[FAmSCo] FUDCon budget (was: FY15 budget breakdown)

[yn1v at taygon.com]

El 2014-04-11 20:33, Truong Anh. Tuan escribió:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Alejandro Perez" <alejandro.perez.torres at gmail.com>
>> To: "Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee" 
>> <famsco at lists.fedoraproject.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 5:18:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [FAmSCo] FY15 budget breakdown
>> 
>> We have to work with what you assign that is it. This year fudcon 
>> latam
>> will be 10K, that is fine I may not agree but that is it.
> 
> +1. I also personally think that $10k is too less to organize such a 
> big
> event like FUDCon. That is a regional event and we want to support as 
> many
> our active contributors as possible there.
> 
> Looking into budget details for FUDCon Beijing [1], they need money for
> lot of required stuffs and just about $7,200 left for travel subsidies.
> If the budget is cut down to $10,000, that travel budget will be $2,200
> only. It may be enough for 3-4 people only (flight cost in Asia is 
> high).
> 
> I agree that we need to spend money wisely. But with such so less 
> money,
> I do not believe that they can organize a good event. $15,000 as usual
> should be the minimum budget for FUDCons.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Tuan
> 

This is quicksand to me. I understand that from Red Hat/Fedora 
accounting office the budget is what the spend on the event. If the 
event happen to cost $15K but there was sponsorships for $5k from other 
parties, then budgetwise the event is $10K for Fedora.

If the event still cost $15K and I secure $10K in sponsorship, then for 
fedora budget will be $5k. I will lowering the budget for next event, 
that will have or not the ability to raise sponsorship. But I can not be 
lazy and expect to fedora pay for everything. I should not try to raise 
de budget just for the sake of it. So that's why I see this issue as 
quicksand.

Neville