Re: [guadec-list] Visa invitation letters

[Ekaterina Gerasimova <kittykat3756 gmail com>]

On 12 June 2014 18:26, Marina Zhurakhinskaya <marinazik gmail com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Attached are two letter templates - one from Linux Logistique with an
> invitation and another one from the GNOME Foundation with the travel
> sponsorship information. Please let me know if you think any changes
> should be made to them.

The letter from Linux Logistique looks great. The one from the GNOME
Foundation maybe should mention "partial travel sponsorship" or
"sponsorship towards their travel" as it can often be partial
sponsorship and we won't know until after the tickets are booked in
many cases.

> I will then work with Srini, Tiffany, Alexandre, and Andreas to get
> these filled out and signed via private channels. Here is the
> information we'll need to fill out the letters.
>
> Information needed from the invitees:
>
> Name and address of the embassy or consulate general where you will
> apply for the visa (ones in India can be found at
> http://www.ambafrance-in.org/The-Competent-consular ):
> Full name:
> Last name:
> Pronoun (he or she):
> Dates of stay in Strasbourg (check in date - check out date):
> Place of stay in Strasbourg (arranged by the GNOME Foundation - Foyer
> de l'Étudiant Catholique - or something else):
> If talk accepted, its title:
> Date of birth:
> Passport number:
>
> Information needed from the travel committee:
>
> Full name:
> Amount sponsored for air travel:
> Number of nights sponsored for accommodations:
> Dates for the nights sponsored (check in date - check out date):
>
> Thanks,
> Marina
>
> On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Alexandre Franke
> <alexandre franke gmail com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 5:18 PM, Srinivasa Ragavan <sragavan gnome org> wrote:
> > > As per the consulate, it has to be signed by a French National with
> > > local address & telephone number.
> >
> > It will indeed be signed by a representative of our local entity, most
> > likely me as I'm the secretary.
> >
> > > If the above is provided, I could
> > > help here, if you are looking for some help. Im a GNOME Foundation
> > > member for more than 10 years. I can prep the document and send to
> > > that person, who can sign, scan and email it back.
> >
> > Great! Thanks a lot. Tiffany will also work on this with you.
> >
> > > With almost 6 weeks pending and the consulate in India needing 2-3
> > > working weeks, I'd like to put a rush on this if possible.
> >
> > Marina is currently putting the finishing touch on the template.
> > She'll let you know as soon as she's done, and she will be there to
> > guide you.
> >
> > Again, thanks to you three for taking care of that!
> >
> > --
> > Alexandre Franke
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