On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 08:33:30PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > So the question I have for the team is: are there other things we should be > spending money on to make this a good conference, that we have shied away > from due to money concerns? > > I can suggest two possibilities. > > - Water bottles. Sturdy, reusable aluminum water bottles - branded with > the Debian logo, of course! - would be a nice perk to send people home > with, that would be useful during the conference too. (And they would > definitely come in handy for people on the day trip.) They are also > something that we could order extra of - I'm *sure* that people would be > interested in buying extras.
I like this idea quite a bit. It would pair nicely with my Debian umbrella. > - Beverage service. We can always let people fill their water bottles at > the drinking fountains, and there are beverages available for purchase > down on the first floor. If we want to provide anything more than that > to our attendees, it has to be contracted with the authorized caterer > (Aramark). We have a quote for this below. It's basically a complete > rip-off for anything beyond water, but those are the rules we have to > play by if we want something like this. Depending on how they count "per > person" for coffee and tea, this could be as much as $600/day. So > personally, I think if we do anything here it should only be water; and > if it's only water I'm not sure it adds value over just buying reusable > water bottles for everyone. I've always put in-room water to good use at other conferences. I'd be a fan of that. The food items does seem like a lot of money especially since not everyone would really be in to it. -Kees > > > Should we pursue either of these options? Are there any other nice-to-haves > that we should consider adding? > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Hudspeth, Lisa > Date: Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 7:49 AM > Subject: RE: Debconf > To: Mark Brinkmann > > > > > Mark, > > We offer a bulk water service which includes 1- 3 gallon container of water > that would be refreshed 2 times during the day according to their breaks. > It is $25 for the 1- 3 gallon container. Depending on the number of people > attending the conference they can add to the number of containers they want > for an additional $25 for each one. > > Coffee and Tea Service would be $2.00 per person. (10 person minimum) > > The Fresh Garden Crudites served with Ranch Hummus and grilled pita > triangles is $3.00 per person.(10 person minimum) > > Assorted Cookies is $16 for 1 dozen. > > Assorted cookies and brownies is $2.00 per person.(10 person minimum) > > Let me know if you would like for me to speak with them directly. > > Also, if they are an outside group there is a gratuity of 18% added onto > the food and beverage. > > Lisa > > > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > Thanks, > -- > 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 -- Kees Cook @debian.org _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
