Re: [Debconf-team] Room allocation (Re: Final hotel numbers)

2012-06-21 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi, On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 8:21 AM, Leandro Gómez wrote: > > Is there anybody doing room allocation already? I have the info required for > Seminole and can help/do it myself if someone gives some direction on > where/how to start. I'll happily join you (but have no prior experience) Henning _

Re: [Debconf-team] Room allocation (Re: Final hotel numbers)

2012-06-21 Thread Henning Sprang
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Leandro Gómez wrote: > Great! I'm happy to take over this task later. So if nobody intervenes I'm stepping back. I'm also getting into financial stuff, so I won't get bored, and when it comes to organize things during the conference, I'm not confident enough in my

Re: [Debconf-team] budget status (was: Re: Status on Brandts Hotel)

2012-06-30 Thread Henning Sprang
On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 2:19 AM, Richard Darst wrote: > b) try to negotiate with hotels to be able to reduce > costs from things like people not showing up or leaving early (big > one! maybe booking extra seminole rooms will provide a chance to > negotiate better terms). Sadly, the hotel conditi

Re: [Debconf-team] front desk related documents (ledger/food ticket sales)

2012-06-30 Thread Henning Sprang
On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Richard Darst wrote: > Anyway, these are just to get something started, to encourage better > tracking this year than past years. > > Henning is the on-site accountant and can work to make the actual > procedures. > Thanks for the helpful forms so far! I wonder a

Re: [Debconf-team] budget status (was: Re: Status on Brandts Hotel)

2012-06-30 Thread Henning Sprang
On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Richard Darst wrote: > But, another, perhaps easier to do idea: if people don't show up, see > if you can resell those rooms to other people that want a place to > stay? I realize this will take a significant amount of work... might or might not - it's good to po

Re: [Debconf-team] front desk related documents (ledger/food ticket sales)

2012-06-30 Thread Henning Sprang
On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 5:28 PM, Richard Darst wrote: > to get money out of FFIS, you have this > http://www.ffis.de/Verein/Reimbursement.ps > SPI has a similar form > ... Thanks, I have some of them printed and will make more copies when at UCA tomorrow. > DebConf doesn't have it's own form,

Re: [Debconf-team] Map

2012-07-01 Thread Henning Sprang
On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Moray Allan wrote: > We would then send a link to the list, and suggest people print it before > travelling. You did see that map? http://debconf12.debconf.org/map.xhtml If so and you asked anyway, what's missing in it to fulfill the needs you intend to use it for

Re: [Debconf-team] On site communication

2012-07-01 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi Felix, Thanks for your open communication! On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 9:58 PM, Felix Delattre wrote: > We have observed people > jumping to quick conclusions when we feel they have not seen the whole > picture yet. > ... > Maybe it is time for a talk in a > small circle (most active global and lo

Re: [Debconf-team] money stuff

2012-07-02 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi, On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Richard Darst wrote: > So, given the recent difficulties in managing money stuff, let me try > to clairfy some things. Right now, every money request is bounced > around and around, or asking the debconf chairs like they are the Epic > Know It Alls, where in r

Re: [Debconf-team] Monday's team meeting

2012-07-02 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi, On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Moray Allan wrote: > [...] > Accounting/budget > ... > - Seminole needs paid by 13th, not in advance is that a "few days before we leave"? > - $10,000 already here for hotels It's invoiced to SPI - but not yet in the ISIC bank account, and I don't know if an

Re: [Debconf-team] Monday's team meeting

2012-07-02 Thread Henning Sprang
Huhu, On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Holger Levsen wrote: > I've just asked Norman sitting here and he said those 10k USD are indeed in > ISICs bank account. Sorry, right, I missed to link that to the combined transfer from ISIC, so all is fine... it's getting late again... >> Obviously didn't

Re: [Debconf-team] meetings meetings meetings

2012-07-02 Thread Henning Sprang
On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi, > > tomorrow morning at 11oo: video-team meeting > tomorrow morning at 12oo: orga-team meeting > tomorrow morning at 15oo: money meeting > > See you at the bar! Which one is it tonite? Henning

Re: [Debconf-team] Whiteboard

2012-07-03 Thread Henning Sprang
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Adolfo Fitoria wrote: > I'll go to the pharmacy for alcohol before going to the venue, if you > _really_ need the whiteboar you can erase the contents covering the > permanent marker with whiteboard marker and then erasing. Thanks but has been tried, didn't work :)

Re: [Debconf-team] Publish the list of people who prefer not being photographed or filmed?

2012-07-03 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi Christian, On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Christian PERRIER wrote: > Quite often in DebConf, the topic of people who are not comfortable > with being photographed or filmed and, more, with these pictures being > published somewhere, is raised up. I do like this: I make some pictures of peop

Re: [Debconf-team] money/finance meeting

2012-07-03 Thread Henning Sprang
Hey, On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Holger Levsen wrote: > I'm not sure I should attend the finance meeting today, cause I need to get > some video work done, which I need to do, else I cannot delegate work and > then... b00m. I already thought yesterday when you said something like this: "the

Re: [Debconf-team] Publish the list of people who prefer not being photographed or filmed?

2012-07-03 Thread Henning Sprang
Hola, On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Christian PERRIER wrote: > Once this is decided, I can volunteer for cooking an introductory mail Please don't cook mails, cook meals! Thanks... ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://

Re: [Debconf-team] Money meeting minutes

2012-07-04 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi Moray, Thanks for putting the things together, much appreciated! On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Moray Allan wrote: > We aim for a final zero balance in Nicaragua, at the end of DebConf. We > recognise that this is hard when most items don't have invoices, and when we > are still waiting for

[Debconf-team] Finance: Amounts to be invoiced to SPI

2012-07-04 Thread Henning Sprang
Hola Norman, I updated the calculation of the amount that we should invoice to SPI in order to be able to pay upcoming liabilities. Please, check again, and if you follow my calculations, invoice an amount of 23900 for "Hotel Costs, food cancellation payment, and day trip" to SPI, so we can have

Re: [Debconf-team] Money meeting minutes

2012-07-04 Thread Henning Sprang
On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 4:48 PM, Holger Levsen wrote: > I've added the procedures to the "DebConf Manual", under > http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/MoneyFlow > Coolito! ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mai

[Debconf-team] Extra Room payments

2012-07-06 Thread Henning Sprang
, for exmple, bringing non-Debian-affiliated partners with them. Who has? Henning -- Henning Sprang http://www.sprang.de ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team

Re: [Debconf-team] No IPv6?

2012-07-07 Thread Henning Sprang
On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Sebastian van de Meer wrote: > why this website has no ipv6 connectivity? This website has IPv6 connectivity. It's the other that doesn't. Henning (if you're gonna specify "this" more exactly, I might even do that for "the other") ___

[Debconf-team] Cash Reimbursements

2012-07-08 Thread Henning Sprang
unt needed. Thanks in advance, Henning -- Henning Sprang http://www.sprang.de ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team

[Debconf-team] Travel Sponsorship Reimbursements

2012-07-09 Thread Henning Sprang
Hey, I have first encounters with people asking for travel sponsorship reimbursements. And no idea how to handle them, e.g. from where they are to be paid, plus how, plus how I can check who's eligible in first place. Any hints? Henning ___ Debconf-t

Re: [Debconf-team] Travel Sponsorship Reimbursements

2012-07-09 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi Gunnar and thanks, On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Well, to begin with, we should ask FFIS and SPI for what information > they require for attendees to proceed with reimbursement. Which is only necessary when they are reimbursed from their accounts an not from ISIC, local

Re: [Debconf-team] Travel Sponsorship Reimbursements

2012-07-09 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi and thanks, On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: > The herb list. We give them max the cantfund amount. > > nameemail total_cost cantfund > XX Hmm. What means "we give them max cantfound" ? Do I decide randmly myself what amount they

Re: [Debconf-team] Travel Sponsorship Reimbursements

2012-07-09 Thread Henning Sprang
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 1:38 PM, Giacomo Catenazzi wrote: >> What means "we give them max cantfound" ? >> >> Do I decide randmly myself what amount they get below cantfund? >> Could become funny, I guess - at least for me... :) > > > cantfund is the amount that we get to sponsored people. > Total_c

Re: [Debconf-team] Travel Sponsorship Reimbursements

2012-07-09 Thread Henning Sprang
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Patty L Langasek wrote: >> Hmm. >> What means "we give them max cantfound" ? > > cantfund = Can't Fund; basically, it was the field we asked participants to > fill in indicating how much of their travel costs they couldn't fund > themselves, or what they were wishin

Re: [Debconf-team] meeting minutes 09/07 14:00

2012-07-09 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi, On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: > - travel reinbursment: Requests have to be made by participants on > either the FFIS or SPI form. Argentinians and Brazilians (and maybe > other countries) need the reinbursment in cash, affected people should > contact Henning.

Re: [Debconf-team] Travel Sponsorship Reimbursements

2012-07-09 Thread Henning Sprang
Hey all+team, On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Joey Schulze wrote: > In the past, the Debconf team has collected names, mail addresses and > approved sums for reimbursement of the people who are entitled to > receive reimbursement that was sent to us as a list. This was very > helpful. Maybe yo

Re: [Debconf-team] Travel Sponsorship Reimbursements

2012-07-09 Thread Henning Sprang
On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Patty L Langasek wrote: > Gunnar, how is my attempt at programming? :D Take care, he'd probably say "more than good enough to take over Penta-Hacking!" :) ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http:

Re: [Debconf-team] Sponsor addresses

2012-07-09 Thread Henning Sprang
Holasito! On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Moray Allan wrote: > Netways -- probably use http://www.netways.de/en/de/kontakt/contact_us/ Yes, please use this one! Thanks, Henning ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.

Re: [Debconf-team] meeting minutes Tuesday 10/07 14:00

2012-07-10 Thread Henning Sprang
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 2:24 PM, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: > Thanks for the nice meeting! Thanks for the nice notes - appreciated! :) ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team

Re: [Debconf-team] Minutes for today's meeting

2012-07-12 Thread Henning Sprang
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > *PLEASE* check and comment the following list. Is it complete? Did I > miss somebody? Pollitooo > 4. Phillip Hug Wasn't philip Kern also making a lot of network stuff? Or do you mix the two up? Hug might bring one person, pro

Re: [Debconf-team] Check-out from hotel

2012-07-14 Thread Henning Sprang
On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Moray Allan wrote: > What is the procedure for check-out from the hotel? Having killed the whole minibar, I guess I'd best jump out of my window to the parking lot and run... Might be helpful to have a car waiting there... I expect Localteam to have organized th

Re: [Debconf-team] dc12 travel reimbusements done

2012-07-16 Thread Henning Sprang
On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Holger Levsen wrote: > not only DebConf12 is (sadly) over now, but the marvelous Henning (lazyb0y), > Gaudenz, Richard (Darst), Michael (SPI) & Joey (FFIS) have dealt with all > travel sponsorship requests allready, meaning that for all those who have been > grante

Re: [Debconf-team] Cancellation policy

2012-07-31 Thread Henning Sprang
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Moray Allan wrote: > We should create a cancellation policy. This might just be that > DebConf registration fees are non-refundable. "Cancellation is fully refundable, but will be automatically transferred into a voluntarily donation to the DebConf organization

[Debconf-team] Scandal!

2012-08-03 Thread Henning Sprang
Look what the swiss did! DC13 must be stopped! http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazylava/7701464960/in/set-72157630257037958 ___ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team

Re: [Debconf-team] taking a break

2012-08-17 Thread Henning Sprang
You're confusing something! I'm the one still risking his life fighting with dangerous animals and sweating in the tropical heat in Nica. ;) Am 17.08.2012 09:35 schrieb "Gunnar Wolf" : Holger Levsen dijo [Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 02:48:07PM +0200]: > Hi, > > I'm starting to get sick (fever) and I re

[Debconf-team] URGENT: Open questions about DC12 finances to finish Final Report

2013-03-14 Thread Henning Sprang
ly the receipt for bags and the tshirts part that has not been paid by SIMAS seems ti be missing, ** Leo, Norman? Please step in to help me gathering the information until end of next week, the sooner the better. I will then be able to close the final report! Gracias, Henning -- H

Re: [Debconf-team] URGENT: Open questions about DC12 finances to finish Final Report

2013-03-14 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi Norman, On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 4:30 PM, Norman García Aguilar wrote: > I'll go to Seminole tomorrow, the receipts are still in there. Great, thanks! :) >> * Missing Up to date isic bank account data with the very latest data >> especially the last hotel payment transfers >> ** that is ~1650

Re: [Debconf-team] URGENT: Open questions about DC12 finances to finish Final Report

2013-03-18 Thread Henning Sprang
the final ISIC DC12 account data and scans of paper proofs to have exact data of the hotel payments, if I do not get it by then, I must make a report with an explicit mention of 4$ in unclear spendings. This situation is less than satisfying. Henning On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Henn

Re: [Debconf-team] URGENT: Open questions about DC12 finances to finish Final Report

2013-03-21 Thread Henning Sprang
On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Michael Schultheiss wrote: > The SPI DC12 account currently has a $0 balance. The ending balance was > USD 19,468.56 which was transferred to the SPI DC13 account. Sorry to have taken so long to reply, I've been trying to hunt down the unclear hotel expenses firs

[Debconf-team] One more DC12 Finance Report Question

2013-03-22 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi, Nearly finished(as far as possible) with the Report, I'm lacking one last piece of important information: Where can I see how much has actually been paid in travel sponsorships? I see there is travel.ods, and it has an "owed" column with some numbers. But the "sent" is not filled in, and the

[Debconf-team] DC12 Final Report Budget - Please review budget.tex

2013-03-23 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi, It took a long time, mostly due to getting all the numbers together is not that easy if many sources are involved, I have not access to the bank account data, and not everybody has plenty of time to respond to questions quickly. So partly some numbers also needed to be assumed based on collec

Re: [Debconf-team] DC12 costs

2013-04-04 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi Moray, On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Moray Allan wrote: > Can anyone confirm > - the price we paid for food per person per day > and > - the price we paid for accommodation per person per day As replied in private(good to ask me personally, as lists are filtered away and I only read them

Re: [Debconf-team] DebConf12 final report RC2

2013-05-07 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi Didier, On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: > As a basis of discussion for tonight's Team meeting [0], I have released the > DebConf12 Final Report with Henning's work on the "Budgeting" section, giving > it some formatting love Cool, thanks for that! I actually didn't

Re: [Debconf-team] wanted: intelligent barcode scanners

2006-01-30 Thread Henning Sprang
On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 00:14 +0100, Andreas Schuldei wrote: > the company with these cool programmable wifi barcode scanners > http://amltd.com can not lend us any for debconf6. > > could you guys try to turn up something similar elsewhere, so > that i can approach them and ask them to GIVE THEM TO

Re: [Debconf-team] wanted: intelligent barcode scanners

2006-01-31 Thread Henning Sprang
On Mon, 2006-01-30 at 13:55 +0100, Henning Sprang wrote: > Also, I heard of java libraries which turn the camera of a mobile > phone > into a barcode scanner - I never worked with these, though, but it's > probably easier to get a bunch of phones then expensive special > dev

[Debconf-team] can't come to debconf6

2006-03-06 Thread Henning Sprang
Hi, As it turns out, I will not be able to come to debconf6 to mexico. I'll will either have no time because of my work, or no money because of no work - as of today it's unclear which of both, but quite sure it will be one of these two. I think I will be able to help a bit with the team coordinat