Re: [IAEP] OLPC-SF Special August Sunday meeting at Main campus

[Aaron Borden]

We've got a room: Business building, room 202. See you Sunday!

On Thu, 2017-08-10 at 20:36 -0700, Aaron Borden  wrote:
> Hello folks,
> 
> We've got a special meeting with Lionel Laské this Sunday at the Main
> SFSU campus. It's not our usual time and it's not our usual location.
> 
> OLPC San Francisco will be hosting our monthly meeting **Sunday**,
> August 13th, from 10:30AM - 1PM at the Main SFSU campus, 1600 Holloway
> Ave, San Francisco, CA. Room number TBD.
> 
> Agenda
> - Meet and greet
> - Discussion with Lionel Laské
> - Project updates
> 
> Our meetings are held on the second Saturday of every month (with an
> exception this month). Everyone is welcome to join us for our monthly
> meeting! We'll be discussing the latest in OLPC events and give updates
> on our local (and global) projects. There will be plenty of XO laptops
> with the latest builds to play around with, too.
> 
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> 
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Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion 2017-08-10: Sugar Labs Financial Manager to have a monthly compensation

[James Cameron]

Use the word "stipend" instead of "compensation", as the word
"stipend" is part of the 2016-07 motion.

Which reminds me, the 2016-07 motion began;

"The Sugar Labs Oversight Board shall appoint a Finance Manager by
majority vote from among the members of Sugar Labs Oversight Board."

There's a bit of ambiguity here, because of missing comma.  Google
Oakhurst Dairy for cost of missing commas.  The phrase "from among the
members of the Sugar Labs Oversight Board" could mean either;

a.  a board member is appointed to be the Finance Manager, or

b.  the majority vote must be by board members.

If the interpretation is "a", then you are proposing a motion to
attract a board member to be a Finance Manager.

However, you have said in this thread "with the community an open
call", so your interpretation is that any member can be appointed?
Or any non-member?

Overall, cart before horse error.  With the 2016-07 motion ineffective
to date, it is quite likely your new motion will be ineffective.

Perhaps better idea is to call for volunteers for the role of Finance
Manager at $USD 100 per month, and once you have a volunteer move the
motion to appoint them with the $USD 100 stipend.

As a board member you have both the responsibility and the authority
to make such a call for volunteers now, without any further motion,
but with the caveat that the board will make final decision.

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 09:49:06AM -0500, Laura Vargas wrote:
> 
> Hello SLOBS and all!
> 
> Motion has already 2 in favor (Samson and Laura) and two against (Walter and
> Ignacio).
> 
> Please Lionel , Sameer, Adam help us make a decision by stating your vote or
> suggesting modifications to the motion.
> 
> I propose we start the debate of the base compensation with an amount of 
> US$100
> per month. The main task has been clearly defined as 1 complete financial
> report per quarter and it's publication on the Sugar Labs Finance Wiki page 
> maximum 30 calendar days after the end of the period.
>  
> The next step would be to share with the community an "open call for 
> candidates
> for the Sugar Labs Financial Manager role". I volunteer in advance to give a
> hand with this.
> 
> Regards and cheers,
> 
> Laura V
> 
> >
> >         Motion: Sugar Labs Financial Manager will have a monthly
> compensation
> >         of US$ TBD in exchange for:
> >         1 complete financial report per quarter and it's publication on
> the
> >         Sugar Labs Finance Wiki page maximum 30 calendar days after the
> end of
> >         the period. The format to be used should be compatible with the
> >         International Financial Reporting Standards* or it's equivalent
> in the
> >         U.S..
> >
> >         *see [3][1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
> International_Financial_Report
> >         ing_Standards
> >
> >         To approve the proposed motion simplifies the [4]July, 2016
> SLOB's
> >         motion/decision,  assigns a monthly compensation for the
> Financial
> >         Manager and above all, assures community has timely access to
> reports.
> >
> >
> >         I hope another SLOB can second the motion in order to start
> voting.
> >         Suggestions to define the value are also welcome from all,
> specially
> >         from Adam :D
> >
> >         Below I pasted some extracts from background emailing about the
> subject
> >         in case anyone interested in reading.
> >
> >
> >         Regards and blessings,
> >
> >         Laura V
> >
> >
> >         2017-08-05 19:31 GMT-05:00 Caryl Bigenho <[5][2]
> cbige...@hotmail.com>:
> >
> >
> >             Hi All...
> >
> >             There was (and still seems to be) a lot of confusion
> regarding the
> >             topic of a treasurer's report. I think the main problem is
> that
> >             most of you are thinking of the SugarLabs "Books" (a big
> ledger
> >             will all the personal identifying information Adam was
> referring
> >             to) instead of a simple "Treasurers  Report" which just
> includes
> >             the pertinent information without all the identifying
> details. The
> >             former, the "books," should be available to the SLOBs on
> request on
> >             a view only basis as mentioned elsewhere in this thread. The
> >             latter, the Treasurer's Report, should be available to all
> Sugar
> >             Labs members and other interested parties as appropriate.
> >
> >             Maybe it is all the years I have spent in many types of
> >             organizations (4H, Girl Scouts, homeowner's organizations,
> >             teacher's orgs, Sierra Club groups, etc.) that make this 
> seem
> very
> >             familiar, simple, and 

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] URGENT action needed

[James Cameron]

I'm not a board member, or a member, but my opinion is that Sugar Labs
should approve the $US 627.05 travel advance for Samson Goddy.

Having said that, I'm going off topic in reply to Laura below;

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 09:08:06AM -0500, Laura Vargas wrote:
> I agree with you it should be clearly defined who in Sugar Labs is
> responsible for Google's collections.

Disagree.  The oversight board is responsible.  Jointly and severally;
which means each board member is responsible, and the board as a whole
is responsible.  As an organisation with no staff, the board is all
there is.

> Resources in Sugar Labs are limited and historically we had lost a
> lot of opportunities because uncollected grant, please research on
> Trip Advisor's case when lack of clear responsibility for collection
> let to an unbelievable lack of collection of US$40.000 for
> internationalization's projects.
> 
> Responsibility isn't clear at this point.

Disagree.  The oversight board is responsible.

> About the Financial Manager role, it was created by the Board on
> July's decisions last year, still they never appointed anyone for
> the role.

Agreed.

Regardless of whether a Finance Manager is appointed, the board
remains responsible.  The board can't shift that responsibility by
appointing a Finance Manager.

However, a Finance Manager can greatly help the board, so my
recommendation is that the board appoint one as they had intended.

> In the meanwhile, Adam has continue serving as the representative
> for Sugar Labs with the Software Freedom Conservancy since last
> period. Still, this role doesn't account for any financial
> responsibility according to current [3] Governance.
> 
> I'm sorry we still don't have a wiki page that would easily resolve
> any financial question to the community. It is a tendency I'm hoping
> to revert by proposing the Motion 2017-08-10: Sugar Labs Financial
> Manager to have a monthly compensation.

I'll reply to this on the other thread.

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Re: [IAEP] URGENT action needed

[Sameer Verma]

+1

Sameer

On Aug 10, 2017 4:44 PM, "Walter Bender"  wrote:

> I presume we need a motion and a vote on this. Time is of the essence, so
> please respond ASAP.
>
> Motion: Samson Goddy has been selected as a Sugar Labs representative to
> the Google Summer of Code mentor summit. He has requested a travel advance
> to cover the costs of his visa application. The advance, including wire
> fees comes to $US 627.05. This motion is to approve the travel advance. (As
> additional background, Google will be covering up to $2200 in travel
> expenses for two representatives to attend the summit. Since our other
> representative is local to the SF area, the bulk of that money would be
> available to cover Samson's travel, so the net impact on SL funds will be
> negligible.
>
> regards.
>
> -walter
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Accounting at Software Freedom Conservancy <
> account...@sfconservancy.org>
> Date: Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:16 PM
> Subject: URGENT request for Sugar Labs to approve of US$627.05 advance for
> Goddy for GSoC Mentor Summit (was: Is Goddy actually requesting $160 ?)
> To: su...@sfconservancy.org
> Cc: Martin Michlmayr , Samson Goddy <
> samsongo...@gmail.com>
>
>
> Sugar Labs PLC,  please urgently page down to the all caps section below.
>
> Samson,
>
> Samson Goddy wrote at 08:52 (EDT) on Wednesday:
> > it has been 5 days, i already made request to su...@sfconservancy.org
> for
> > funding. Since it takes up to 15 working days(3 weeks) for the embassy to
> > accept appointment for interview.
> >
> > I haven't heard anything from both parties.
>
> Unfortunately, We are waiting for someone from Sugar Labs to reply to
> approve the expense.  I don't know why they haven't replied.
>
> SUGAR LABS PLC: By my calculation, Samson is asking for this:
>
>   FOR TRAVEL TO GET A VISA, AND FOR THE VISA FEES ITSELF, SAMSON GODDY ASKS
>   FOR A CASH ADVANCE OF TRAVEL EXPENSES (TO COME TO GSOC MENTOR SUMMIT
>   2017).  The totals are as follows:
>
>   If we use western union, N202,350 = $570 (rate set by WU)
>
>   If we use wire, he's asking for 561+(561*.05)+13+25 = US$627.05 to be
> wired.
>wire fees
>
> If Sugar Labs PLC replies with approval before Sunday night US/Eastern, we
> can likely process a payment by wire on Monday.
>
>
> We don't typically use Western Union, and it would be substantial effort
> for
> us to do that, so we'd like Sugar to approve the additional wire fees as
> it will make payment more rapid for Samson and easier for Conservancy.
>
> Samson, your request was a bit ramble-y, so if I gleaned the wrong totals
> above, please correct them.
>
> Samson, in preparation for Sugar Labs PLC hopefully approving this request,
> could you let me know if the wire instructions I used for you before are
> still correct, and if not, send me new ones?
>
> --
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>  |--> & also, de-facto Bookkeeper for the moment
> Pls support Conservancy!: https://sfconservancy.org/supporter/
>
>
>
> --
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> http://www.sugarlabs.org
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Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] [Sugar-devel] URGENT action needed

[Laura Vargas]

2017-08-11 9:23 GMT-05:00 Samson Goddy :

>
>
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Laura Vargas 
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> 2017-08-11 8:54 GMT-05:00 Avni Khatri :
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Samuel Cantero 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 mind-boggling indeed. SL has been in GSoC and GCI for years. I'm not a
 board member but +1 for sure.


>>> +1
>>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Avni,
>>
>> I agree with you it should be clearly defined who in Sugar Labs is
>> responsible for Google's collections.
>>
>> Resources in Sugar Labs are limited and historically we had lost a lot of
>> opportunities because uncollected grant, please research on Trip Advisor's
>> case when lack of clear responsibility for collection let to an
>> unbelievable lack of collection of US$40.000 for internationalization's
>> projects.
>>
>> Responsibility isn't clear at this point.
>>
>> About the Financial Manager role, it was created by the Board on July's
>> decisions last year, still they never appointed anyone for the role.
>>
>> In the meanwhile, Adam has continue serving as the *representative for
>> Sugar Labs* with the Software Freedom Conservancy since last period.
>> Still, this role doesn't account for any financial responsibility according
>> to current Governance
>> .
>>
>> I'm sorry we still don't have a wiki page that would easily resolve any
>> financial question to the community. It is a tendency I'm hoping to revert
>> by proposing the
>>
>> *Motion 2017-08-10: Sugar Labs Financial Manager to have a monthly
>> compensation.*
>>
> First i see no reason for this decision, after the comments from walter's
> and i quote.
>
> "Google has been consistently paying us for almost 10 years. The fact that
> we have not yet seen the $7000 from GCI is an SFC interface issue."
>
> Sugar Labs not receiving $7k from GCI was a problem from SFC. This
> discussion is unhealthy for this motion because it serves as a distraction.
>


Samson,

On the contrary I would have no problem to vote +1 on this motion if we had
already a clearly defined and fairly compensated Financial Manager
responsible for the numbers (this includes tracking collections and
payments) on our quarterly reports.

I hope the best for you.


Regards,


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Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] URGENT action needed

[Caryl Bigenho]

Why are most of these messages coming through with no content? Messages from 
Walter, Avni, and Laura had headers and footers only, no other content.


Caryl


From: IAEP  on behalf of Laura Vargas 

Sent: Friday, August 11, 2017 7:08:06 AM
To: Avni Khatri
Cc: Sugar-dev Devel; Samuel Cantero; OLPC para usuarios, docentes, voluntarios 
y administradores; SLOBs; iaep
Subject: Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] URGENT action needed



2017-08-11 8:54 GMT-05:00 Avni Khatri 
>:


On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Samuel Cantero 
> wrote:
mind-boggling indeed. SL has been in GSoC and GCI for years. I'm not a board 
member but +1 for sure.


+1


Hello Avni,

I agree with you it should be clearly defined who in Sugar Labs is responsible 
for Google's collections.

Resources in Sugar Labs are limited and historically we had lost a lot of 
opportunities because uncollected grant, please research on Trip Advisor's case 
when lack of clear responsibility for collection let to an unbelievable lack of 
collection of US$40.000 for internationalization's projects.

Responsibility isn't clear at this point.

About the Financial Manager role, it was created by the Board on July's 
decisions last year, still they never appointed anyone for the role.

In the meanwhile, Adam has continue serving as the representative for Sugar 
Labs with the Software Freedom Conservancy since last period. Still, this role 
doesn't account for any financial responsibility according to current 
Governance.

I'm sorry we still don't have a wiki page that would easily resolve any 
financial question to the community. It is a tendency I'm hoping to revert by 
proposing the Motion 2017-08-10: Sugar Labs Financial Manager to have a monthly 
compensation.



Regards,
Laura V



On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Walter Bender 
> wrote:


On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Laura Vargas 
> wrote:
Walter,

-1 since there are still US$7.000 from last Google's programs we participated 
still uncollected and currently we have no way of assuring we will collect 
Google's funds this time.

Google has been consistently paying us for almost 10 years. The fact that we 
have not yet seen the $7000 from GCI is an SFC interface issue.

The fact that we are about to jeopardize Samson's opportunity to represent SL 
at the GSoC summit is mind-boggling.

-walter


Regards



2017-08-10 15:44 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender 
>:
I presume we need a motion and a vote on this. Time is of the essence, so 
please respond ASAP.

Motion: Samson Goddy has been selected as a Sugar Labs representative to the 
Google Summer of Code mentor summit. He has requested a travel advance to cover 
the costs of his visa application. The advance, including wire fees comes to 
$US 627.05. This motion is to approve the travel advance. (As additional 
background, Google will be covering up to $2200 in travel expenses for two 
representatives to attend the summit. Since our other representative is local 
to the SF area, the bulk of that money would be available to cover Samson's 
travel, so the net impact on SL funds will be negligible.

regards.

-walter


-- Forwarded message --
From: Accounting at Software Freedom Conservancy 
>
Date: Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:16 PM
Subject: URGENT request for Sugar Labs to approve of US$627.05 advance for 
Goddy for GSoC Mentor Summit (was: Is Goddy actually requesting $160 ?)
To: su...@sfconservancy.org
Cc: Martin Michlmayr >, 
Samson Goddy >


Sugar Labs PLC,  please urgently page down to the all caps section below.

Samson,

Samson Goddy wrote at 08:52 (EDT) on Wednesday:
> it has been 5 days, i already made request to 
> su...@sfconservancy.org for
> funding. Since it takes up to 15 working days(3 weeks) for the embassy to
> accept appointment for interview.
>
> I haven't heard anything from both parties.

Unfortunately, We are waiting for someone from Sugar Labs to reply to
approve the expense.  I don't know why they haven't replied.

SUGAR LABS PLC: By my calculation, Samson is asking for this:

  FOR TRAVEL TO GET A VISA, AND FOR THE VISA FEES ITSELF, SAMSON GODDY ASKS
  FOR A CASH ADVANCE OF TRAVEL EXPENSES (TO COME TO GSOC MENTOR SUMMIT
  2017).  The totals are as follows:

  If we use western union, N202,350 = $570 (rate set by WU)

  If we use wire, he's asking for 561+(561*.05)+13+25 = US$627.05 to be wired.
  

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] Motion 2017-08-10: Sugar Labs Financial Manager to have a monthly compensation

[Laura Vargas]

Hello SLOBS and all!

Motion has already 2 in favor (Samson and Laura) and two against (Walter
and Ignacio).

Please Lionel , Sameer, Adam help us make a decision by stating your vote
or suggesting modifications to the motion.

I propose we start the debate of the base compensation with an amount of
US$100 per month. The main task has been clearly defined as *1 complete
financial report per quarter and it's publication on the Sugar Labs Finance
Wiki page *maximum 30 calendar days after the end of the period.

The next step would be to share with the community an *"open call for
candidates for the Sugar Labs Financial Manager role"*. I volunteer in
advance to give a hand with this.


Regards and cheers,

Laura V


>
> > Motion: Sugar Labs Financial Manager will have a monthly
> compensation
> > of US$ TBD in exchange for:
> > 1 complete financial report per quarter and it's publication on
> the
> > Sugar Labs Finance Wiki page maximum 30 calendar days after the
> end of
> > the period. The format to be used should be compatible with the
> > International Financial Reporting Standards* or it's equivalent
> in the
> > U.S..
> >
> > *see [3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
> ki/International_Financial_Report
> > ing_Standards
> >
> > To approve the proposed motion simplifies the [4]July, 2016
> SLOB's
> > motion/decision,  assigns a monthly compensation for the
> Financial
> > Manager and above all, assures community has timely access to
> reports.
> >
> >
> > I hope another SLOB can second the motion in order to start
> voting.
> > Suggestions to define the value are also welcome from all,
> specially
> > from Adam :D
> >
> > Below I pasted some extracts from background emailing about the
> subject
> > in case anyone interested in reading.
> >
> >
> > Regards and blessings,
> >
> > Laura V
> >
> >
> > 2017-08-05 19:31 GMT-05:00 Caryl Bigenho <[5]
> cbige...@hotmail.com>:
> >
> >
> > Hi All...
> >
> > There was (and still seems to be) a lot of confusion
> regarding the
> > topic of a treasurer's report. I think the main problem is
> that
> > most of you are thinking of the SugarLabs "Books" (a big
> ledger
> > will all the personal identifying information Adam was
> referring
> > to) instead of a simple "Treasurers  Report" which just
> includes
> > the pertinent information without all the identifying
> details. The
> > former, the "books," should be available to the SLOBs on
> request on
> > a view only basis as mentioned elsewhere in this thread. The
> > latter, the Treasurer's Report, should be available to all
> Sugar
> > Labs members and other interested parties as appropriate.
> >
> > Maybe it is all the years I have spent in many types of
> > organizations (4H, Girl Scouts, homeowner's organizations,
> > teacher's orgs, Sierra Club groups, etc.) that make this
> seem very
> > familiar, simple, and straightforward. Hopefully the
> information
> > below can help make it work well for Sugar Labs as well.
> >
> > A quick Google search turns up this list of criteria for a
> simple
> > monthly treasurer's report. It says it should include:
> >
> >  1. the name of the organization.
> >  2. the period which the report covers.
> >  3. the cash balance at the beginning of the period.
> >  4. the income received during the period (with sources)
> >  5. the expenses paid during the period (with what it was
> for and
> > who was paid ... name only, no PII).
> >  6. the cash balance at the end of the period.
> >  7. the signature of the treasurer.
> > Another easy to follow resource is this description of how
> to put
> > such a report together: [6] https://www.energizeinc.com/art/
> > treasurers-report
> >
> > (Note: the sample they refer to in this is missing... you
> have to
> > buy the book to see it!).
> >
> > Yesterday's financial report was very confusing and seeing
> Adam's
> > email just seemed to make it worse. Maybe going forward we
> can
> > simplify and we all will know what is happening. Oh, and by
> the
> > way, there is no need to make the Income negative and the
> Expenses
> > positive. This is for us, not the SFC.
> >
> > Caryl
> >
> > ━━━
> 
> > From: IAEP <[7]iaep-boun...@lists.sugarlabs.org> on behalf
> of Tony
> > Anderson <[8]tony_ander...@usa.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2017 1:07:55 

Re: [IAEP] [SLOBS] [Sugar-devel] URGENT action needed

[Samson Goddy]

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Laura Vargas  wrote:

>
>
> 2017-08-11 8:54 GMT-05:00 Avni Khatri :
>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Samuel Cantero 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> mind-boggling indeed. SL has been in GSoC and GCI for years. I'm not a
>>> board member but +1 for sure.
>>>
>>>
>> +1
>>
>
>
> Hello Avni,
>
> I agree with you it should be clearly defined who in Sugar Labs is
> responsible for Google's collections.
>
> Resources in Sugar Labs are limited and historically we had lost a lot of
> opportunities because uncollected grant, please research on Trip Advisor's
> case when lack of clear responsibility for collection let to an
> unbelievable lack of collection of US$40.000 for internationalization's
> projects.
>
> Responsibility isn't clear at this point.
>
> About the Financial Manager role, it was created by the Board on July's
> decisions last year, still they never appointed anyone for the role.
>
> In the meanwhile, Adam has continue serving as the *representative for
> Sugar Labs* with the Software Freedom Conservancy since last period.
> Still, this role doesn't account for any financial responsibility according
> to current Governance
> .
>
> I'm sorry we still don't have a wiki page that would easily resolve any
> financial question to the community. It is a tendency I'm hoping to revert
> by proposing the
>
> *Motion 2017-08-10: Sugar Labs Financial Manager to have a monthly
> compensation.*
>
First i see no reason for this decision, after the comments from walter's
and i quote.

"Google has been consistently paying us for almost 10 years. The fact that
we have not yet seen the $7000 from GCI is an SFC interface issue."

Sugar Labs not receiving $7k from GCI was a problem from SFC. This
discussion is unhealthy for this motion because it serves as a distraction.

SFC don't issue travel advance, but they are willing to do so based on this
comment.
"Unfortunately, We are waiting for someone from Sugar Labs to reply to
approve the expense.  I don't know why they haven't replied."

I have been asking for travel advance for over 8 days now, after i was
chosen to attend the mentor's summit in SFO. I feel this is a problem for
later and shouldn't be discuss now due to the reasons for getting a US B-2
visa.

I see you have given "-1" for reasons i think you feel is right or should
be pointed out which is fine. But i think SL Financial Manager while this
motion is still valid is absolutely wrong.

I want SL to have an Official Financial Manager but not with this
discussion.

Regards
Samson G

>
> Regards,
> Laura V
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Walter Bender 
>>> wrote:
>>>


 On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Laura Vargas 
 wrote:

> Walter,
>
> -1 since there are still US$7.000 from last Google's programs we
> participated still uncollected and currently we have no way of assuring we
> will collect Google's funds this time.
>

 Google has been consistently paying us for almost 10 years. The fact
 that we have not yet seen the $7000 from GCI is an SFC interface issue.

 The fact that we are about to jeopardize Samson's opportunity to
 represent SL at the GSoC summit is mind-boggling.

 -walter

>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> 2017-08-10 15:44 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender :
>
>> I presume we need a motion and a vote on this. Time is of the
>> essence, so please respond ASAP.
>>
>> Motion: Samson Goddy has been selected as a Sugar Labs representative
>> to the Google Summer of Code mentor summit. He has requested a travel
>> advance to cover the costs of his visa application. The advance, 
>> including
>> wire fees comes to $US 627.05. This motion is to approve the travel
>> advance. (As additional background, Google will be covering up to $2200 
>> in
>> travel expenses for two representatives to attend the summit. Since our
>> other representative is local to the SF area, the bulk of that money 
>> would
>> be available to cover Samson's travel, so the net impact on SL funds will
>> be negligible.
>>
>> regards.
>>
>> -walter
>>
>>
>> -- Forwarded message --
>> From: Accounting at Software Freedom Conservancy <
>> account...@sfconservancy.org>
>> Date: Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:16 PM
>> Subject: URGENT request for Sugar Labs to approve of US$627.05
>> advance for Goddy for GSoC Mentor Summit (was: Is Goddy actually 
>> requesting
>> $160 ?)
>> To: su...@sfconservancy.org
>> Cc: Martin Michlmayr , Samson Goddy <
>> samsongo...@gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Sugar Labs PLC,  please urgently page down to the all caps 

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] URGENT action needed

[Laura Vargas]

2017-08-11 8:54 GMT-05:00 Avni Khatri :

>
>
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Samuel Cantero 
> wrote:
>
>> mind-boggling indeed. SL has been in GSoC and GCI for years. I'm not a
>> board member but +1 for sure.
>>
>>
> +1
>


Hello Avni,

I agree with you it should be clearly defined who in Sugar Labs is
responsible for Google's collections.

Resources in Sugar Labs are limited and historically we had lost a lot of
opportunities because uncollected grant, please research on Trip Advisor's
case when lack of clear responsibility for collection let to an
unbelievable lack of collection of US$40.000 for internationalization's
projects.

Responsibility isn't clear at this point.

About the Financial Manager role, it was created by the Board on July's
decisions last year, still they never appointed anyone for the role.

In the meanwhile, Adam has continue serving as the *representative for
Sugar Labs* with the Software Freedom Conservancy since last period. Still,
this role doesn't account for any financial responsibility according to
current Governance .

I'm sorry we still don't have a wiki page that would easily resolve any
financial question to the community. It is a tendency I'm hoping to revert
by proposing the

*Motion 2017-08-10: Sugar Labs Financial Manager to have a monthly
compensation.*

Regards,
Laura V



>
>
>> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Walter Bender 
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Laura Vargas 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 Walter,

 -1 since there are still US$7.000 from last Google's programs we
 participated still uncollected and currently we have no way of assuring we
 will collect Google's funds this time.

>>>
>>> Google has been consistently paying us for almost 10 years. The fact
>>> that we have not yet seen the $7000 from GCI is an SFC interface issue.
>>>
>>> The fact that we are about to jeopardize Samson's opportunity to
>>> represent SL at the GSoC summit is mind-boggling.
>>>
>>> -walter
>>>


 Regards



 2017-08-10 15:44 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender :

> I presume we need a motion and a vote on this. Time is of the essence,
> so please respond ASAP.
>
> Motion: Samson Goddy has been selected as a Sugar Labs representative
> to the Google Summer of Code mentor summit. He has requested a travel
> advance to cover the costs of his visa application. The advance, including
> wire fees comes to $US 627.05. This motion is to approve the travel
> advance. (As additional background, Google will be covering up to $2200 in
> travel expenses for two representatives to attend the summit. Since our
> other representative is local to the SF area, the bulk of that money would
> be available to cover Samson's travel, so the net impact on SL funds will
> be negligible.
>
> regards.
>
> -walter
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Accounting at Software Freedom Conservancy <
> account...@sfconservancy.org>
> Date: Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:16 PM
> Subject: URGENT request for Sugar Labs to approve of US$627.05 advance
> for Goddy for GSoC Mentor Summit (was: Is Goddy actually requesting $160 
> ?)
> To: su...@sfconservancy.org
> Cc: Martin Michlmayr , Samson Goddy <
> samsongo...@gmail.com>
>
>
> Sugar Labs PLC,  please urgently page down to the all caps section
> below.
>
> Samson,
>
> Samson Goddy wrote at 08:52 (EDT) on Wednesday:
> > it has been 5 days, i already made request to
> su...@sfconservancy.org for
> > funding. Since it takes up to 15 working days(3 weeks) for the
> embassy to
> > accept appointment for interview.
> >
> > I haven't heard anything from both parties.
>
> Unfortunately, We are waiting for someone from Sugar Labs to reply to
> approve the expense.  I don't know why they haven't replied.
>
> SUGAR LABS PLC: By my calculation, Samson is asking for this:
>
>   FOR TRAVEL TO GET A VISA, AND FOR THE VISA FEES ITSELF, SAMSON GODDY
> ASKS
>   FOR A CASH ADVANCE OF TRAVEL EXPENSES (TO COME TO GSOC MENTOR SUMMIT
>   2017).  The totals are as follows:
>
>   If we use western union, N202,350 = $570 (rate set by WU)
>
>   If we use wire, he's asking for 561+(561*.05)+13+25 = US$627.05 to
> be wired.
>wire fees
>
> If Sugar Labs PLC replies with approval before Sunday night
> US/Eastern, we
> can likely process a payment by wire on Monday.
>
>
> We don't typically use Western Union, and it would be substantial
> effort for
> us to do that, so we'd like Sugar to approve the additional wire fees
> 

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] URGENT action needed

[Avni Khatri]

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Samuel Cantero  wrote:

> mind-boggling indeed. SL has been in GSoC and GCI for years. I'm not a
> board member but +1 for sure.
>
>
+1


> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Walter Bender 
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Laura Vargas 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Walter,
>>>
>>> -1 since there are still US$7.000 from last Google's programs we
>>> participated still uncollected and currently we have no way of assuring we
>>> will collect Google's funds this time.
>>>
>>
>> Google has been consistently paying us for almost 10 years. The fact that
>> we have not yet seen the $7000 from GCI is an SFC interface issue.
>>
>> The fact that we are about to jeopardize Samson's opportunity to
>> represent SL at the GSoC summit is mind-boggling.
>>
>> -walter
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2017-08-10 15:44 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender :
>>>
 I presume we need a motion and a vote on this. Time is of the essence,
 so please respond ASAP.

 Motion: Samson Goddy has been selected as a Sugar Labs representative
 to the Google Summer of Code mentor summit. He has requested a travel
 advance to cover the costs of his visa application. The advance, including
 wire fees comes to $US 627.05. This motion is to approve the travel
 advance. (As additional background, Google will be covering up to $2200 in
 travel expenses for two representatives to attend the summit. Since our
 other representative is local to the SF area, the bulk of that money would
 be available to cover Samson's travel, so the net impact on SL funds will
 be negligible.

 regards.

 -walter


 -- Forwarded message --
 From: Accounting at Software Freedom Conservancy <
 account...@sfconservancy.org>
 Date: Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:16 PM
 Subject: URGENT request for Sugar Labs to approve of US$627.05 advance
 for Goddy for GSoC Mentor Summit (was: Is Goddy actually requesting $160 ?)
 To: su...@sfconservancy.org
 Cc: Martin Michlmayr , Samson Goddy <
 samsongo...@gmail.com>


 Sugar Labs PLC,  please urgently page down to the all caps section
 below.

 Samson,

 Samson Goddy wrote at 08:52 (EDT) on Wednesday:
 > it has been 5 days, i already made request to su...@sfconservancy.org
 for
 > funding. Since it takes up to 15 working days(3 weeks) for the
 embassy to
 > accept appointment for interview.
 >
 > I haven't heard anything from both parties.

 Unfortunately, We are waiting for someone from Sugar Labs to reply to
 approve the expense.  I don't know why they haven't replied.

 SUGAR LABS PLC: By my calculation, Samson is asking for this:

   FOR TRAVEL TO GET A VISA, AND FOR THE VISA FEES ITSELF, SAMSON GODDY
 ASKS
   FOR A CASH ADVANCE OF TRAVEL EXPENSES (TO COME TO GSOC MENTOR SUMMIT
   2017).  The totals are as follows:

   If we use western union, N202,350 = $570 (rate set by WU)

   If we use wire, he's asking for 561+(561*.05)+13+25 = US$627.05 to be
 wired.
wire fees

 If Sugar Labs PLC replies with approval before Sunday night US/Eastern,
 we
 can likely process a payment by wire on Monday.


 We don't typically use Western Union, and it would be substantial
 effort for
 us to do that, so we'd like Sugar to approve the additional wire fees as
 it will make payment more rapid for Samson and easier for Conservancy.

 Samson, your request was a bit ramble-y, so if I gleaned the wrong
 totals
 above, please correct them.

 Samson, in preparation for Sugar Labs PLC hopefully approving this
 request,
 could you let me know if the wire instructions I used for you before are
 still correct, and if not, send me new ones?

 --
 Bradley M. Kuhn
 Distinguished Technologist of Software Freedom Conservancy
  |--> & also, de-facto Bookkeeper for the moment
 Pls support Conservancy!: https://sfconservancy.org/supporter/



 --
 Walter Bender
 Sugar Labs
 http://www.sugarlabs.org
 

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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>> * I SomosAZUCAR.Org*
>>>
>>> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.”
>>> ~ Laura Victoria
>>>
>>> Happy Learning!
>>> #LearningByDoing
>>> #Projects4good
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
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>> 
>>
>> 

Re: [IAEP] [Sugar-devel] URGENT action needed

[Samuel Cantero]

mind-boggling indeed. SL has been in GSoC and GCI for years. I'm not a
board member but +1 for sure.

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 9:02 AM, Walter Bender 
wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Laura Vargas 
> wrote:
>
>> Walter,
>>
>> -1 since there are still US$7.000 from last Google's programs we
>> participated still uncollected and currently we have no way of assuring we
>> will collect Google's funds this time.
>>
>
> Google has been consistently paying us for almost 10 years. The fact that
> we have not yet seen the $7000 from GCI is an SFC interface issue.
>
> The fact that we are about to jeopardize Samson's opportunity to represent
> SL at the GSoC summit is mind-boggling.
>
> -walter
>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>>
>> 2017-08-10 15:44 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender :
>>
>>> I presume we need a motion and a vote on this. Time is of the essence,
>>> so please respond ASAP.
>>>
>>> Motion: Samson Goddy has been selected as a Sugar Labs representative to
>>> the Google Summer of Code mentor summit. He has requested a travel advance
>>> to cover the costs of his visa application. The advance, including wire
>>> fees comes to $US 627.05. This motion is to approve the travel advance. (As
>>> additional background, Google will be covering up to $2200 in travel
>>> expenses for two representatives to attend the summit. Since our other
>>> representative is local to the SF area, the bulk of that money would be
>>> available to cover Samson's travel, so the net impact on SL funds will be
>>> negligible.
>>>
>>> regards.
>>>
>>> -walter
>>>
>>>
>>> -- Forwarded message --
>>> From: Accounting at Software Freedom Conservancy <
>>> account...@sfconservancy.org>
>>> Date: Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:16 PM
>>> Subject: URGENT request for Sugar Labs to approve of US$627.05 advance
>>> for Goddy for GSoC Mentor Summit (was: Is Goddy actually requesting $160 ?)
>>> To: su...@sfconservancy.org
>>> Cc: Martin Michlmayr , Samson Goddy <
>>> samsongo...@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sugar Labs PLC,  please urgently page down to the all caps section below.
>>>
>>> Samson,
>>>
>>> Samson Goddy wrote at 08:52 (EDT) on Wednesday:
>>> > it has been 5 days, i already made request to su...@sfconservancy.org
>>> for
>>> > funding. Since it takes up to 15 working days(3 weeks) for the embassy
>>> to
>>> > accept appointment for interview.
>>> >
>>> > I haven't heard anything from both parties.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, We are waiting for someone from Sugar Labs to reply to
>>> approve the expense.  I don't know why they haven't replied.
>>>
>>> SUGAR LABS PLC: By my calculation, Samson is asking for this:
>>>
>>>   FOR TRAVEL TO GET A VISA, AND FOR THE VISA FEES ITSELF, SAMSON GODDY
>>> ASKS
>>>   FOR A CASH ADVANCE OF TRAVEL EXPENSES (TO COME TO GSOC MENTOR SUMMIT
>>>   2017).  The totals are as follows:
>>>
>>>   If we use western union, N202,350 = $570 (rate set by WU)
>>>
>>>   If we use wire, he's asking for 561+(561*.05)+13+25 = US$627.05 to be
>>> wired.
>>>wire fees
>>>
>>> If Sugar Labs PLC replies with approval before Sunday night US/Eastern,
>>> we
>>> can likely process a payment by wire on Monday.
>>>
>>>
>>> We don't typically use Western Union, and it would be substantial effort
>>> for
>>> us to do that, so we'd like Sugar to approve the additional wire fees as
>>> it will make payment more rapid for Samson and easier for Conservancy.
>>>
>>> Samson, your request was a bit ramble-y, so if I gleaned the wrong totals
>>> above, please correct them.
>>>
>>> Samson, in preparation for Sugar Labs PLC hopefully approving this
>>> request,
>>> could you let me know if the wire instructions I used for you before are
>>> still correct, and if not, send me new ones?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Bradley M. Kuhn
>>> Distinguished Technologist of Software Freedom Conservancy
>>>  |--> & also, de-facto Bookkeeper for the moment
>>> Pls support Conservancy!: https://sfconservancy.org/supporter/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Walter Bender
>>> Sugar Labs
>>> http://www.sugarlabs.org
>>> 
>>>
>>> ___
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>>> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org
>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Laura V.
>> * I SomosAZUCAR.Org*
>>
>> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.”
>> ~ Laura Victoria
>>
>> Happy Learning!
>> #LearningByDoing
>> #Projects4good
>> #IDesignATSugarLabs
>> #WeCanDoBetter
>>
>
>
>
> --
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> http://www.sugarlabs.org
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Re: [IAEP] URGENT action needed

[Walter Bender]

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Laura Vargas  wrote:

> Walter,
>
> -1 since there are still US$7.000 from last Google's programs we
> participated still uncollected and currently we have no way of assuring we
> will collect Google's funds this time.
>

Google has been consistently paying us for almost 10 years. The fact that
we have not yet seen the $7000 from GCI is an SFC interface issue.

The fact that we are about to jeopardize Samson's opportunity to represent
SL at the GSoC summit is mind-boggling.

-walter

>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> 2017-08-10 15:44 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender :
>
>> I presume we need a motion and a vote on this. Time is of the essence, so
>> please respond ASAP.
>>
>> Motion: Samson Goddy has been selected as a Sugar Labs representative to
>> the Google Summer of Code mentor summit. He has requested a travel advance
>> to cover the costs of his visa application. The advance, including wire
>> fees comes to $US 627.05. This motion is to approve the travel advance. (As
>> additional background, Google will be covering up to $2200 in travel
>> expenses for two representatives to attend the summit. Since our other
>> representative is local to the SF area, the bulk of that money would be
>> available to cover Samson's travel, so the net impact on SL funds will be
>> negligible.
>>
>> regards.
>>
>> -walter
>>
>>
>> -- Forwarded message --
>> From: Accounting at Software Freedom Conservancy <
>> account...@sfconservancy.org>
>> Date: Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:16 PM
>> Subject: URGENT request for Sugar Labs to approve of US$627.05 advance
>> for Goddy for GSoC Mentor Summit (was: Is Goddy actually requesting $160 ?)
>> To: su...@sfconservancy.org
>> Cc: Martin Michlmayr , Samson Goddy <
>> samsongo...@gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Sugar Labs PLC,  please urgently page down to the all caps section below.
>>
>> Samson,
>>
>> Samson Goddy wrote at 08:52 (EDT) on Wednesday:
>> > it has been 5 days, i already made request to su...@sfconservancy.org
>> for
>> > funding. Since it takes up to 15 working days(3 weeks) for the embassy
>> to
>> > accept appointment for interview.
>> >
>> > I haven't heard anything from both parties.
>>
>> Unfortunately, We are waiting for someone from Sugar Labs to reply to
>> approve the expense.  I don't know why they haven't replied.
>>
>> SUGAR LABS PLC: By my calculation, Samson is asking for this:
>>
>>   FOR TRAVEL TO GET A VISA, AND FOR THE VISA FEES ITSELF, SAMSON GODDY
>> ASKS
>>   FOR A CASH ADVANCE OF TRAVEL EXPENSES (TO COME TO GSOC MENTOR SUMMIT
>>   2017).  The totals are as follows:
>>
>>   If we use western union, N202,350 = $570 (rate set by WU)
>>
>>   If we use wire, he's asking for 561+(561*.05)+13+25 = US$627.05 to be
>> wired.
>>wire fees
>>
>> If Sugar Labs PLC replies with approval before Sunday night US/Eastern, we
>> can likely process a payment by wire on Monday.
>>
>>
>> We don't typically use Western Union, and it would be substantial effort
>> for
>> us to do that, so we'd like Sugar to approve the additional wire fees as
>> it will make payment more rapid for Samson and easier for Conservancy.
>>
>> Samson, your request was a bit ramble-y, so if I gleaned the wrong totals
>> above, please correct them.
>>
>> Samson, in preparation for Sugar Labs PLC hopefully approving this
>> request,
>> could you let me know if the wire instructions I used for you before are
>> still correct, and if not, send me new ones?
>>
>> --
>> Bradley M. Kuhn
>> Distinguished Technologist of Software Freedom Conservancy
>>  |--> & also, de-facto Bookkeeper for the moment
>> Pls support Conservancy!: https://sfconservancy.org/supporter/
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Walter Bender
>> Sugar Labs
>> http://www.sugarlabs.org
>> 
>>
>> ___
>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)
>> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org
>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Laura V.
> * I SomosAZUCAR.Org*
>
> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.”
> ~ Laura Victoria
>
> Happy Learning!
> #LearningByDoing
> #Projects4good
> #IDesignATSugarLabs
> #WeCanDoBetter
>



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Re: [IAEP] URGENT action needed

[Avni Khatri]

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Laura Vargas  wrote:

> Walter,
>
> -1 since there are still US$7.000 from last Google's programs we
> participated still uncollected and currently we have no way of assuring we
> will collect Google's funds this time.
>

Who's responsibility is it to collect?
Have we successfully received promised $$ from Google in the past?



>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> 2017-08-10 15:44 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender :
>
>> I presume we need a motion and a vote on this. Time is of the essence, so
>> please respond ASAP.
>>
>> Motion: Samson Goddy has been selected as a Sugar Labs representative to
>> the Google Summer of Code mentor summit. He has requested a travel advance
>> to cover the costs of his visa application. The advance, including wire
>> fees comes to $US 627.05. This motion is to approve the travel advance. (As
>> additional background, Google will be covering up to $2200 in travel
>> expenses for two representatives to attend the summit. Since our other
>> representative is local to the SF area, the bulk of that money would be
>> available to cover Samson's travel, so the net impact on SL funds will be
>> negligible.
>>
>> regards.
>>
>> -walter
>>
>>
>> -- Forwarded message --
>> From: Accounting at Software Freedom Conservancy <
>> account...@sfconservancy.org>
>> Date: Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:16 PM
>> Subject: URGENT request for Sugar Labs to approve of US$627.05 advance
>> for Goddy for GSoC Mentor Summit (was: Is Goddy actually requesting $160 ?)
>> To: su...@sfconservancy.org
>> Cc: Martin Michlmayr , Samson Goddy <
>> samsongo...@gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Sugar Labs PLC,  please urgently page down to the all caps section below.
>>
>> Samson,
>>
>> Samson Goddy wrote at 08:52 (EDT) on Wednesday:
>> > it has been 5 days, i already made request to su...@sfconservancy.org
>> for
>> > funding. Since it takes up to 15 working days(3 weeks) for the embassy
>> to
>> > accept appointment for interview.
>> >
>> > I haven't heard anything from both parties.
>>
>> Unfortunately, We are waiting for someone from Sugar Labs to reply to
>> approve the expense.  I don't know why they haven't replied.
>>
>> SUGAR LABS PLC: By my calculation, Samson is asking for this:
>>
>>   FOR TRAVEL TO GET A VISA, AND FOR THE VISA FEES ITSELF, SAMSON GODDY
>> ASKS
>>   FOR A CASH ADVANCE OF TRAVEL EXPENSES (TO COME TO GSOC MENTOR SUMMIT
>>   2017).  The totals are as follows:
>>
>>   If we use western union, N202,350 = $570 (rate set by WU)
>>
>>   If we use wire, he's asking for 561+(561*.05)+13+25 = US$627.05 to be
>> wired.
>>wire fees
>>
>> If Sugar Labs PLC replies with approval before Sunday night US/Eastern, we
>> can likely process a payment by wire on Monday.
>>
>>
>> We don't typically use Western Union, and it would be substantial effort
>> for
>> us to do that, so we'd like Sugar to approve the additional wire fees as
>> it will make payment more rapid for Samson and easier for Conservancy.
>>
>> Samson, your request was a bit ramble-y, so if I gleaned the wrong totals
>> above, please correct them.
>>
>> Samson, in preparation for Sugar Labs PLC hopefully approving this
>> request,
>> could you let me know if the wire instructions I used for you before are
>> still correct, and if not, send me new ones?
>>
>> --
>> Bradley M. Kuhn
>> Distinguished Technologist of Software Freedom Conservancy
>>  |--> & also, de-facto Bookkeeper for the moment
>> Pls support Conservancy!: https://sfconservancy.org/supporter/
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Walter Bender
>> Sugar Labs
>> http://www.sugarlabs.org
>> 
>>
>> ___
>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)
>> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org
>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Laura V.
> * I SomosAZUCAR.Org*
>
> “Solo la tecnología libre nos hará libres.”
> ~ Laura Victoria
>
> Happy Learning!
> #LearningByDoing
> #Projects4good
> #IDesignATSugarLabs
> #WeCanDoBetter
>
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Re: [IAEP] URGENT action needed

[Laura Vargas]

Walter,

-1 since there are still US$7.000 from last Google's programs we
participated still uncollected and currently we have no way of assuring we
will collect Google's funds this time.


Regards



2017-08-10 15:44 GMT-05:00 Walter Bender :

> I presume we need a motion and a vote on this. Time is of the essence, so
> please respond ASAP.
>
> Motion: Samson Goddy has been selected as a Sugar Labs representative to
> the Google Summer of Code mentor summit. He has requested a travel advance
> to cover the costs of his visa application. The advance, including wire
> fees comes to $US 627.05. This motion is to approve the travel advance. (As
> additional background, Google will be covering up to $2200 in travel
> expenses for two representatives to attend the summit. Since our other
> representative is local to the SF area, the bulk of that money would be
> available to cover Samson's travel, so the net impact on SL funds will be
> negligible.
>
> regards.
>
> -walter
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: Accounting at Software Freedom Conservancy <
> account...@sfconservancy.org>
> Date: Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 4:16 PM
> Subject: URGENT request for Sugar Labs to approve of US$627.05 advance for
> Goddy for GSoC Mentor Summit (was: Is Goddy actually requesting $160 ?)
> To: su...@sfconservancy.org
> Cc: Martin Michlmayr , Samson Goddy <
> samsongo...@gmail.com>
>
>
> Sugar Labs PLC,  please urgently page down to the all caps section below.
>
> Samson,
>
> Samson Goddy wrote at 08:52 (EDT) on Wednesday:
> > it has been 5 days, i already made request to su...@sfconservancy.org
> for
> > funding. Since it takes up to 15 working days(3 weeks) for the embassy to
> > accept appointment for interview.
> >
> > I haven't heard anything from both parties.
>
> Unfortunately, We are waiting for someone from Sugar Labs to reply to
> approve the expense.  I don't know why they haven't replied.
>
> SUGAR LABS PLC: By my calculation, Samson is asking for this:
>
>   FOR TRAVEL TO GET A VISA, AND FOR THE VISA FEES ITSELF, SAMSON GODDY ASKS
>   FOR A CASH ADVANCE OF TRAVEL EXPENSES (TO COME TO GSOC MENTOR SUMMIT
>   2017).  The totals are as follows:
>
>   If we use western union, N202,350 = $570 (rate set by WU)
>
>   If we use wire, he's asking for 561+(561*.05)+13+25 = US$627.05 to be
> wired.
>wire fees
>
> If Sugar Labs PLC replies with approval before Sunday night US/Eastern, we
> can likely process a payment by wire on Monday.
>
>
> We don't typically use Western Union, and it would be substantial effort
> for
> us to do that, so we'd like Sugar to approve the additional wire fees as
> it will make payment more rapid for Samson and easier for Conservancy.
>
> Samson, your request was a bit ramble-y, so if I gleaned the wrong totals
> above, please correct them.
>
> Samson, in preparation for Sugar Labs PLC hopefully approving this request,
> could you let me know if the wire instructions I used for you before are
> still correct, and if not, send me new ones?
>
> --
> Bradley M. Kuhn
> Distinguished Technologist of Software Freedom Conservancy
>  |--> & also, de-facto Bookkeeper for the moment
> Pls support Conservancy!: https://sfconservancy.org/supporter/
>
>
>
> --
> Walter Bender
> Sugar Labs
> http://www.sugarlabs.org
> 
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