On 27/10/12 21:23, Moray Allan wrote: > On 2012-10-27 11:29, Daniel Pocock wrote: >> It would be interesting to have feedback on this part of the checklist >> from people who have more experience than myself. > > I've made some edits, including removing the "underwriters" part until > after some discussion that suggests it is a realistic idea.
If we are going to get the `ideal' bid, then we need to have a vision of what it looks like For me, an element of financial stability is part of that vision - you only have to look at the number of threads started this week about budget cuts to see what could be avoided in future... > It was noted a while ago that the checklist has grown too long and > confusing for bid teams; before the next decision period we should sort > it out a bit. But just now, sorting out DC12 venue/budget/sponsorship > is somewhat more urgent. That may be true, a longer checklist may create more work for the bid team: but it also qualifies that the bid teams are already warmed up and prepared for things like fundraising from the moment they have a green light. I have not seen one comment this week suggesting that fundraising should not start earlier - but to start fundraising earlier, the plans have to be made earlier too: before the bid is chosen. Some of this data would be particularly easy to supply for teams that had already practiced raising funds for a mini-DebConf, etc. _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
