Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf-sponsors-team] DebConf15 sponsorship kick-off IRC meeting Monday, September 14, 18:30 UTC, #debconf15-germany

2014-09-11 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Brian Gupta [2014-09-12 06:05 +0200]: > 1) Sponsorship seeking is generally considered sensitive >discussions, such that we don't discuss potential sponsors >names in public channels, including IRC and email. For these >purposes there are both private email and IRC channels

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf fundraising team/brochure

2014-09-11 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Tassia [2014-09-12 03:47 +0200]: > 1. While we are very glad to see that local fundraising efforts >for DebConf15 are starting already, we are worried that >starting official fundraising team meetings now, without >including past members, could be detrimental to a healthy >

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread Patty Langasek
On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 12:53:08PM +0800, Paul Wise wrote: > On Fri, 2014-09-12 at 00:41 -0400, Brian Gupta wrote: > > Sounds like we are approaching consensus. If there are no further > > changes I will forward this onto our contacts at our media sponsors > > next week. (Perhaps as early as Monda

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread Brian Gupta
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 9:16 PM, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 06:17:22PM -0300, ValessioBrito wrote: >> Thank you all for the contributions. > >> Look now incorporated the suggestions from everyone: > >> https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/File:Dc14-ad-magazine-2.jpg > > Looks fine to

[Debconf-team] DebConf fundraising team/brochure

2014-09-11 Thread Tassia
In the interest of helping fundraising work push forward quickly and smoothly, we want to make two points as DebConf Chairs: 1. While we are very glad to see that local fundraising efforts for DebConf15 are starting already, we are worried that starting official fundraising team meetings now, wit

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 06:17:22PM -0300, ValessioBrito wrote: > Thank you all for the contributions. > Look now incorporated the suggestions from everyone: > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/File:Dc14-ad-magazine-2.jpg Looks fine to me. Now we just have to fix it so that it's *true* that recordin

[Debconf-team] DebConf15 sponsorship kick-off IRC meeting Monday, September 14, 18:30 UTC, #debconf15-germany

2014-09-11 Thread Michael Banck
[ 2nd try because I typoed an address - sorry ] Hi everybody, in order to coordinate the fundraising for DebConf15, there will be a short (0:30) IRC meeting next Monday, just before the local team meeting. The meeting will be at 18:30 UTC (20:30 CEST). The current proposal is to have the meetin

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 12:12:18AM +0200, Richard Hartmann wrote: > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:17 PM, ValessioBrito wrote: > > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/File:Dc14-ad-magazine-2.jpg > Bikeshedding/nitpicking: > * There's too much text in the upper half > ** Sponsors were promised a thank-you

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:17 PM, ValessioBrito wrote: > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/File:Dc14-ad-magazine-2.jpg Bikeshedding/nitpicking: * There's too much text in the upper half ** Sponsors were promised a thank-you ad, no one else. Only mentioning sponsors would make the layout a lot more

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread ValessioBrito
Hi, Thank you all for the contributions. Look now incorporated the suggestions from everyone: https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/File:Dc14-ad-magazine-2.jpg I believe the final version in the attached JPG wiki at 450dpi is enough for printing. - Valessio Brito 2014-09-11 15:56 GMT-03:00 Steve La

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:05:53AM -0700, Patty Langasek wrote: > On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 08:15:08AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > > also sprach ValessioBrito [2014-09-10 23:49 +0200]: > > > I make a proposal: > > > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf14/Artwork#Magazine_Ad > > > Wow, we are

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Brian Gupta wrote: > I think the visual separation using color vs B&W is *probably* fine, > if that's the best way to make it clear. I strongly disagree. Size and order are the traditional and commonly accepted ways to distinguish sponsor levels. Put your Debian

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 7:48 PM, Patty Langasek wrote: > Agreed - we most certainly don't want to offend any of our silver sponsors > just because they didn't give us as much money as our gold and platinum. > Please don't show favoritism in this regard. [...] > I disagree. We need to keep the c

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 8:15 AM, martin f krafft wrote: > Wow, we are so lucky to have you, Valessio! ;) +1 Richard ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 5:29 PM, ValessioBrito wrote: > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/File:Dc14-ad-magazine-2.jpg I highly prefer this version. Can you center-align the text? As to the header text, what about "DebConf14 thanks \n all our sponsors!"? Richard __

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread Patty Langasek
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 08:15:08AM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach ValessioBrito [2014-09-10 23:49 +0200]: > > I make a proposal: > > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf14/Artwork#Magazine_Ad > Wow, we are so lucky to have you, Valessio! ;) Agreed! I would like to suggest altern

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread Patty Langasek
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 02:14:14AM -0400, Brian Gupta wrote: > On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Richard Hartmann > wrote: > >> See: http://debconf14.debconf.org/become-sponsor.xhtml > >> Silver (1x and 1 color), Gold (2x) and Platinum (4x). In attachment > >> the map align. > > Makes sense!

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach ValessioBrito [2014-09-11 17:29 +0200]: > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/File:Dc14-ad-magazine-2.jpg I don't think this ad is the place to thank our participants/attendees. > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/File:Dc14-ad-magazine-3.jpg This looks a bit like a formal letter. How about j

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread Brian Gupta
Thanks Velessio, I think they're both great! I don't have a strong preference for either, so I hope others will weigh in? Thanks, Brian On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 11:29 AM, ValessioBrito wrote: > Hello all, > > Please indicate if this the right way. New suggestions? > > What is the deadline to clo

Re: [Debconf-team] Volunteer to design DC14 thank you ad?

2014-09-11 Thread ValessioBrito
Hello all, Please indicate if this the right way. New suggestions? What is the deadline to close? https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/File:Dc14-ad-magazine-2.jpg and https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/File:Dc14-ad-magazine-3.jpg - Valessio Brito 2014-09-11 3:14 GMT-03:00 Brian Gupta : > On Wed, Sep 1

Re: [Debconf-team] RFC: (Hopefully) Last draft of the dc15 sponsorship brochure

2014-09-11 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 05:31:25PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: >On Sun, Sep 07, 2014 at 09:29:46PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote: > >> What LCA does every morning is IMHO a great addition to the >> conference: the orga team meets and then the whole conference >> assembles for a 20 minute session, w

Re: [Debconf-team] Money, and the spirit of DebConf

2014-09-11 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 8:12 AM, martin f krafft wrote: > Therefore, my suggestion is: split the way we look at things in two: > > 1. there's raising money, and as long as we don't sell out, > overcommit, lose character, give sponsors too much control, or > alienate sponsors, we shoul

Re: [Debconf-team] RFC: (Hopefully) Last draft of the dc15 sponsorship brochure

2014-09-11 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 5:29 AM, Daniel Kahn Gillmor wrote: > On 09/10/2014 11:09 PM, Tiago Bortoletto Vaz wrote: >> Also, I don't like the idea of publicizing the raffle as a motivating >> factor to attend DC events. I can't find words now to express this, but >> it sounds to me a kind of legitim

Re: [Debconf-team] Generic "we may email you with relevant news" disclaimer in summit

2014-09-11 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 8:13 AM, martin f krafft wrote: > Good idea. Could you add it to the Summit TODO list, please? > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/Summit#TODO I was not aware this existed; thanks. It's been added. Richard ___ Debconf-team mailing

Re: [Debconf-team] Can we finalize the sponsors-brochure this week?

2014-09-11 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 8:02 AM, Brian Gupta wrote: > If so, it would allow us to kick off fundraising next week, which > would be the earliest start in recent memory. IE: two weeks after > Debconf is probably a record. Just for the public record, I think the current version is good and ready to