Your vote is needed on the planned Inkscape Hackfest in Portland, Oregon.
Proposals:
Sponsor a hackfest in Portland, Oregon for Apr 28 - May 3. (Refer to attached proposal document for details).
[ ] a. Yes, sponsor hackfest in Portland, Oregon as proposed. [ ] b. Approve holding a hackfest, but recommend making the following alterations: ____________________________________________________________ [ ] c. Do not approve holding a hackfest in Portland
Reimburse using a ranked system similar to 2015. Note this is somewhat less than was allocated for the Leeds hackfest, but expenses are expected to be lower.
[ ] a. Use ranked reimbursement. Long term, high commit developers are sponsored up to a higher maximum than new developers. [ ] b. Use open ended. We’ll fully cover all valid expenses incurred by the sponsorees. [ ] c. Other: ____________________________________________________________ [ ] d. Do not reimburse for Portland hackfest expenses
Provide an additional $500 lodging stipend for anyone that prefers to make their own lodging arrangements. (I.e. for reasons of age, gender, special needs, or personal preference.)
The Inkscape Board sponsors a dinner event, to be funded from the Inkscape general fund (instead of the hackfest fund), for Hackfest attendees and guests.
[ ] a. Yes. Allocate $600 from Inkscape’s general fund for a dinner. [ ] b. Yes, but handle funding the dinner in a different way: ________________________________________________________________ [ ] c. No, do not fund a sponsored dinner for the hackfest.
Votes:
1. 2. 3. 4.
Bryce Harrington
Josh Andler
Tavmjong Bah
Jon A. Cruz
Ted Gould
Krzysztof Kosiński
Martin Owens Resolved:
Background:
Past hackfests have provided excellent opportunities for Inkscape developers to meet in person, discuss the project and coordinate work on bug-fixing, feature planning, and other efforts. In the past we’ve also sought to align the location and time of the event with conferences or groups in the area to permit external collaborations as well. Our experience so far seems to show that we’re getting far more tangible benefit out of the internal interactions than the external ones.
Thus, this event will focus more sharply on the hackfest itself, giving us much greater flexibility for time and location.
In the past events, we flexibly let each attendee arrange their own accommodation within an allowed stipend, so as to enable them to find options that best minimize costs. However, our experience has shown this to be unpredictable with sometimes sub-par stays and various levels of hassles making the arrangements and securing reimbursement.
Bryce Harrington has volunteered as event coordinator for the hackfest event.