On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Steve Langasek <vor...@debian.org> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 02:32:13PM -0700, Patty Langasek wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 02:20:08PM -0700, Allison Randal wrote: >> > On 10/24/2013 01:49 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: > >> > >FWIW as a personal data point, I now have too many DebConf messenger bags >> > >and not enough DebConf reusable grocery bags... so I'd be in favor of the >> > >reusable grocery bag style again from DebConf 10. ;) > >> > > +1, and very appropriate for Portland. > >> And if we did this, it shouldn't be too hard to find people who have had >> reusable grocery bag styles made for their businesses locally, and get the >> contact information on who made them. > >> The only concern I have is the 'attendee expectation' concern. Bear in >> mind that many attendees are used to receiving a bag of some sort that >> they can toss their laptop or devices in and wander around. These styles >> aren't made for that. > > True for DC8, 12, 13; not true for DC4 (bag too small), 6, 7, 9 (no bags at > all that I remember?), 10 (grocery bag), 11 (no bag that I remember). > > Anyone who arrives at a conference assuming that someone there will provide > them with a way to carry their laptop from place to place has planned > poorly. :)
If we can agree on a budget of $1500-2000, and agree to minimum bikeshedding with whatever I come up with, I volunteer to research and coordinate the bags. (I'm currently thinking of canvas tote bags that are larger and a step up in quality from what we did for DC10, but don't hold me to it.) The only support I believe I'll need from local team, is: 1) Help with dealing with graphics from the designer of the conference logo 2) Assistance with shipping logistics. (Where and when to send them.) If we can agree on this, I think we are good for sponsorship levels/benefits, with one exception. (We still need confirmation from our media sponsors that they are willing to offer the free ads again, before we can finalize that benefit, as I don't believe paying for a thank you ad makes sense. I wrote to them last night, so that confirmation should come one way or another soon.) Cheers, Brian > -- > Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS > Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. > Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ > slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org > > _______________________________________________ > Debconf-team mailing list > Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team > _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
