[fudcon-planning] #466: Travel + Accomodation subsidy for Sarup Banskota (banas) to FUDon Beijing, May 2014

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#466: Travel + Accomodation subsidy for Sarup Banskota (banas) to FUDon Beijing,
May 2014
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  Reporter:              |      Owner:  cicku
  sarupbanskota          |     Status:  new
      Type:  Funding     |  Milestone:  Security FAD: Travel Purchase
  request                |  Requests
  Priority:  normal      |   Keywords:
 Component:  FUDCon      |   Blocking:
  Beijing 2014           |
Blocked By:              |
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 Hi everyone!

 I'm an ex-gsoc student with Fedora and part of design team. I was at
 fossasia when Tuan mentioned about FudCon Beijing. At that time, my exams
 were scheduled in a way that it conflicted with the fudcon dates. However,
 it just got revised recently and now my exams get over a few days before
 the event. I did write to Christopher some time back about my interest in
 speaking after the deadline was over, but he probably missed my email.

 * What do you need covered? (Please estimate the costs in USD: hotel $X,
 travel $Y.)

 I'll find it difficult to pay for the plane and accommodation, hence
 opening this ticket as a request for funds. I've summarized the estimated
 costs for me below, should I get funded:
 * I live in Coimbatore, and will need return to Kolkata.
 * To save costs, I'll travel from Coimbatore to Bangalore by bus (8hrs)
 and then catch a plane from there.
 * It's cheaper to book return tickets to Bangalore and then book a plane
 from Bangalore to Kolkata.
 * I need help with it, but I haven't covered accommodation here since I'm
 not sure what's being planned, but I'm ok with anything at all.
 *''' Total approximate travel costs: 630 USD + accomodation costs'''.

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

 Yes, but I'll find it difficult to pay for the remainder, since I don't
 earn and I'm still in college.


 * If Yes, specify the minimum amount you need covered to facilitate your
 attendance.

 500 USD.


 * What will you accomplish by being at FUDCon? (Please be as specific as
 possible, since this is the most important factor in granting requests.)

 '''I would like to attend for the following reasons:'''
 * I'm working on GlitterGallery, and wanted to speak about our plans for
 the summer and see if anyone has suggestions for improvements. Part of the
 summer plans is to build a collaborative whiteboard, something that hasn't
 been done a lot before, so I could probably get some expert insight there.
 * Led by Ankur, we had a meeting at #fedora-join, where one of the major
 discussions was about revamping the experience for newbies to Fedora. I've
 been discussing with people about this since LGM this year, FUDCon Beijing
 would help Ankur and I meet and work on it together.
 * I wanted to build a platform where people could archive intelligent
 questions asked about Fedora and open source in general - this would be
 also serve as an FAQ to newcomers and reference to say, new Fedora
 ambassadors to look for intelligent answers. Since the event will be
 attended by many ambassadors, it would be the right time for me to pitch
 my thoughts.
 * Help Ankur with introductory ROS sessions.
 * As I always do, if there's a lot of student participation, I'm open to
 doing a "getting started with FOSS techniques" workshop to get people
 started with the non-programmatic stuff that acts as a hurdle to them
 before contributing to FOSS.

 '''More reasons (personal):'''
 * My exams get over four days before the event (yay!) and so I'll be
 completely free to participate and even help organize if needed.
 * I'll have a summer vacation ahead of me to implement anything I get
 involved with at the event.



 * 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.

 I'll attach screenshots of the search results in this thread.


 * Do you need a visa or other official processing before you can attend
 FUDCon? If so, approximately how long does that processing take?

 Yup, it takes about 10 days.


 * Include any additional, relevant information.

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