[fudcon-planning] #272: Funding request for Sandro "red" Mathys

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#272: Funding request for Sandro "red" Mathys
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 Reporter:  red                     |        Owner:  jbwillia                                 
     Type:  Funding request         |       Status:  new                                      
 Priority:  normal                  |    Milestone:  Blacksburg 2012: Travel Subsidy Requested
Component:  FUDCon Blacksburg 2012  |   Resolution:                                           
 Keywords:  subsidy meeting         |  
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Comment (by red):

 '''UPDATE, EVERYTHING ABOVE CAN BE IGNORED''' (as it's outdated or, for
 easier overview, repeated below):

  * What do you need covered? (Please estimate the costs in USD: hotel $X,
 travel $Y)
    * hotel: $189 (4 nights in shared twin room)
    * flights: $1000 tops

  * If we cannot provide a full subsidy, will a partial subsidy be helpful?
 (Yes/No)
    * Yes

  * If Yes, specify the minimum amount you need covered to facilitate your
 attendance.
    * $1000 tops, i.e. the flights

  * What will you accomplish by being at FUDCon? (Please be as specific as
 possible, since this is the most important factor in granting requests.)
    * Barcamp session "[General] Introduction to Fedora QA" in which people
 will see what QA does and how to participate.
    * ~1h workshop: "Introduction to Fedora QA: software testing, test
 plans and test cases" for people interested on doing (pre-release)
 testing.
    * ~4h hackfest between Anaconda and QA, mostly focusing on the UI
 rewrite but also test plans, test criteria, and whatever else will come to
 our minds - both QA and Anaconda devs are looking forward to this session.
    * Of course I'll also try to make the best use of my general knowledge
 as a contributor for the last 4.5 years in various roles such as package
 maintainer, QA member / proventester, former FUDCon EMEA organizer, former
 CWG member and former ambassador.

  * If you are requesting airfare, include complete flight information such
 as flight numbers, desired departure and arrival airports, and times. Also
 let us know if you have specific time restrictions.
    * Departure airport: ZRH
    * Arrival airport: ROA
    * ZRH > IDA > ROA: UA937 + UA3334, 11:55AM-03:23PM + 07:55PM-08:50PM on
 2012-01-12
    * ROA > IDA > ZRH: UA3340 + UA936, 02:30PM-03:34PM + 05:47PM-07:55AM on
 2012-01-16/17
    * That's $951 on orbitz.com, however I'm still trying to get a few
 extra days off to pay Washington DC a visit. That would change my flight
 plans somewhat but I guarantee the above mentioned $1000 will not be
 exceeded, actually $976 would be the most expensive option I'm looking at.

  * Do you need a visa or other official processing before you can attend
 FUDCon? If so, approximately how long does that processing take?
    * Just ESTA, 72h ahead of first flight.

  * Include any additional, relevant information.
    * Planned flights are not exactly final!
    * Please do not book anything without getting back to me first. There's
 a small possibility that my employer will actually cover my flight and
 hotel in which case I'd return any funds granted by the Fedora Project,
 which is much easier if nothing's booked yet. I'll let people know as soon
 as I get feedback on that from my employer, shouldn't take too long now.
    * Kindly let me know if you need any further information :)
    * I love beefy miracles!

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