Re: [guadec-list] Sponsorship letter

["Diego Escalante Urrelo" <diegoe gnome org>]

On 6/29/07, Behdad Esfahbod <behdad behdad org> wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-06-29 at 13:56 -0500, Diego Escalante Urrelo wrote:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > (sorry if someone gets duplicates of this)
> >
> > Fighting the consulates, I realized that it would be a good idea to
> > have a letter from the foundation where it's acknowledged that I'm
> > being sponsored to attende GUADEC and GUADEC-ES. You know, to make
> > things "look official".
>
> I prefer to have these things handled by GUADEC organizers, not the
> Board.  The standard GUADEC invitation letter looks quite official to
> me, and has got me (and others) visas already.
>
> What kind of problems are you having with the consulate?
Yep I know, it's quite good. What I mean with this one is to show that
the top-level organization (the foundation) knows about all this and
to explain that my trip is both to Spain and UK.
Right now I have the standard UK invitation letter (guadec letter) and
that's fine, but it only mentions my trip to UK, it doesn't detail
that I'm dropping by Spain a few days.

It's just to summarize things. Under the asumption that if it doesn't
harm then it clarifies things for the embassy.

> behdad
>
> > So I crafted a letter about this, with the hope that someone wants to
> > give me a hand and fill in the blanks, insert a png with his/her
> > signature and mail it back to me.
> > Obviously to make it official it has to be a Board Member the one signing it.
> >
> > I hope someone can give me a hand!
> >
> > Diego
> >
> > ------------
> > To whom it may concern (is this english?)
> >
> > On behalf of The GNOME Foundation, I would like to confirm that Mr.
> > Diego Escalante Urrelo is being sponsored to attend GUADEC 2007: The
> > GNOME Conference 15th - 21st  July, 2007, Birmingham, United Kingdom,
> > the 8th annual GNOME Users and Developers European Conference and
> > GUADEC-ES 2007: The GNOME Hispanic Users and Developers Conference
> > 12th - 13th July, 2007.
> >
> > Mr. Diego Escalante Urrelo holds a passport numbered 3923409.
> >
> > His flight to Spain and United Kingdom, his accommodation and other
> > expenses during 11th-24th July 2007 are covered by the GUADEC
> > committee in 1 Great Colmore Street Birmingham, B15 2AP, UK. Which is
> > a $relationship with the foundation.
> >
> > He is being sponsored because of his contributions to the GNOME
> > project which include software development, software translation and
> > authoring software documentation. He has also helped promote GNOME in
> > events, media and local community groups.
> > We would like him to attend GUADEC so that he can share his
> > experiences and learn about the latest developments in the GNOME
> > project.
> >
> > GNOME Foundation (gnome.org) is a non-profit, non-government
> > organization based in Boston, USA, with a worldwide membership. The
> > GNOME User and Developer European Conferences (GUADEC and GUADEC-ES)
> > www.guadec.org - www.guadec.es are annual gatherings of GNOME
> > developers, enthusiasts and individual, business, education and
> > government users worldwide.
> >
> > Yours sincerely,
> > SCANED SIGNATURE
> >
> >
> > someone
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> behdad
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>
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