[FAmSCo] my famsco-related updates

[susmit shannigrahi]

Hi Max,

Thanks for the updates.
I am cc'ing Sankarshan as he handles budget in India,

> There are a few Ambassador/FAMSCO related topics that I know are
> swirling and that I need to chime in on.
>
> (1) Release parties -- Joerg, I saw your pings about setting a budget
> for the release parties, and for the plans to get that money to people.
> I think that the total budget can be whatever you, or the rest of famsco
> thinks it needs to be.  Anything up to a few thousand dollars shouldn't
> be any sort of a problem.  In terms of making sure that people are able
> to get their money quickly, if someone in famsco can make sure that we
> get a list of all the paypal addresses and amounts that we owe, i can
> make sure the money gets sent out fast.
>
> (2) Overall budget -- I got everything updated today, and our famsco
> budget page is fully updated as well.
>
>        https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_budget
>
> One of the things I'd like to encourage everyone to do in their regional
> ambassadors meetings is tell folks that they don't need to be afraid to
> make budget plans, and spend more money.  I think one of the concerns
> that folks might have in NA and EMEA is that the $100k regional budget
> for the year needs to be divided into exactly $25k for each region.  But
> the truth is that the general cost of goods in EMEA and NA tends to be a
> little bit higher than in other parts of the world, and the historical
> activity in those two regions also tends to be a bit higher.  I want to
> make sure that Ambassadors everywhere are spending the money they need,
> and not worrying overly about the total.  It's my job to make sure we
> don't spend too much, but I've heard a few comments about folks feeling
> like they need to choose between FOO and BAR, when the truth is that we
> have enough budget to support everything.
>
> It's a fine line between being smart with money, and being too frugal.
> I want us to be smart, but I don't want us to be afraid to spend.  Help
> me spread the word!


I have a question, why don't I see expenses from  India in the list?
Are they separate from community budget? E.g, we had FAD Pune, for
which there were considerable expenses, but I don't see it in the
list.


> (3) LATAM -- Maria, I know you've pinged me a couple of times this past
> week about stuff in LATAM, including FUDCon as well as the general state
> of things in the region.  I think there are a lot of things that we need
> to talk about, and I'm sorry that I was on a trip this past week and
> didn't have enough time.
>
> I'll follow up with you more, but I have a couple of ideas that I'd like
> to put in your head.  First, I want to personally make sure that you
> have a chance to get to the FUDCon in North America later this year.
> Secondly, I know that there has been some talk about a Fedora Design
> Team FAD, and if/when that happens, I also would like to make sure that
> you are able to attend that.
>
> In terms of LATAM in general, I think it's clear to everyone that the
> region needs to move into its next phase of leadership growth.  The only
> way this happens is if we have a few people who can look after different
> parts of the region, and work together to make sure that budget needs
> are known, plans are made, etc.  I think you're obviously a person who
> should be involved in that, and I'd like to know who else you think
> could help.
>
> I guess that's all for now...
>
> Thank you all for your time,
> Max
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Regards,
Susmit.

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