[LGM] Libre Graphics Meeting Fundraising Partnership

[Dave Crossland]

Hi Frank

Did you hear back from SPI?:

On 26 April 2018 at 13:44, Frank Trampe <frank.trampe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello, Martin.
>
> I'm just following up to see whether there was any chance of getting our
> letter aired with the board. We're perfectly willing to pursue other
> options if you don't think it's appropriate, but SPI seems to be our best
> match if it's workable. We'll hope to hear from you soon.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Frank
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 4:19 PM, Frank Trampe <frank.trampe at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Okay. We'll look forward to hearing from you.
>>
>> To be more specific, we're also not asking you to plan the conference. We
>> would still pick the venue, solicit talks, schedule, and the like. The four
>> main things from SPI would be accepting funds, disbursing funds,
>> accounting, and helping us to meet any relevant regulatory requirements for
>> those activities. We would work to minimize the burden on your organization
>> wherever possible.
>>
>> I hope that we can make it work somehow.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 4:10 PM, Martin Michlmayr <tbm at cyrius.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Frank,
>>>
>>> * Frank Trampe <frank.trampe at gmail.com> [2018-02-19 16:01]:
>>> > I wasn't clear on what you mean by not sponsoring conferences. Our
>>> > organization's main purpose is to run a meeting, but we're not asking
>>> SPI
>>> > to give us money
>>>
>>> Ok, I've read the PDF letter in the meantime.  Please disregard what I
>>> wrote about sponsorship.  Some conferences approach us from time to
>>> time to ask for sponsorship, i.e. money for their conferences, and
>>> that's something we don't really do.  But that's not what you're
>>> asking for anyway.
>>>
>>> > just to take administrative responsibility for our
>>> > organization (including finances), leaving the actual fundraising to
>>> us. Is
>>> > that okay, or is partnering with conferences in any form outside of the
>>> > present charter?
>>>
>>> I don't think it's outside our charter.  However, I think running a
>>> conference involves a lot of work in terms of organization and I'm not
>>> sure we'd be able to handle that at the moment.  However, that's just
>>> my gut reaction.  I'll read your letter in more detail in a few days
>>> and think about it some more.  (I'm travelling right now.)
>>>
>>> Martin
>>>
>>> --
>>> Martin Michlmayr
>>> http://www.cyrius.com/
>>>
>>
>>
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Cheers
Dave
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