From owner-freebsd-announce@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 16 00:13:24 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 826D71065674 for ; Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from deb@freebsdfoundation.org) Received: from aslan.scsiguy.com (www.scsiguy.com [70.89.174.89]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40F128FC0C for ; Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from Deb-Goodkins-MacBook-Pro.local (c-71-196-153-166.hsd1.co.comcast.net [71.196.153.166]) (authenticated bits=0) by aslan.scsiguy.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q1G0DMUD009121 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:13:23 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from deb@freebsdfoundation.org) Message-ID: <4F3C4A1D.7070607@freebsdfoundation.org> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:13:17 -0700 From: Deb Goodkin User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; rv:10.0.1) Gecko/20120208 Thunderbird/10.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.7 (aslan.scsiguy.com [70.89.174.89]); Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:13:23 -0700 (MST) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:21:45 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: [FreeBSD-Announce] Reminder that we are accepting Travel Grant Applications X-BeenThere: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Project Announcements \[moderated\]" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:13:24 -0000 Calling all FreeBSD developers needing assistance with travel expenses to AsiaBSDCon 2012. The FreeBSD Foundation will be providing a limited number of travel grants to individuals requesting assistance. Please fill out and submit the Travel Grant Request Application at http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/documents/TravelRequestForm.pdf by February 20, 2012 to apply for this grant. This program is open to FreeBSD developers of all sorts (kernel hackers, documentation authors, bugbusters, system administrators, etc). In some cases we are also able to fund non-developers, such as active community members and FreeBSD advocates. Your request should be based on a realistic and economical estimate of travel costs (economy airfare, trainfare, ...), accommodations (conference hotel and sharing a room), and registration or tutorial fees. If there are other sponsors willing to cover costs, such as your employer or the conference, we prefer that you talk to them first, as our budget is limited. We are happy to split costs with you or another sponsor, such as just covering airfare or board. If you are a speaker at the conference, we expect the conference to cover your travel costs, and will most likely not approve your request. If your application is approved, we will authorize you to seek reimbursement up to a limit. We consider several factors, including our overall and per-event budgets, and the benefit to the community by funding your travel. We reimburse costs based on receipts, and by check or bank transfer. And, we do not cover your costs if you end up having to cancel your trip. We require you to submit a report on your trip, which we may show to current or potential sponsors, and may include in our semi-annual newsletter or this blog. There's some flexibility in the mechanism, so talk to us if something about the model doesn't quite work for you or if you have any questions. The travel grant program is one of the most effective ways we can spend money to help support the FreeBSD Project, as it helps developers get together in the same place at the same time, and helps advertise and advocate FreeBSD in the larger community. Thank You, The FreeBSD Foundation