Re: [Debconf-team] attendee bursary status

2010-07-03 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 07:00:08PM -0400, Pablo Duboue wrote: > Also,Zack's reply about how we are prioritizing our expenses is quite > worrisome, but I don't fully grok it. I'll inquire on IRC. Nothing too worrisome: as I explained to Micah, I just note that 20k is today a significant part of Deb

Re: [Debconf-team] attendee bursary status

2010-07-03 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Samstag, 3. Juli 2010, Pablo Duboue wrote: > Then let ask for 20k and return the extra $9,900 at the end of > DebConf. We have a large group of people and eventualities in > Manhattan during August can cost us a lot of money. Sounds very reasonable to me. Also I support sending out group

Re: [Debconf-team] non-JJ food meeting summary

2010-07-03 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, just replying to one aspect, cant really comment much on the rest... On Samstag, 3. Juli 2010, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > Other food-related thoughts > === > > If we decide to do coffee breaks, we can go to a nearby place like Absolute > Bagels and get great fresh bagels

Re: [Debconf-team] attendee bursary status

2010-07-03 Thread Ana Guerrero
On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 12:02:10AM -0400, Pablo Duboue wrote: > On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Ana Guerrero wrote: > > > > However, I think we should fund at least 70% of the queue B, so what I > > propose > > here is just ask from debian funds the 10,100USD to exactly do this. > > Then let as

Re: [Debconf-team] Adding more logos to talk-room banners?

2010-07-03 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, On Samstag, 26. Juni 2010, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > * Sticking with the one logo. We could rearchitect the talk-room banners to > consist much more primarily of the DC10 logo, possibly plus the name of > the talk room or the conference dates/year, and have the words "Platinum > Sponsor" near

Re: [Debconf-team] non-JJ food meeting summary

2010-07-03 Thread Clint Adams
On Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 08:21:19PM -0400, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > The current plan is to have an outdoor (but rain-protected) catered meal > somewhere within walking distance of the venue (to avoid more subway fees), > including some amplified sound for things like the DPL speech. I want to be

Re: [Debconf-team] attendee bursary status

2010-07-03 Thread Clint Adams
On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 05:12:27AM +0200, Ana Guerrero wrote: > - some people in the queue A has dropout (maybe 1-2k USD) We had $800 in dropouts yesterday; is this included? > but also cutting or definitively giving up on some extra stuff: > > - no sponsoring queue B at all > - no sponsoring da

Re: [Debconf-team] attendee bursary status

2010-07-03 Thread Ana Guerrero
On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 01:30:46PM +, Clint Adams wrote: > On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 05:12:27AM +0200, Ana Guerrero wrote: > > - some people in the queue A has dropout (maybe 1-2k USD) > > We had $800 in dropouts yesterday; is this included? > No, somebody from herb@ should update the numbers i

Re: [Debconf-team] attendee bursary status

2010-07-03 Thread Michael Schultheiss
Ana Guerrero wrote: > On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 01:30:46PM +, Clint Adams wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 05:12:27AM +0200, Ana Guerrero wrote: > > > - some people in the queue A has dropout (maybe 1-2k USD) > > > > We had $800 in dropouts yesterday; is this included? > > > > No, somebody fr

[Debconf-team] [vales...@gmail.com: [Debconf-video] video loop with sponsors, file DV - NTSC]

2010-07-03 Thread Eric Dantan Rzewnicki
For those concerned with sponsorship things, please review valessio's contribution for this year's loop file. imho, it looks quite good. (probably you just want to checkout the .ogg encoding.) -edrz - Forwarded message from ValessioBrito - Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 19:42:41 -0300 From: Vale

Re: [Debconf-team] attendee bursary status

2010-07-03 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 09:39:03AM +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > Still, I see as a blocker for giving DebConf10 money my question on how > much money do you currently expect to give back to Debian at the end of > the conference. I've just found the time to look at http://svn.debian.org/viewsv

Re: [Debconf-team] attendee bursary status

2010-07-03 Thread Michael Schultheiss
Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 09:39:03AM +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > > Still, I see as a blocker for giving DebConf10 money my question on how > > much money do you currently expect to give back to Debian at the end of > > the conference. > > I've just found the time t

Re: [Debconf-team] Adding more logos to talk-room banners?

2010-07-03 Thread Philip Hands
On Sat, 3 Jul 2010 15:17:55 +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: [ about bumping silvers up to fill the gap] > > I'm against those options. Seriousness is something hard to earn and easy to > loose. I agree. > > * Offer silver sponsors a special opportunity to pay $X,000 more (where X > > might be some

Re: [Debconf-team] [vales...@gmail.com: [Debconf-video] video loop with sponsors, file DV - NTSC]

2010-07-03 Thread Clint Adams
On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 01:30:22PM -0400, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote: > For those concerned with sponsorship things, please review valessio's > contribution for this year's loop file. imho, it looks quite good. > (probably you just want to checkout the .ogg encoding.) I'm confused; is this the vi

Re: [Debconf-team] attendee bursary status

2010-07-03 Thread Richard Darst
On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 07:34:24PM +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 09:39:03AM +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > > Still, I see as a blocker for giving DebConf10 money my question on how > > much money do you currently expect to give back to Debian at the end of > > the c

Re: [Debconf-team] [vales...@gmail.com: [Debconf-video] video loop with sponsors, file DV - NTSC]

2010-07-03 Thread Michael Schultheiss
Clint Adams wrote: > On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 01:30:22PM -0400, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote: > > For those concerned with sponsorship things, please review valessio's > > contribution for this year's loop file. imho, it looks quite good. > > (probably you just want to checkout the .ogg encoding.) >

Re: [Debconf-team] attendee bursary status

2010-07-03 Thread Richard Darst
On Fri, Jul 02, 2010 at 07:05:23PM -0400, Richard Darst wrote: > > So this set of questions is: a. do we request an amount from debian on > > the order of 20k or more (if more, what is it)? b. do we fund x% of > > Queue B? (where x would be somewhere between 70% or 100%) > > I think that 20k fro

Re: [Debconf-team] non-JJ food meeting summary

2010-07-03 Thread Richard Darst
On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 12:43:03PM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: > I'd think that several people would be interested in bagels and coffee (and > possibly soda) for breaks. I also see that we cannot pay for that as a > conferance, but I also dont think we have to. > > Would it be possible to send

Re: [Debconf-team] [vales...@gmail.com: [Debconf-video] video loop with sponsors, file DV - NTSC]

2010-07-03 Thread Valessio Brito
Ok, I make other version. Only with Gold and Platinum sponsors. Eric Dantan Rzewnicki, suggestion add URL to Schedule All accept? My suggest use www.deb.li - the Debian ShortURL Service. suggest: www.deb.li/DC10Schedule -> https://penta.debconf.org/dc10_schedule/index.en.html 2010/7/3 Mich

[Debconf-team] Extra money we forgot we had

2010-07-03 Thread Jimmy Kaplowitz
Hi everyone! I know I'm perpetually optimistic, but in this case I have physical evidence to back it up. At the end of DebConf9, we had a bunch of leftover physical currency in euros, which I counted and brought back to the US for DebConf10's use, intending to convert it to USD once we got our loc