[Debconf-team] DebConf "weekday food" update from JJ call today.

2010-07-09 Thread Brian Gupta
Richard and I had a call with AG from Columbia regarding logistics of weekday food handling. It basically boils down to one option, which AG has tentatively agreed to, and will be confirming with me on a concall 11AM EST on Monday. We are looking at committing and paying for some number (we had s

Re: [Debconf-team] UPDATE we can sponsor 70 % of queue B now, and 100% queue A (proposal inside)

2010-07-09 Thread Jimmy Kaplowitz
On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 09:04:05PM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: > I think those mails to queue B should be send out now. (or has this happened > and the list just wasnt informed?) > > We wanted to do that already at the last meeting and since then afaik > everybody was in favor of sending the mai

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf10-localteam] Local jobs organization and some questions

2010-07-09 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 08:48:02PM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: >Hi Biella, > >just one comment below. In general: thumbs up to organizing volunteers! :-) > >On Freitag, 9. Juli 2010, Gabriella Coleman wrote: >> 4. Tee-Shirt Sales: Sell tee shirts. >> * Past Organizers: how was this (successful

Re: [Debconf-team] UPDATE we can sponsor 70 % of queue B now, and 100% queue A (proposal inside)

2010-07-09 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 9. Juli 2010, Michael Schultheiss wrote: > > > Is there any reason not to spread the good news immediately? > > > > Because we haven't actually decided this yet. It seems like everyone is > > in favor, but if we don't give people enough time to respond, then > > someone may feel th

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf10-localteam] Local jobs organization and some questions

2010-07-09 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Biella, just one comment below. In general: thumbs up to organizing volunteers! :-) On Freitag, 9. Juli 2010, Gabriella Coleman wrote: > 4. Tee-Shirt Sales: Sell tee shirts. > * Past Organizers: how was this (successful) handled in the past? > Did > you do this everyday? Most days?

[Debconf-team] [Debconf10-localteam] Local jobs organization and some questions

2010-07-09 Thread Gabriella Coleman
> > We'd like to request people to head these categories: > - Arrivals Coordinator > - Volunteer Coordinator (biella?) > - Arrival weekend food coordinator > - DebCamp food coordinator (only if we do something different here) > - John Jay food coordinator (jeremy?) > - Schwag: t-shirts, sponsor ba

Re: [Debconf-team] Directions/Who can put online?

2010-07-09 Thread Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 01:15:52PM -0400, Simon Fondrie-Teitler wrote: > On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:08:50 -0400, Gabriella Coleman wrote: > > Clint looks like he is writing up some stuff for directions from the > > Columbia gates > > I believe this has already been done, possibly by me. Could someone

Re: [Debconf-team] Directions/Who can put online?

2010-07-09 Thread Simon Fondrie-Teitler
On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:08:50 -0400, Gabriella Coleman wrote: > Clint looks like he is writing up some stuff for directions from the > Columbia gates I believe this has already been done, possibly by me. Could someone who knows how to access the svn (I forgot) check? --Simonft pgpfSgMLXtE

[Debconf-team] Directions/Who can put online?

2010-07-09 Thread Gabriella Coleman
Hi, I drafted some detailed directions from Newark airport, which I am attaching here as a .txt and .odt The only information that is missing is to find the exact wheel chair accessible street entrance for 42nd Port Authority Subway Station and I will send an email to the local team list to see i

Re: [Debconf-team] Talk scheduling and eating/venue hours

2010-07-09 Thread Ana Guerrero
On Fri, Jul 09, 2010 at 09:55:52AM -0400, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: > > To recap the proposals: > > (0 is the status quo) > > 0: 10:00-12:00, LUNCH, 14:00-16:00, Break, 16:30-19:30 > > M: 9:30-12:30, LUNCH, 14:00-18:00 > X: 9:30-11:30, LUNCH, 13:00-15:00, Break, 15:30-18:30 > Y: 9:00-12:0

Re: [Debconf-team] Talk scheduling and eating/venue hours

2010-07-09 Thread Michael Schultheiss
Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: > Could other dc10 orga folks voice preferences here? I like Z the most, X the second most. I can further rank choices if needed. signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.

Re: [Debconf-team] Talk scheduling and eating/venue hours

2010-07-09 Thread Daniel Kahn Gillmor
On 07/08/2010 08:48 PM, Margarita Manterola wrote: > On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:59 PM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor > wrote: >> On 07/08/2010 06:49 PM, Margarita Manterola wrote: >>> How about, rescheduling M: >>> >>> * move pre-lunch events 30 minutes earlier and add 1 slot (start at >>> 9:30, end at 12:30)

Re: [Debconf-team] WRL (debit card) phone chat

2010-07-09 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Donnerstag, 8. Juli 2010, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > It would avoid the legal/tax issues, but it still wouldn't solve the > DebConf fiscal responsibility issue of "don't waste DebConf's/Debian's > money on inappropriate expenses." I dont understand. Why would "handed $amount of cash out to

Re: [Debconf-team] Next global team meeting: Saturday 10th at 19UTC

2010-07-09 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Freitag, 9. Juli 2010, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote: > What are the most important items for the agenda? > http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/Meetings not a topic for the meeting (I'd say), but do you have a nametag solution? cheers, Holger signature.asc Description: This is

Re: [Debconf-team] WRL (debit card) phone chat

2010-07-09 Thread Jonathan McDowell
On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 10:52:07PM -0400, Richard Darst wrote: > On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 04:19:31PM -0400, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > > The $500 is more appropriately not included in the cost evaluation; > > it's a one time fee that SPI would be paying from general funds (NOT > > Debian and also NOT