#65: Pay hotel bill for all sponsored people
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Reporter: pfrields | Owner: jsmith
Type: Task | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: Tempe 2011: Hotel checkout
Component: FUDCon Tempe 2011 | Keywords:
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Ensure that all room costs are handled for sponsored individuals by
checkout on 02/01/2011.
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Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/fudcon-planning/ticket/65>
fudcon-planning <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon>
FUDCon event planning
Minutes:
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fudcon-planning/2011-02-18/fudcon_panama.2…
Minutes (text):
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fudcon-planning/2011-02-18/fudcon_panama.2…
Log:
http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fudcon-planning/2011-02-18/fudcon_panama.2…
Meeting summary
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* LINK: https://fedorahosted.org/fudcon-planning/report/12 (igorps,
18:16:06)
* Get confirmation for additional rooms (igorps, 18:16:41)
* LINK: https://fedorahosted.org/fudcon-planning/ticket/113 (igorps,
18:23:35)
* Ask Ciudad del Saber Internet administrators to allow IRC and SSH
connections (igorps, 18:24:45)
* Wireless connection is available in all venue rooms and the villas
(igorps, 18:34:06)
* Create content survey to find out local community expectations
(igorps, 18:35:17)
* LINK: https://fedorahosted.org/fudcon-planning/ticket/116 (tatica,
18:40:27)
* Tatica will take over Xhaksx design duties due to his unavailability
(igorps, 18:40:27)
* FUDCon Panama booklet content (igorps, 18:41:29)
* ACTION: tatica to check space requirement for hackfest description
(igorps, 18:45:15)
* IDEA: Have a booklet only in Spanish and Portuguese (igorps,
18:52:16)
* IDEA: Print most booklets in Spanish and have a small amount in
English and Portuguese (igorps, 19:00:54)
* Print Fudcon Panama Poster, and place it on Mayor Universities and
send to other Panama cities (igorps, 19:11:08)
* bureaucracy done, posters ready to be printed (igorps, 19:13:30)
* LINK: https://fedorahosted.org/fudcon-planning/ticket/118 (igorps,
19:14:14)
* LINK: https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/ticket/167 (aeperezt,
19:16:25)
* Fudcon Panama Design t-shirt (igorps, 19:20:06)
* T-shirt production will be sponsored depending on the prices
(igorps, 19:23:45)
* Create FuCon Panama prospectus (igorps, 19:27:17)
* LINK: https://fedorahosted.org/fudcon-planning/ticket/75 (igorps,
19:27:43)
Meeting ended at 19:29:40 UTC.
Action Items
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* tatica to check space requirement for hackfest description
Action Items, by person
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* tatica
* tatica to check space requirement for hackfest description
* **UNASSIGNED**
* (none)
People Present (lines said)
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* igorps (107)
* tatica (58)
* aeperezt (45)
* dgilmore (31)
* potty (7)
* amonthoth (6)
* zodbot (5)
* gomix-fricky (4)
* abadger1999 (3)
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Fedora I18N/L10N QA
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Igor
#75: Create FuCon Panama prospectus
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Reporter: aeperezt | Owner:
Type: Task | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: FUDCon LATAM 2011 | Keywords:
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Create a prospectus for potential sponsors including information about
FUDCon and the Tempe event specifically, including sponsorship levels.
Aeperezt agreed to take this on and will try to have it finished by
Saturday 2011-11-15 if possible.
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Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/fudcon-planning/ticket/75>
fudcon-planning <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon>
FUDCon event planning
Hi FUDCon planners,
I wanted to bring up a couple pending issues with regard to FUDCon in
North America, so that the community knows we are listening to
feedback, and so the FUDCon event as a whole continues to improve.
Tempe was a great event -- not problem-free, but certainly very well
received by all the attendees, as far as I could tell from everyone
I've spoken to. I'm hoping the FUDCon team will carry that momentum
into next year's event.
* * *
Within the next few weeks, and certainly no later than March 1, 2011,
bids need to open for the next North American FUDCon. The bid process
is running a bit late for EMEA, and if the process established at last
year's Events FAD[1] is to hold true, the process needs to be
continuous, with bids happening shortly after the end of the previous
event in that geo.
* * *
What is the status of a post-FUDCon survey? ISTR someone said they'd
be responsible for that follow-up but I haven't seen an announcement
yet. That could be because I've been crushed by other work and simply
missed the status -- sorry for being ignorant.
* * *
Since I'm sure Jared and Spot are both working on budget planning for
Red Hat's FY2012, one of the things they are figuring into that
planning is funding for the next FUDCon in North America. Some of the
decisions that need to be made early about the next FUDCon NA will
hinge on budget, in order to solve issues identified with the event.
For a while now, FUDCon NA has strained against time limits that
consistently lead to the following issues:
* Many sessions are turned down, even if they would be reasonably
attended (20-30 people), simply because there are limited spots.
* Hacking sessions become shorter when the session days are lengthened
but the total event length stays the same.
* There is not opportunity for key groups such as Board members,
Spot's team, etc., to meet for important discussions while the rest
of FUDCon is in full swing, since many of the people involved are
also doing talks and hackfests.
I wouldn't be surprised if other similar issues come to people's
minds. These issues come down to a central factor: the total event
length is bounded by funding. Certainly funding is not infinite for
any Fedora event, and we can't just shoot the moon for fun. But
because these issues are quantifiable at least for the last two or
three FUDCon NA events, I believe there's sufficient justification to
think about a four- or five-day event length for North America. (This
is the same conclusion the attendee group reached at the Events FAD
last year, by the way.)
Here are some issues to consider:
* What kind of funding will be needed from Red Hat Engineering to get
key Fedora team members to some non-BOS location, like Tempe, for
four or five days instead of three?
* What would the average cost for a North American contributor be?
* How does the overall budget, based on a longer event, affect the
ability to bring in international visitors? Furthermore, what goals
exist for international attendees, and how will the event meet those
goals?
* * *
With answers to these questions, it should be possible to set out some
high level guidance for what the next FUDCon NA will look like, so
that after bids come in the early, venue-related details are easier to
sort out.
For better or worse, due to funding and logistical limitations, the
FUDCon event in NA right now is the largest Fedora event annually.
That's not by purpose or design. Nothing would be more awesome than
having a non-NA Fedora event eclipse the North American one, in my
opinion. I've been to non-NA events and they are fantastic: they're
run by wonderful contributors, and greatly enjoyed by the attendees.
Personally, I *look forward* to seeing event length limitations and
strain in other geos, since that will be a sign of even more success.
And as those issues occur and are documented, the planning groups
(including budget owners) can work together to deal with them as we're
trying to do here.
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[1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Events_FAD_2010
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Using the Admin capability of Trac (which is shared by jsmith,
aeperezt, and others), one can change settings such as the default
component for tickets.
Since FUDCon Panama is the next FUDCon that will occur, tickets should
default to that component now. I've fixed this setting, edited the
name to be "FUDCon Panama 2011," and also slightly edited the query
link on the front page for Funding subsidy requests, so that it works
properly.
As we finish one FUDCon and move on to the next, the person
responsible for the FUDCon Trac should change these settings
similarly. As new FUDCons are added, they should also get their own
components; old components should not be reused -- just add new ones.
jsmith, aeperezt -- let me know if you have any questions. Also feel
free to add to the list of admins if needed, using the Permissions
settings.
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Hello all!
One of the things we would like to keep doing for FUDCon Panama is our
weekly meetings, so I remind you that we'll keep having it at the usual
time on Fridays at 18:00 UTC. Tomorrow will be a good opportunity to
share some suggestions and experiences we had in Tempe.
Sounds good to you Alejandro?
Regards,
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Igor Pires Soares
Fedora Ambassador (Brazil) - Member of FAmSCo
Fedora I18N/L10N QA
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Igor
#76: Air plane tickets discount fudcon Latam
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Reporter: aeperezt | Owner: aeperezt
Type: Task | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: FUDCon LATAM 2011 | Keywords:
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Get Air Fair Discount, talk to main Panamanian Air Line COPA, and its
direct competition TACA to see the possibility of sponsorship of the event
or get ticket discount.
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Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/fudcon-planning/ticket/76>
fudcon-planning <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon>
FUDCon event planning