More, better information needed about events
Hey guys, Please don't read this wrong - I think in general people are doing an awesome job of organising DebConf and it's a great event as always - fun and effective for bringing people together to share their Debian work. But: *Please* can we have more information provided about special events (e.g. daytrips, BBQ, conf dinner) provided in a more timely manner? Particularly for those events where food is included, it's *very* stressful for those folks with special/awkward food requirements to be kept guessing as to what might be provided. :-( -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com There's no sensation to compare with this Suspended animation, A state of bliss
Re: More, better information needed about events
On Thu, Aug 02, 2018 at 05:47:02AM +, Holger Levsen wrote: >On Thu, Aug 02, 2018 at 06:22:04AM +0200, Philip Hands wrote: >> (to that end, Gunde's been translating the Formal Dinner info this >> morning, but could do with information about what the plan is for >> returning from the restaurant -- anyone that knows the plan, please tell >> her and she'll add it to the wiki). > >https://debconf18.debconf.org/meals/conference-dinner/ has that info. Unfortunately, none of the details show up in the mobile schedule. Can we do something about that, please? -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com "Further comment on how I feel about IBM will appear once I've worked out whether they're being malicious or incompetent. Capital letters are forecast." Matthew Garrett, http://www.livejournal.com/users/mjg59/30675.html
Re: More, better information needed about events
On Thu, Aug 02, 2018 at 06:22:04AM +0200, Philip Hands wrote: >Steve McIntyre writes: >> >> But: *Please* can we have more information provided about special >> events (e.g. daytrips, BBQ, conf dinner) provided in a more timely >> manner? Particularly for those events where food is included, it's >> *very* stressful for those folks with special/awkward food >> requirements to be kept guessing as to what might be provided. :-( > >Actually, I'd say it injects unneeded stress for quite a lot of us, >which then unfortunately gets reflected on the orga folk in a way that >probably makes us seem ungrateful. > >If people know what to expect in advance, they are much more likely to >be able to make sure that their plans fit into the overall plan, and >that way everyone is likely to be happier. Agreed. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com "Every time you use Tcl, God kills a kitten." -- Malcolm Ray
Re: Bursaries team call for volunteers: DC19 Brazil
Hey Jonathan, On Sat, Mar 23, 2019 at 06:00:04PM +0200, Jonathan Carter wrote: > >1. Reviewing bursary requests and scoring: > >This is the bulk of the work that needs to be completed. We have a >scoring system by which you assign a score based on different aspects. >Although it's not essential, ideally people who want to do this should >really have been to a few DebConfs already and know a wide range of >people in the community. > >If you're applying for a bursary, you can still review bursaries, >since someone else will evaluate your file. > >Because we want to be ready by close of bursary registration, please >reply to me and indicate your interest by 2019-04-01. Happy to help again this year. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com "C++ ate my sanity" -- Jon Rabone
Morretes train day trip
Hey folks, It looks like the train trip is massively over-subscribed already. Is there any scope to add more spaces for this please? Is this limited by actual train space, or by the number of volunteers to act as guides? The link in the wiki page to https://www.serraverdeexpress.com.br/pacotedetremmorretesantonina is giving me a 404 in Firefox, which makes it difficult to get very far on my own... -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com "I've only once written 'SQL is my bitch' in a comment. But that code is in use on a military site..." -- Simon Booth
Onsite anti-harassment contacts?
Hi folks, A little later than hoped, but... It looks like I'm the only member of the Debian AH team on site in Curitiba. I'm happy to help and support efforts here if needed. Who should I be talking to or working with on the local team, please? -- Steve, for the AH team
DebConf Committee updates?
Hey folks, I was just looking through some of the older debconf wiki pages. I can see that https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf_Committee exists, with the header saying "Old DebConf wiki For content since 2019, see the Debian wiki". But I don't see any matching page in the main Debian wiki. Have there been any updates please? Maybe worth adding a direct link to a page (and add the page!) https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/Committee with current content? -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com "Managing a volunteer open source project is a lot like herding kittens, except the kittens randomly appear and disappear because they have day jobs." -- Matt Mackall
Expected number of attendees for conference bags?
Hey folks, My company (Pexip) is sponsoring this year and we're trying to work out what to (maybe) do for swag. How many attendees / conference bags are we expecting please? Cheers. Steve -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control.
Re: Expected number of attendees for conference bags?
Hey Daniel! On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 12:06:11PM +0200, Daniel Lange wrote: >Hi Steve, > >we have 275 people registered at the moment. > >I think you should consider bringing or sending* 350 items of your swag to be >on the safe side. >If we run over a reasonable safety margin, we can always do first come, first >served. > >* ask sponsors@ for the mailing address Awesome, thanks! So, we're leaning towards doing some branded socks, to be a little different. Could I ask for an idea of the T-shirt sizing data for attendees please? It won't be a perfect fit as a proxy for sock size, but we're hoping it will give us something to go on. Cheers! -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com Into the distance, a ribbon of black Stretched to the point of no turning back
Re: T-shirt size distribution, was: Re: Expected number of attendees for conference bags?
Thanks! On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 03:23:28PM +0200, Daniel Lange wrote: >Hi Steve, > >Am 13.05.22 um 15:06 schrieb Steve McIntyre: >> So, we're leaning towards doing some branded socks, to be a little >> different. Could I ask for an idea of the T-shirt sizing data for >> attendees please? It won't be a perfect fit as a proxy for sock size, >> but we're hoping it will give us something to go on. > >S - Small, Fitted cut 4 >S - Small 26 >M - Medium, Fitted cut 10 >M - Medium 85 >L - Large, Fitted cut 4 >L - Large 69 >XL - Extra Large, Fitted cut 7 >XL - Extra Large 44 >2XL - Extra Large 28 >3XL - Extra Large 38 >4XL - Extra Large 4 4 >Total 269 > >TSV for your LibreOffice import convenience :-) *grin* -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com You lock the door And throw away the key There's someone in my head but it's not me
Re: T-shirt size distribution, was: Re: Expected number of attendees for conference bags?
Thanks for all your help! One last thing: do you have an address we can use to get things delivered before the conference please? -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com "When C++ is your hammer, everything looks like a thumb." -- Steven M. Haflich
DC22 and incident support - checking in
Hey folks, As is usual, the Community Team is available to help with any harassment-type issues at DebConf. I'm aiming to be on-site for the last day of DebCamp through to the end of DebConf, and I believe Sruthi will be around too. Who's running this side of things from the local team, please? Let's try to get introduced and up to speed well before the conf if we can! -- Steve McIntyre 93...@debian.org Debian Community Team commun...@debian.org
