Re: las-gnome GNOME Foundation Sponsorship for LAS GNOME 2017

[Nuritzi Sanchez <nuritzi gnome org>]

Hi Allan and the Board, 

I'm writing to let you all know that, unfortunately, we won't be able to hold LAS GNOME this year. We were ready to put down the money to reserve the space, when the person who was helping us left Stanford, and the new person informed us that we would not be able to use the space after all. Over the past few days, we looked into finding another space on campus, but there weren't any that met our requirements.

Since our go / no-go day was technically last week, we've decided that it'll be best to hold LAS GNOME next Spring. We are meeting this week to come up with suggestions for how to plan next year's event, including recommendations around the bid / planning process, and any new requests we may have for the Board. 

This email is just meant to give the Board a heads up before we announce things more widely over the next few days. We'll also be talking about the potential for a North American Summit outside of LAS GNOME (though I don't think it'd happen this year either), and/or hackfests that might fill more immediate needs.

Please let us know if you have any initial questions. 

Best, 

Nuritzi

On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 9:38 PM, Nuritzi Sanchez <nuritzi gnome org> wrote:

Thanks, Allan! We'll push forward and will keep the Board updated. 

Best, 

Nuritzi

On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 11:45 AM, Allan Day <aday gnome org> wrote:

Dear LAS GNOME Team,

Following a bid that was submitted by Nuritzi Sanchez, the GNOME
Foundation Board of Directors has approved LAS GNOME to go ahead for
2-5 November at Stanford University.

We have also approved $4,000 of GNOME Foundation funds to be spent on
the venue. Note that this is just for the venue - if further funds are
required, there will need to be a separate decision.

Going forward, you might want to consider how LAS GNOME can be more
closely aligned with the event's stated goals, to encourage the growth
of the application ecosystem. In particular, planning further ahead
and having a target list of participating organisations could be
beneficial.

Additionally, while it is not your sole responsibility, we would
encourage you to think about how we can have a broader event for the
GNOME community in North America. This could be a separate to LAS
GNOME, or it could possibly be co-located with it.

On behalf of the GNOME Foundation, I'd like to thank you all for your
work. LAS GNOME is a fantastic initiative and we are grateful for your
efforts!

Yours,

Allan Day
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