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>>> I hope the SLOBs will see that the right thing to do is provide >>>> sufficient funds for Samson to have a safe and productive trip. >>>> >>> >>> >>> Samson wished to travel via British airways arriving in London and that >>> had a Budget approved. >>> >>> *SLOB's cannot be pointed as responsible for Samson's decision to change >>> his itinerary.* >>> >>> If Adam made a suggestions is irrelevant as the end it was Samson who >>> decides his itinerary (including the risky delays, etc) >>> >>> SLOBs has done all possible within the limited information we have. >>> >> >> Then Laura, can you have SFC send me the $966.66 to cover the ~$1125 as >> part of the $2550 approved by SLOBS? >> >> SFC just need someone other than me to confirm this payment. I don't have >> time to be arguing with the Board decision, because i find it pointless, >> since i am personally attacked given my history for asking for travel >> support. >> >> All this argument is pointless, because it is eating up my time >> >> Adam (be the liaison person has been M.I.A for the past 3 days) >> >> So laura, can you tell the SFC to give me $966.66 that was remaining from >> the approved $2550? >> Or >> >> Do you want to reconsider your vote for the extra $200($1,166) which i >> have been asking for almost 4 days? >> >> You need to vote on either one.. And someone should tell SFC to approve >> either so i can get the money this week for crying out loud. >> >> >> >> Thanks in Advance >> >>> >>> >>> We know 3 Sugar Labs mentor travelers should be registered for the >>> Summit <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6hUaXucUOs>, still we have not >>> get any other request just Samon's. >>> >>> SFC accountability already required SLOBs to submit the complete Budget >>> but we have no answer for them. >>> >>> >>> I hope this gets resolved soon so that our 3 mentors can enjoy three >>> days of community building and lots of fun. >>> <https://opensource.googleblog.com/2017/09/the-mentors-of-google-summer-of-code.html> >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Laura >>> >>> >>> Caryl >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* IAEP <[email protected]> on behalf of Laura >>>> Vargas <[email protected]> >>>> *Sent:* Monday, October 2, 2017 10:35:08 AM >>>> *To:* Walter Bender >>>> *Cc:* iaep; SLOBs >>>> *Subject:* Re: [IAEP] Google Mentors Summit Complete Travel Budget >>>> Request >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 2017-10-01 15:32 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender <[email protected]>: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Laura Vargas <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Correction to previous email: >>>>>> >>>>>> *That means this year program Google's program Budget has already >>>>>> over expended** US$ 210 [US$ 2,970 - US$2,000-US$630-US$550] not >>>>>> including yet Traveler No2 needs.* >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards! >>>>>> >>>>>> 2017-10-01 14:18 GMT-05:00 Laura Vargas <[email protected]>: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear Google Mentors Summit Program Managers, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It is my understanding you both are co-administrators of the Google >>>>>>> Mentors Summit for Mentors funds. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Lack of a complete Travel Budget may be causing SLOBs not to be able >>>>>>> to make further decisions about the mentor's needs versus the mentor's >>>>>>> Budget.. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So far what we (SLOBs) know is: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 01 Google donation [US$ 3,300 - 10% SFC = US$ 2,970] was meant for >>>>>>> two travelers. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> This is incorrect. We are sending 3 people to the Summit. One is >>>>> traveling from Nigeria, one is traveling from France, and one from San >>>>> Francisco. I don't know what the travel from France entails. The debate >>>>> over the travel from Nigeria continues. The travel from San Francisco will >>>>> cost Sugar Labs US$0. >>>>> >>>>> 02 There is a reimbursement request for US$630 for paying back money >>>>>>> advanced to Traveler No1 Samson by one Sugar Labs member. >>>>>>> 03 Additionally, with decision 2017-17 *SLOBs* >>>>>>> <https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Oversight_Board/Decisions#2017-09-20>* >>>>>>> approved Samson's traveling plans* for 3 days of Google Summit in >>>>>>> the City of San Francisco with US$2,000 for an airplane ticket and >>>>>>> US$550 >>>>>>> as a cash advance. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *That means this year program Google's program Budget has already >>>>>>> over expended** US$ 210 [US$ 2,970-US$630-US$550] not including yet >>>>>>> Traveler No2 needs.* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> Not accounted for in your calculations is the additional $4500 that >>>>> Google gave to Sugar Labs on behalf of the GSoC mentors. IMHO, it is not >>>>> at >>>>> all unreasonable to put some of those discretionary funds towards mentor >>>>> travel. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I did not account for the mentor's stipends because historically >>>> mentors have not been authorized by SLOBS to decide how Sugar Labs should >>>> proceed with their stipends and therefore Stipends have been sent to Sugar >>>> Labs general fund. >>>> >>>> I guess the Board could consider a Motion that enables each Google >>>> Mentor to decide how Sugar Labs should execute (spend/invest) their >>>> respective stipend. Of course in order to be fair it would need to be a >>>> retroactive to all Sugar Labs - Google mentors stipends over the years we >>>> have participated. >>>> >>>> Motion: To enable each Google Mentor to decide how Sugar Labs should >>>> execute (spend/invest) their respective stipend. This will apply >>>> retroactively to all Sugar Labs - Google mentors stipends over the years we >>>> have participated. >>>> >>>> >>>> Looking for solutions, >>>> >>>> Laura V >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> regards. >>>>> >>>>> -walter >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I hope the 2 mentors can participate and secure a nice experience >>>>>>> during the Summit. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please do share a complete travel Budget for all the travelers with >>>>>>> all costs associated at your earliest convenience. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards and happy Sunday, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Laura V. >>>>>>> *I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.” >>>>>>> ~ L. Victoria >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Happy Learning! >>>>>>> #LearningByDoing >>>>>>> #Projects4good >>>>>>> #IDesignATSugarLabs >>>>>>> #WeCanDoBetter >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Laura V. >>>>>> *I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org* >>>>>> >>>>>> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.” >>>>>> ~ L. Victoria >>>>>> >>>>>> Happy Learning! >>>>>> #LearningByDoing >>>>>> #Projects4good >>>>>> #IDesignATSugarLabs >>>>>> #WeCanDoBetter >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Walter Bender >>>>> Sugar Labs >>>>> http://www.sugarlabs.org >>>>> <http://www.sugarlabs.org> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Laura V. >>>> *I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org* >>>> >>>> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.” >>>> ~ L. Victoria >>>> >>>> Happy Learning! >>>> #LearningByDoing >>>> #Projects4good >>>> #IDesignATSugarLabs >>>> #WeCanDoBetter >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Laura V. >>> * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org* >>> >>> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.” >>> ~ L. Victoria >>> >>> Happy Learning! >>> #LearningByDoing >>> #Projects4good >>> #IDesignATSugarLabs >>> #WeCanDoBetter >>> >> >> > > > -- > Laura V. > * I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org* > > “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.” > ~ L. Victoria > > Happy Learning! > #LearningByDoing > #Projects4good > #IDesignATSugarLabs > #WeCanDoBetter >
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