[CREATE] LGM 2008 and 2009 reimbursements - Process starting

[Joao S. O. Bueno]

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Louis Desjardins
<louis.desjardins at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi LGMers !
>
> First, I want to thank again all the people who made it at both LGM 2008 -
> Wroclaw and more recently at LGM 2009 - Montreal.
>
> It’s more than inspiring to see you all gather into this tremendous meeting
> that is LGM since the very first time in Lyon - 2006.
>
> Second, for those of you who are waiting for a reimbursement of your travel
> expenses, we’ve got news for you !
>
> We are now ready to start the reimbursement process.
>
> Yes, yes and yes, it has been too long, much too long before we reimburse
> your travel expenses. I am very sorry for this. The story
> is rather unusual. In short, there are quite a few people who haven’t
> received any money back for their trip to Poland in 2008 while there
> was more than enough money in the bank in Poland. An almost incredible
> sequence of events resulted in the delays we’re facing now — and still are
> at the moment of writing this message.
>
> But, after months of pushing hard and waiting and exchanging emails and
> trying to find out what was going on and why and when the money would be
> available to finally reimburse the participants of LGM 2008, we are now
> almost sure we’re going to see this money one day and this is why we start
> the process.

Hi Louis --

Thank you for that.


The information for reimbursemnt (via gnome.org ) for all the GIMP
team for LGM 2009 is stalled with me.  :-(
I hope people will fill in the form -
I got stuck at asking banking details and gatherign receipts for the
others and myself.


I will forward you whatver I've got in oconversations with Rosana at
gnome foundation.

Regards,

   js
  -><-



> So.
>
> For the few people who haven’t yet received their reimbursement for LGM 2008
> Wroclaw, please file yourself in the link below. We will match your info
> with the one we already have on file. This is needed because I want to make
> sure we’re not missing anybody. So please file yourself in. Please make sure
> to check the appropriate LGM year.
>
> http://www.libregraphicsmeeting.org/2009/reimbursement.php
>
>
> LGMers of 2009 in Montreal are asked to do the same. If you were a
> participant at both meetings and are seeking a reimbursement for both trips,
> please file a second request for 2009, checking the appropriate LGM box.
>
> The gathering of the info will end within THE NEXT THREE WEEKS, ON FRIDAY
> FEB. 19, 2010.
>
> According to the info we have, the budget for 2008 will be enough to cover
> that year's travel expenses and there will be money remaining from that LGM
> that we can use for the expenses of 2009.
>
> For 2009, we don’t know YET how much money we have but we will soon find
> out.
>
> The rule is the same as previously.
>
> *Who qualifies :* Developers or presenters who have attended LGM and who are
> officially entitled by each team’s leader(s) or who were invited to talk at
> LGM by the organisers and who have not been sponsored by other means to
> travel to LGM.
>
> *What we reimburse : *We aim at reimbursing in full the travel trip, that is
> the transportation only, plane, bus, train, fuel, upon receipt of the proof
> of purchase of your ticket. We need to first find out the total amount we
> are asked to reimburse. If there is enough money, we reimburse 100%, if not,
> then we’ll reimburse proportionally to the money we have. If we have more
> money, the remainder is bumped into the next LGM budget. So far, we’ve been
> lucky enough to be able to reimburse 100% of the submitted expenses. So
> let’s hope it’s going to be the same for 2009.
>
> Thanks for filing yourself in quickly so we can proceed as soon as we get
> the money from Poland. If you have any question, don’t hesitate to write to
> me.
>
> Louis
> --
> Louis Desjardins
> Organisateur principal / Main organiser
> Libre Graphics Meeting 2009 - Montréal 6-9 mai 2009
> www.libregraphicsmeeting.org/2009
> +1 514 994 9351 (cell phone)
> +1 514 934 1353 ext. 121 (office phone)
> HAE / EDT GMT -5
>
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