Re: Sponsoring GUADEC 2018

[Neil McGovern <neil gnome org>]

Hi Xavi,

Apologies, it seems my push didn't make it to the website. I've sent it
up now, and it should be live shortly.

Thanks,
Neil

On Wed, 2018-06-20 at 15:08 +0200, Xavier Castaño García wrote:
> Hi Neil,
>
> We still do not appear as sponsors in the Guadec webpage, is there
> any
> issue on our side? We issued a transfer on the 12th of June, have you
> received our wire transfer?
>
> Thanks a lot in advance,
> Xavi
>
> On 12/06/18 13:03, Xavier Castaño García wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have already forwarded the invoice for payment.
> >
> > Please, find the logo attached. Paragraph for the website:
> >
> > --
> > Igalia is an open source consultancy specialized in the development
> > of
> > innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in
> > a
> > wide range of technological areas, including browsers and client-
> > side
> > web technologies, graphics pipeline, compilers and virtual
> > machines.
> >
> > Leading the development of essential projects in the areas of web
> > rendering and browsers, we have the most WPE, WebKit,
> > Chromium/Blink and
> > Firefox expertise found in the consulting business, including many
> > reviewers and committers. Igalia designs, develops, customises and
> > optimises GNU/Linux-based solutions for companies across the globe.
> >
> > Igalia has been involved in GNOME since the early days,
> > contributing to
> > the project in many areas, including accessibility support,
> > browsers and
> > web engines, or document viewers.
> > --
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Xavi.
> >
> > On 11/06/18 16:44, Neil McGovern wrote:
> > > Thanks so much for your support!
> > >
> > > I'm copying in Rosanna here for the invoicing. Do you have a
> > > logo, and
> > > a short paragraph of text about Igalia I can add to the website?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Neil
> > >
> > > On Mon, 2018-06-11 at 16:42 +0200, Xavier Castaño García wrote:
> > > > Hi Neil,
> > > >
> > > > Please, find it attached.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Xavi.
> > > >
> > > > On 11/06/18 16:35, Neil McGovern wrote:
> > > > > Hi Xavi,
> > > > >
> > > > > Apologies, attached!
> > > > >
> > > > > Neil
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 2018-06-11 at 16:34 +0200, Xavier Castaño García
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Neil,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Our idea is to sponsor with Bronze, but the form comes with
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > Silver
> > > > > > selected. Would it be possible that you send me a new
> > > > > > version of
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > form with Bronze selected, please?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks a lot in advance.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > Xavi.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 11/06/18 14:16, Neil McGovern wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi Xavi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Apologies, I've been on holiday, and it seems the rest of
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > sponsorship committee have had some other leave they
> > > > > > > needed to
> > > > > > > take.
> > > > > > > Please find attached the form - as soon as we can get
> > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > back, I
> > > > > > > can
> > > > > > > confirm the sponsorship!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Many thanks,
> > > > > > > Neil
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, 2018-05-09 at 16:53 +0200, Xavier Castaño García
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi Neil,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Confirmed. I would like to confirm that we would like
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > sponsor
> > > > > > > > (Bronze
> > > > > > > > level). Please, let me know how to move this forward.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks a lot in advance.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > Xavi.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On 09/05/18 08:05, Xavier Castaño García wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hi Neil,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I have this email pending to answer. We are going to
> > > > > > > > > sponsor
> > > > > > > > > GUADEC
> > > > > > > > > again this year. Probably, Bronze. But, I need to
> > > > > > > > > confirm
> > > > > > > > > internally.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > Xavi.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On 11/04/18 02:35, Neil McGovern wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Hi Xavier,
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I'm writing as you very kindly sponsored GUADEC
> > > > > > > > > > last
> > > > > > > > > > year,
> > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > was
> > > > > > > > > > hoping you would be able to do so again in 2018.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > As I'm sure you know, like many projects, our
> > > > > > > > > > conferences
> > > > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > > run
> > > > > > > > > > on a
> > > > > > > > > > non-profit basis, and our organizers are
> > > > > > > > > > volunteers. Your
> > > > > > > > > > contribution
> > > > > > > > > > makes it possible for the GNOME desktop and GNOME
> > > > > > > > > > technologies to
> > > > > > > > > > make
> > > > > > > > > > real progress, and is the basis for continued
> > > > > > > > > > innovation
> > > > > > > > > > throughout the
> > > > > > > > > > year.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > This year, GUADEC will be held in Almería, Spain.
> > > > > > > > > > The
> > > > > > > > > > university
> > > > > > > > > > campus
> > > > > > > > > > has held national and international technical
> > > > > > > > > > conferences
> > > > > > > > > > as
> > > > > > > > > > PyConES
> > > > > > > > > > 2016 and Akademy 2017, plus a large set of
> > > > > > > > > > technical
> > > > > > > > > > minor
> > > > > > > > > > meeting
> > > > > > > > > > invigorating the tech community and the passion for
> > > > > > > > > > Free
> > > > > > > > > > Software.
> > > > > > > > > > We've kept the sponsorship levels the same as last
> > > > > > > > > > year,
> > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > hope
> > > > > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > > > can support us.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > I look forward to hearing from you, and have
> > > > > > > > > > enclosed
> > > > > > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > > year's
> > > > > > > > > > sponsorship brochure.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > Neil
-- 
Neil McGovern
Executive Director, The GNOME Foundation