Ok guys .. what y'all think?...
this year or next year?
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From: Robyn Bergeron <rbergero(a)redhat.com>
Date: Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 9:14 PM
Subject: APAC Fudcon Bids
To: Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee
<famsco(a)lists.fedoraproject.org>, FUDCon/FAD planning group
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Hi folks,
I just wanted to raise a flag here.
In the FAmSCo meeting earlier this week it looks like there are a few
action items for people to forward information or share information
about the APAC bid recommendation. I have not yet seen any of that
information come forward.
The ticket is here:
https://fedorahosted.org/famsco/ticket/258
The known bids are here:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Bid_for_Philippines_2012
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:APAC_2012_Bid_Malaysia
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Bid_for_Beijing_2012
The period tentatively scheduled for the APAC FUDcon is March 1 - May
31. I have *incredibly huge* concerns at this point about the ability
to successfully pull together planning details for a FUDCon in such a
short time frame, particularly with details like international travel,
visas and passports, etc., not to mention simply being able to arrange
hosting space, hotel blocks, etc. There are also the additional
efforts of going through the FUDCon subsidy process, purchasing
airfare (which tends to be cheaper the further in advance it is
purchased), etc.
I think we all realize that FUDCons require a large amount of effort;
additionally, they get a large amount of funding, and I know that we
would all like to ensure that that money is well-used. If we can't
come to a decision on the location within the next week, we may need
to take under consideration the option of deferring the APAC FUDCon
until Mar-May of 2013. I don't think this would be a huge loss,
considering that we just had a FUDCon in Pune a few months ago. And
while I don't want to disappoint the people who have been working on
bids, I don't want us to wind up in a position where we are
disappointing a large number of people who are investing their time in
attending a FUDCon by putting on an event that we simply didn't have
enough time to organize well, or disappoint the Fedora community by
not wisely spending money.
So, please: If there is information, or a recommendation, that needs
to be passed to FAmSCo, please pass it along including any supporting
logs, etc. *as soon as possible*, so that people can familiarize
themselves with the details and be prepared to make a recommendation
or decision. I'll be attending the FAmSCo meeting to get as much
information as I can as well to make the final call.
-Robyn
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