A majority vote of the current board members is required for this
matter.

Proposal:

  Reimburse the cost of producing:

      * Up to $200 for a one-time expense to create an Inkscape stand-up
      banner for shows and conferences

      * Up to $80 for hand-out materials including mini-stickers and
      mini-cards with hackfest fundraising info.

      * Total limit of $250 for the one-time and hand-out expenses
      combined.

  Jon A. Cruz will coordinate acquisition of items and setup for the
  Inkscape booth at SCALE 13x.

  [ ]  a.  Yes, approve this funding proposal.
  [ ]  b.  I might vote yes for a more limited proposal
  [ ]  c.  No, do not provide funding for conference materials


Background:

Inkscape has participated in SCALE conferences for several years now.
The exhibit floor reaches a wide audience including businessmen from
various industries, students and educators, other open source projects
and the general population.

Some years back we used a generic Libre Graphics banner that had been
provided by Andy Fitzsimon. It has gotten worn out over the years, but
also was never Inkscape-specific. Currently as one project member noted
"Our barren booth at SCALE is kind of an embarrassment... we're a
graphics app and we have the stock generic "banner" they provide us
with."

A non-retracting two-sided floor banner should be about $170 plus tax
and shipping. This item should last several years, and can be shipped as
needed to different conferences.

The mini-card portion of the hand-out materials runs about $20 plus
shipping and handling. It has been noted that them bringing in just a
few small donations (perhaps 3-4) could more than make up for their
expense. But at the least they can help raise awareness of Inkscape and
appreciation for it in the general population.

-- 
  Jon A. Cruz
  j...@joncruz.org

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