Re: Martin In general, I think asking people in need to front money is a barrier. Since, hopefully, Diversity efforts reach out to people who are the most in need (and/or less likely to feel empowered to take the steps to get themselves to DC without support), it is a lot nicer to not require them go through a lengthy reimbursement process--or really one at all.
I think there are also practical reasons for being able to hand people a packet (being aware that their reservations have all been handled, that they were handled in a manner that is fiscally ideal from our side, there just won't be a lot of people to manage). It also makes people feel special and included, which is always nice. cheers, mdb On 03/16/2016 03:55 PM, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach David Bremner <da...@tethera.net> [2016-03-16 16:19 +0100]: >> How, if at all do you (collectively) want this to interact with the >> regular bursaries process? > It's my understanding that the fundamental difference between > bursaries and outreach is that the former is concerned with vetting > financial aid applications, while the latter is more about actively > getting people to come. > > Molly's initial explanation at DC14 involved a hypothetical envelope > she'd pass to someone, with everything they needed to come: > invitation, background info, airline voucher, confirmation of paid > room&board etc., so as to make them feel a lot more welcome and to > facilitate their decision to join us, rather than expecting them to > figure out how to sign up and apply for financial aid. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Debconf-team mailing list > Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
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