Re: [Debconf-team] Registration/CFP text + deadlines (please review)

2011-04-07 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, the later we close registration, the later we can decide on sponsorship. This will cause people to bookk expensive flights or not being able to book. (as some can only book if the know they'll get sponsorship). Thats why we need to close registration early. (And open early too.) cheers,

Re: [Debconf-team] Registration/CFP text + deadlines (please review)

2011-04-07 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Donnerstag, 7. April 2011, Adnan Hodzic wrote: > > Sponsored registration: May 1 > > Paper deadline: May 15 or June 1 > > When would be the last day for sponsored registrations? you quoted it: May 1st in this proposal. I like Anas suggestion of having both deadlines (sponsored registratio

Re: [Debconf-team] Registration/CFP text + deadlines (please review)

2011-04-07 Thread Velimir Iveljic
My bad, i apologize! On Apr 7, 2011 11:09 AM, "Ana Guerrero" wrote: > On Thu, Apr 07, 2011 at 11:04:32AM +0200, Velimir Iveljic wrote: >> Isn't May 15 kind of late for registration to be opened? >> >> I'm not trying to rush anything, but we need to know who's going to >> come, especially if they n

Re: [Debconf-team] Registration/CFP text + deadlines (please review)

2011-04-07 Thread Adnan Hodzic
Well the confusion may be avoided by not talking about closing deadlines of something that still *hasn't* even been opened. Please understand our confusion as eagerness of waiting to finally see registrations being open. Regarding closing both things together, I agree on that as it's way easier to

Re: [Debconf-team] Registration/CFP text + deadlines (please review)

2011-04-07 Thread Ana Guerrero
On Thu, Apr 07, 2011 at 11:04:32AM +0200, Velimir Iveljic wrote: > Isn't May 15 kind of late for registration to be opened? > > I'm not trying to rush anything, but we need to know who's going to > come, especially if they need help acquiring a Visa or have some other > issues that require our hel

Re: [Debconf-team] Registration/CFP text + deadlines (please review)

2011-04-07 Thread Velimir Iveljic
Isn't May 15 kind of late for registration to be opened? I'm not trying to rush anything, but we need to know who's going to come, especially if they need help acquiring a Visa or have some other issues that require our help. Velimir On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Adnan Hodzic wrote: >> Spons

Re: [Debconf-team] Registration/CFP text + deadlines (please review)

2011-04-07 Thread Adnan Hodzic
> Sponsored registration: May 1 > Paper deadline: May 15 or June 1 When would be the last day for sponsored registrations? Adnan On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Ana Guerrero wrote: > On Mon, Apr 04, 2011 at 08:29:30PM -0400, Richard Darst wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I think the last things we need to

Re: [Debconf-team] Registration/CFP text + deadlines (please review)

2011-04-06 Thread Ana Guerrero
On Mon, Apr 04, 2011 at 08:29:30PM -0400, Richard Darst wrote: > Hi, > > I think the last things we need to do before registration is make sure > that the announcements and page texts look good. Gunnar has penta > mostly working. > > > My ideas for deadlines: > > Sponsored registration: May 1

[Debconf-team] Registration/CFP text + deadlines (please review)

2011-04-06 Thread Richard Darst
Hi, I think the last things we need to do before registration is make sure that the announcements and page texts look good. Gunnar has penta mostly working. My ideas for deadlines: Sponsored registration: May 1 Paper deadline: May 15 or June 1 I'm not highly attached to these, it's just a ran