Here is the revised draft: http://upload.williamfromtexas.com/download/GUADEC_Sponsor_Brochure_draft8.pdf
And here are the working files: http://upload.williamfromtexas.com/download/sponsor_brochure_draft8_files.7z On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Germán Póo-Caamaño <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 2012-03-24 at 20:43 +0100, Chema Casanova wrote: >> O Sáb, 24-03-2012 ás 11:39 -0700, Germán Póo-Caamaño escribiu: >> > On Sat, 2012-03-24 at 19:07 +0100, William from Texas wrote: >> > > On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Brian Cameron >> > > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > William from Texas: >> > > > >> > > > Looks really good to me. Two minor comments: >> > > > >> > > > 1. Item #3 in terms & conditions on page 7 says we only accept euros or >> > > > USD for GUADEC, and only USD or HK$ (Hong Kong) for GNOME.Asia. It >> > > > says we will accept other currencies if we agree. >> > > > >> > > > Wouldn't it just make the most sense to just say that we'd >> > > > accept funding for any of these events in euros, USD or HK$? >> > > > I'd think that's what we'd do anyway since we are already >> > > > planning to handle all these currencies in the coming sponsorship >> > > > year, and it seems less complicated to just say so. >> > > Not sure how it would change things, though I feel there's a >> > > difference between the two. Sure we can agree on a different currency, >> > > but these are the ones we've agreed to be set-up to accept. Anyone a >> > > here a Treasurer to give a say? >> > I am not the treasure, but I do not see any problem. AFAIU, HK$ was >> > added to make the sponsor easier for local/Asian sponsors. Nobody >> > sponsoring only GUADEC will pay in HK$. >> > If GNOME Foundation receives the funds, the currency will be converted >> > and we will receive the funds in US dollars (with a fee). >> >> For GNOME Hispano the funds will be received in an Euros account, >> payments in US dollars will simply have the cost of the currency >> conversion. > > All in all, I do not think nobody is going to read the brochure and send > the money right away. They would get in touch and negotiate, then we > would know which currency is better for them to pay and we can redirect > them where is more convenient. > > That said, it is safe to say we accept those currencies in the simplest > way. > > -- > Germán Póo-Caamaño > http://people.gnome.org/~gpoo/ _______________________________________________ guadec-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/guadec-list
