Swag (was: Re: FUDCon Tempe planning recap 2010-08-16)

[Paul W. Frields]

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:41:16PM -0500, inode0 wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Paul W. Frields <stickster at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 08:28:35AM -0500, inode0 wrote:
> >> I received a quote earlier this year while considering getting Fedora
> >> branded USB sticks for the ambassadors to use in various ways. The
> >> prices I was quoted are as follows (same source as the Summit):
> >>
> >> 150: $15/ea
> >> 250: $13.98/ea
> >> 400-799: $13.54/ea
> >>
> >> We decided they were just too expensive at the time of the quote
> >> (February 2010).
> >
> > Sounds about right.  I'm guessing these quotes don't include
> > duplication service, correct?
> 
> Correct.
> 
> > So for a run of 150 for FUDCon, we'd be looking at $2250.  That seems
> > a little pricey for this event in the context of the overall budget.
> >
> >> I have also investigated Fedora branded lanyards from a different
> >> source but the same manufacturer and style as those used at the
> >> Summit. 250 of those will run in the $700-$800 ballpark. My
> >> understanding is that FAmNA is probably willing to fund these with the
> >> understanding that our goal is to get them to contributors who will
> >> reuse them at other events post-FUDCon. With that in mind we were
> >> thinking perhaps half would go to FUDCon and the other half would be
> >> distributed in other ways to contributors. Nothing is definite on
> >> these yet, but we have a source and can proceed however we choose.
> >
> > If FAmNA wanted to buy extra, to be more comfortable stocking up the
> > FUDCon event, I think it's safe to say Comm-Arch would happily
> > increase the budget by the necessary amount, say $400-500 to provide
> > 150 extra lanyards.
> 
> Maybe I should ask this. How many do you want *for* FUDCon? I was only
> anticipating giving them to the pre-registered folks, roughly 125 from
> history. These are not going to be throw away swag items but lanyards
> that we expect will last and we want to try to get them into the hands
> of Fedora contributors who will use them multiple times.

Hi John,

We talked earlier in IRC about this, but since it doesn't exist if it
ain't on the list... :-) We asked for 200, and if there's supplemental
funding needed to ensure there are plenty of lanyards to go around for
events, I'm certain we can get it.

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