Re: [Debconf-team] DC15 date selection

2014-04-01 Thread Moray Allan
On 2014-03-31 22:43, Bdale Garbee wrote: The answer from me is the same in either case. Mid-August is fine, late Aug into Sept is a big problem for many from the US. In Scotland, schools start again in mid- to late August. That might make either of the proposals hard for parents, but the la

Re: [Debconf-team] Updated budget for DC14

2014-04-01 Thread Moray Allan
On 2014-03-30 00:02, Steve Langasek wrote: This is not true. The DC13 earmark at SPI contain all surplusses from previous DebConfs including Debian contributions which have not been paid back to Debian. Why is that, if everyone is agreed that surplusses are not rolled over from year to year

[Debconf-team] daytrip + budget (Re: Updated budget for DC14)

2014-04-01 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, from a budget point of view, the daytrip can easily be made in a way that it doesnt cost the organizers any (additional) money. We've paid bus fares ourselves (as attendees) in the past and can do that again and then we just go to some nice place in the countryside and have a picknick there

Re: [Debconf-team] Updated budget for DC14

2014-04-01 Thread Michael Banck
Hi, On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 10:44:05PM +0200, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: > > I think the BBQ for the Debian Party at DC13 was quite nice, not the > > least cause people could mingle freely. Having sit everybody at a > > table means you can only talk to people next or opposite of you. > > Yes. Wh

Re: [Debconf-team] daytrip + budget (Re: Updated budget for DC14)

2014-04-01 Thread Patty Langasek
On Tue, Apr 01, 2014 at 05:56:05PM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi, > from a budget point of view, the daytrip can easily be made in a way that it > doesnt cost the organizers any (additional) money. We've paid bus fares > ourselves (as attendees) in the past and can do that again and then we j

Re: [Debconf-team] daytrip + budget (Re: Updated budget for DC14)

2014-04-01 Thread Tiago Bortoletto Vaz
Hi, On Tue, Apr 01, 2014 at 05:14:45PM -0700, Patty Langasek wrote: > On Tue, Apr 01, 2014 at 05:56:05PM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: > > Hi, > > > from a budget point of view, the daytrip can easily be made in a way that > > it > > doesnt cost the organizers any (additional) money. We've paid b

[Debconf-team] Upcoming DebConf Team Meetings

2014-04-01 Thread Patty Langasek
Hello, everyone! Just a friendly reminder that we have our global IRC meeting coming up next week. We adjusted the time slightly to accommodate my change in class schedule (thank you!). The IRC meeting will be at Tuesday, April 8 @ 1830 UTC in #debconf-team on OFTC. (This is intended to be 11:30

Re: [Debconf-team] Updated budget for DC14

2014-04-01 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Michael Banck [2014-04-02 00:36 +0200]: > My point kinda was that I thought the BBQ was the better Conference > Dinner. I wouldn't mind if we just had another one with some additional > social events one evening and scrap the traditional conference dinner. Or find ways to integrate th

Re: [Debconf-team] daytrip + budget (Re: Updated budget for DC14)

2014-04-01 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Tiago Bortoletto Vaz [2014-04-02 03:13 +0200]: > Yeeh! Daytrip is awesome, but sometimes it takes so much energy > from the orga team, so much money, so much etc etc... Let's do > simple, Portland seems to be a wonderful place to explore in > a cheap way, I think just a nice walk and a

Re: [Debconf-team] Updated budget for DC14

2014-04-01 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 12:36 AM, Michael Banck wrote: > My point kinda was that I thought the BBQ was the better Conference > Dinner. I wouldn't mind if we just had another one with some additional > social events one evening and scrap the traditional conference dinner. I agree with Ana that t

Re: [Debconf-team] daytrip + budget (Re: Updated budget for DC14)

2014-04-01 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 7:23 AM, martin f krafft wrote: > To add to that: I've heard in the past that "DebConf is not the > place where everyone is keen to go into nature or engage in physical > activity". Let's not think like that. Obviously, not everyone will > join, and we do have people with

Re: [Debconf-team] daytrip + budget (Re: Updated budget for DC14)

2014-04-01 Thread Richard Hartmann
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 2:14 AM, Patty Langasek wrote: That's actually kind of what I'm planning. Only, the picnic is accompanied > by waterfalls. > I assume you are referring to Multnomah Falls[1]. Out of interest: How near is this to other hiking destinations/activities and a large-ish open s

Re: [Debconf-team] daytrip + budget (Re: Updated budget for DC14)

2014-04-01 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 07:48:42AM +0200, Richard Hartmann wrote: > On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 2:14 AM, Patty Langasek wrote: > That's actually kind of what I'm planning. Only, the picnic is accompanied > > by waterfalls. > I assume you are referring to Multnomah Falls[1]. > Out of interest: How ne