In a message dated 8/12/2006 4:53:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, beesley@gmail.com writes:
On 8/12/06, daniwo59@aol.com daniwo59@aol.com wrote:
This conversation had jumped back and forth from single-instance expenses (eg. babysitting costs) to much larger issues such as speakers fees. With
the
number of speaking requests pouring in to the Foundation (and they come in
at
an ever increasing rate), I want to suggest the following guidelines for
board
members and others giving talks about the Foundation.
What about the requests that don't come in via an official Foundation address? If individuals are approached, are you expecting them to follow these guidelines, or would those not count as official Foundation talks? Do we have any way of knowing which events are expecting an official representative of the Foundation? All speaking requests in which people go out and represent the Foundation should be under the auspicies and supervision of the Foundation. The Foundation should know who is going out speaking on its behalf, what they are saying, and to whom--especially when registered trademarks and logos are concerned. We are wary of people misusing our logo and trademark on websites--why should we not be equally wary of people misusing our logo and trademark in the real world? Finally, when people contact the Foundation asking for a speaker, it is safe to assume that they expect an "official representative."
- The Speaker Subcommittee will also request an honorarium
, to be paid to the Foundation, for providing a speaker.
Are you suggesting that this Subcommittee would only send people if an honorarium was to be received? Or would you just be requesting it on the slim chance there is one? Considering I've only ever once been offered one, it doesn't seem very likely most speakers are going to get this, unless you want to start turning down the opportunity to promote the projects except in the very rare cases where money will be involved. No, I am suggesting that the Subcommittee request an honorarium as well as expenses. It is possible that none will be available. The Subcommittee will then decide whether or not to send someone. Furthermore, as I mentioned earlier, not every request for a speaker must be met. It is also okay to say no for any number of reasons.
An additional point to consider is whether this subcommittee will be the ones booking the transport.
That would depend on who is paying for teh transportation.
Danny
Angela.