StateoftheMap Organizing Committee/Minutes/2018/2018-06-25 Meeting

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Time and location: 2018-06-25 19:00 UTC, HOT Mumble server

Present: Christine, Mikel, Michael, Francesco, Alessandro, Marco, Benoît, Gregory

Lead: Rob

Minutes by: Michael

Send emails of acceptance/rejection for SotM 2019 applications (100)

  • no response except Nigeria who sent new costs for catering (about half of original, now similar to Europe)
  • doubts regarding security for Nigeria
  • Heidelberg has larger team
  • We need to have some kind of email record or similar to ensure that the venue is still booked for us.
  • They can now start contracting.

Social-only tickets (128)

  • each person costs us EUR 40
  • social-only tickets cost EUR 40 to cover the cost but not more
  • they will be sold in Milan


T-Shirt order

  • 240 ticket sales already including scholars
  • we order 300 T-shirts now with an option 100 additonal later
  • estimation that 100 to 150 people will sign up
  • ticket design: ticket #93
  • red T-shirt for volunteers, green for everyone else, printing in white
  • we agree to have a large logo on the front, positioned in the centre
  • text on the back because
    • cheaper printing (Michael) but raising the price only by 70 cent according to Alessandro
    • easier to wear (Mikel)
    • no text on the back means no "OpenStreetMap" on the T-shirt (Christine); solution: include "OpenStreetMap" in the front logo
  • text and logo side by side does not look good
  • "OpenStreetMap" will be placed inside the logo, similar to SotM 2016
  • Michael makes new designs this evening
  • Deadline is tomorrow.


Breakout session Caribbean and Western Africa (130)

  • Severin Menard asked to have four hours about OSM in the Caribean and Western Africa.
  • Speakers have scholarships by Le Libre Geographes
  • Christine responded that a whole track is not possible and asked to begin at the beginning of the conference.
  • Christine told them that they should go into the Saturday morning and told them that they can get 2 hours. She didn't promise anything because she wanted to ask them beforehand.
  • Mikel: 4 hours would be one quarter of the whole conference and take their visitors away from the rest of the conferencer.
  • Rob: They could advertise their sessions now but with a note that the time is not guaranteed.
  • Rob will send Christine a text to use in the response. → text to be put into the GitHub ticket


Booklet (97, 131)

  • Michael working on it, has proposed a front page, working on the interior
  • booklet will contain session descriptions
  • Michael will use his favourite print shop he is used to although it is in Germany
  • Font (currently DejaVu Sans as used by FOSSGIS) is not the best, suggestions are welcome. Michael will look for a better and free font.


Pay venue deposit (96)

  • Quote by Politecnico di Milano listes all rooms and services (video recording, air conditing etc.) we wanted to book. This will be signed tomorrow.


Meeting intervals

  • 1 month to go to the conference
  • Rob proposes to increase the meeting interval to 1 week from now on until the conference


Simultaneous translation service (129)

  • independent translator for De Donato would cost EUR 1.464, earphones and translator cabin are offered for free by Polimi. She would start on Sunday on 11:30 after the lightning talks.
  • Michael: Yes if budget allows but worried if future conferences are expected to offer it, too.
  • Rob, Marco: Agreed if budget allows


Scholarships

  • Seven visa have been awarded, three are still waiting but are expected to receive theirs soon.


Sponsorship

  • We are on track.


Volunteers

  • Marco contacted all of them.
  • They should work at least one day but they are welcomed to work more.
  • We kindly ask them to work two days. Those who have jobs in the lecture rooms could do even more work.
  • If the catering company does a lot of work themselves, less volunteer work is necessary.
  • Marco will share a plan.
  • Marco will ask volunteers for special skills (e.g. French) and make a plan who will work where and do what.

Photographer

  • We will ask the volunteers, not to pay a photographer.
  • Paid photographer for group photo.
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