On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Wouter Verhelst <wou...@debian.org> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 06:44:42AM -0500, Brian Gupta wrote: > [...] >> 2) Belgian-team close second (11), with 50%+ having attended DebConfs >> in the past. > > I just noticed I've forgotten to add this to the wiki, but: Gerry, Juan > and myself are all also members of the FOSDEM team and have been for > several years (Juan and Gerry actually even longer than me). While > FOSDEM isn't DebConf, this is also a large free software conference, and > I think this is also relevant experience. > > From talking to other members of the FOSDEM team, it is clear that some > of them might be interested in joining as well should we win the bid, > but none have so far helped out. > > [...] >> Belgium needs a food cost estimate > > Yes, that is indeed our major outstanding issue. > > I have just done a quick websearch for catering options in the > neighbourhood, and have come up with a company "Traiteur Derkinderen". > This company's focus is to deliver hot meals to people at home, mostly > for retired and needy people, starting at a price of EURO 8 per person per > hot meal. > > They don't actually deliver to Mechelen, but I assume they would be > willing to do so for 300 meals, which would be a large customer. > > I haven't yet contacted them, however.
Bear in mind, it's not just a question of willingness. They may not have the facilities/staff to accommodate such large orders, especially considering that it is a smaller city. I would put more effort into hammering this down, and exploring options, BEFORE THE DECISION, as arranging meals for 150+ is not always as trivial as it might seem. It doesn't need to be finalized, but I feel you should have at least one viable option available. (You may find that the only kitchens that can accommodate DebConf needs are the near-by hotel kitchens, and they may be cost prohibitive.) > [...] >> 4) Belgium: Food costs? > > See above. > >> 5) Belgium: Can local team take photos of venue and accommodations and >> add to bid, before decision meeting? > > I'll try to get that arranged ASAP. Reminder. >> 6) Both: Family accommodations: Will family-rooms be available? If >> not, will there be nearby (walking distance) hotels? > > Yes. The three hotels that are part of our bid are within walking > distance. One is across the street (less than 10 meters from the venue), > the second is across the river (about 50 meters from the venue), the > third is two blocks away (200 - 300 meters from the venue). To be clear, are the hotels the only options for families, or are there hostel rooms that can be reserved by families? (It's not a blocker in any case, just is a useful data point.) > -- > This end should point toward the ground if you want to go to space. > > If it starts pointing toward space you are having a bad problem and you > will not go to space today. > > -- http://xkcd.com/1133/ _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
