Re: [Debconf-team] Request to Adjust Budget for Social Events

2014-06-21 Thread Gaudenz Steinlin
Hi Patty Langasek writes: > Bottom line, I'd like to transfer another $1500 to the conference dinner > budget, bringing the conference dinner budget from $9900 to $11400 USD. I > request the funds to come from the daytrip budget excess, which would take > that down to $3474 USD. > > In reviewi

Re: [Debconf-team] Request to Adjust Budget for Social Events

2014-06-18 Thread Moray Allan
On 2014-06-18 00:43, Patty Langasek wrote: Bottom line, I'd like to transfer another $1500 to the conference dinner budget, bringing the conference dinner budget from $9900 to $11400 USD. I request the funds to come from the daytrip budget excess, which would take that down to $3474 USD. In

Re: [Debconf-team] Request to Adjust Budget for Social Events

2014-06-17 Thread Patty Langasek
Hello, team! I now have a more formal contract under consideration for the conference dinner. The daytrip remains the same as it was before, but now I have a very clear idea of what costs will be for the conference dinner, which are just slightly over what I requested the adjustment earlier. Bott

Re: [Debconf-team] Request to Adjust Budget for Social Events

2014-05-04 Thread Moray Allan
On 2014-05-04 22:21, Steve Langasek wrote: And the budget prudently includes a $3k allowance for "unforeseen expenses". Is there something else you think we should be doing to ensure that we are *not* in the situation of having to cancel the dinner and lose our deposit? Have there been probl

Re: [Debconf-team] Request to Adjust Budget for Social Events

2014-05-04 Thread Steve Langasek
Hi Moray, On Sat, May 03, 2014 at 09:13:50AM +0100, Moray Allan wrote: > On 2014-05-02 20:19, Steve Langasek wrote: > >Summary: the overall budget hasn't changed, we're simply proposing to > >move money from one line item to another within the "social events" > >budget. > >Note that, as of today,

Re: [Debconf-team] Request to Adjust Budget for Social Events

2014-05-03 Thread Patty Langasek
On Sat, May 03, 2014 at 09:13:50AM +0100, Moray Allan wrote: > On 2014-05-02 20:19, Steve Langasek wrote: > If other items in the budget/fundraising don't go to plan, up to > when could we cancel the dinner without losing the full price (or a > high portion of it)? And up to what point can we adj

Re: [Debconf-team] Request to Adjust Budget for Social Events

2014-05-03 Thread Moray Allan
On 2014-05-02 20:19, Steve Langasek wrote: Summary: the overall budget hasn't changed, we're simply proposing to move money from one line item to another within the "social events" budget. Note that, as of today, we have enough committed sponsorship to fund the conference dinner even at the h

Re: [Debconf-team] Request to Adjust Budget for Social Events

2014-05-02 Thread Steve Langasek
Summary: the overall budget hasn't changed, we're simply proposing to move money from one line item to another within the "social events" budget. Note that, as of today, we have enough committed sponsorship to fund the conference dinner even at the higher price, but do not yet have enough to fully

[Debconf-team] Request to Adjust Budget for Social Events

2014-05-01 Thread Patty Langasek
Hello! I made a couple of pretty awful mistakes when estimating the day trip and conference dinner. I'd like to transfer a little of the budget from the day trip to help fund the conference dinner. == The Good == The good news is that the day trip is going to be *significantly* cheaper than we'