Re: [Debconf-team] network and A/V setup for rooms

2014-08-11 Thread tony mancill
On 08/11/2014 09:50 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Tue, Aug 05, 2014 at 11:46:20AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote: >> I need to start ordering network cables for the video team. My current >> plan was for: > >> 1 300' cat6 >> 2 150' cat6 >> 4 100' cat6 > >> $310 USD before shipping. > >> That would give

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsored meal projections?

2014-08-11 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Steve Langasek [2014-08-12 06:46 +0200]: > I think that, because this DebConf is in an urban setting with lots of other > food options around, our sponsored attendees will tend to "undersubscribe" > to the sponsored food. The PSU folks agree, and have suggested a guideline > of commit

Re: [Debconf-team] network and A/V setup for rooms

2014-08-11 Thread Steve Langasek
On Tue, Aug 05, 2014 at 11:46:20AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote: > I need to start ordering network cables for the video team. My current > plan was for: > 1 300' cat6 > 2 150' cat6 > 4 100' cat6 > $310 USD before shipping. > That would give us some redundancy, and maybe enough to stretch to > unexpec

[Debconf-team] sponsored meal projections?

2014-08-11 Thread Steve Langasek
Hi all, One item for tomorrow's meeting agenda that might be worth some discussion ahead of time. We need to start finalizing the numbers for meals for our sponsored attendees. I think that, because this DebConf is in an urban setting with lots of other food options around, our sponsored attende

Re: [Debconf-team] Request for Videoteam Budget increase

2014-08-11 Thread Steve Langasek
On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 12:14:13PM +0200, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > On 09/08/14 at 23:21 +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: > > On Samstag, 9. August 2014, Moray Allan wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 04:18:14PM -0400, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote: > > > > The DebConf Videoteam requests a budget increase

Re: [Debconf-team] Request for Videoteam Budget increase

2014-08-11 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 04:34:51PM -0500, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Steve Langasek dijo [Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 10:55:36PM +0200]: > > (...) > > How did you arrive at this $200 figure for HDMI to VGA converters? The > > *worst* price I've found for HDMI-VGA cables on Amazon is $20 apiece; > > assuming on

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf-video] available switches? (was Re: confirmation of room changes; details on talk room capacities)

2014-08-11 Thread Steve Langasek
Hi Holger, On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:06:40AM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi Steve, > On Montag, 11. August 2014, Steve Langasek wrote: > > As for the machine, there have been several options proposed for a box > > among the locals, though none has resulted in a concrete piece of hardware > > y

Re: [Debconf-team] Request for Videoteam Budget increase

2014-08-11 Thread Lucas Nussbaum
Hi, On 09/08/14 at 23:21 +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi, > > On Samstag, 9. August 2014, Moray Allan wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 04:18:14PM -0400, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote: > > > The DebConf Videoteam requests a budget increase for DebConf 14. > > > > > > Shipping cost Chicago <-> Po

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf-video] available switches? (was Re: confirmation of room changes; details on talk room capacities)

2014-08-11 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi Steve, On Montag, 11. August 2014, Steve Langasek wrote: > As for the machine, there have been several options proposed for a box > among the locals, though none has resulted in a concrete piece of hardware > yet. I've followed up on a couple of leads, hopefully we can lock this > down by Tuesd