Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 credits: help make sure we didn't miss anyone

2009-12-13 Thread René Mérou
I did a lot of photos, and one very little talk. It was too much short talk. Ill try to improve it for the next debconf On Jueves 10 Diciembre 2009 00:22:23 Richard Darst escribió: > Hello everyone, > > We are working on the DebConf9 final report, and want to make sure > that everyone gets cr

[Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 credits: help make sure we didn't miss anyone

2009-12-09 Thread Richard Darst
Hello everyone, We are working on the DebConf9 final report, and want to make sure that everyone gets credited. Below are two links - one for the conference itself, one for those who have helped write or assemble the final report. We hope we have gotten everyone, but with so many helpers it's po

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 reconfirmation period started ; ends 7 June

2009-06-05 Thread MJ Ray
Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > > 2. prioritise early; and > > We are going to try to do many things earlier next year, including travel > sponsorship prioritization. As for making final decisions, we can't do that > until we know that we will have at least a certain amount of money for travel > sponsors

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2009-06-04 Thread Moray Allan
Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: > We only want to reimburse people when they actually show up, since it makes no > sense to sponsor someone's travel that they don't actually take for whatever > reason. > That may be reasonable, but I don't remember that policy being agreed -- I think the barrier to 'imm

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 reconfirmation period started ; ends 7 June

2009-06-04 Thread Jimmy Kaplowitz
Hi MJ, Unfortunately a lot of important tasks for DebConf9 have happened later than we would have liked, though it is nevertheless coming together quite nicely. I've included below a few responses to your feedback from my perspective as DebConf10 local team lead. We will also keep these issues in

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 reconfirmation period started ; ends 7 June

2009-06-04 Thread MJ Ray
Micah Anderson wrote: > Those folks who have requested travel sponsorship are trending towards > the realization that the cost of travel that they initially put into > Penta was based on the costs that they came to after research into > flight costs many months ago and now the costs have changed >

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 reconfirmation period started ; ends 7 June

2009-05-26 Thread Steve McIntyre
Hi folks, On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 09:54:21AM -0400, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote: >On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 10:14:16AM +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: >> Then it is probably _the_ good moment to dedicate some of the debian >> money reserves to debconf specifically for enabling sponsorships that >> would

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 reconfirmation period started ; ends 7 June

2009-05-26 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Micah Anderson dijo [Mon, May 25, 2009 at 04:56:16PM -0400]: > Thanks for the answer Gunnar, I was also wondering about this. > > The biggest problem I think is that for every day that Debconf draws > closer, the cost of airfare goes up. This is particularly true for > people who are *not* flying

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 reconfirmation period started ; ends 7 June

2009-05-26 Thread Jimmy Kaplowitz
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 10:14:16AM +0200, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > Then it is probably _the_ good moment to dedicate some of the debian > money reserves to debconf specifically for enabling sponsorships that > would otherwise not be possible. > > I'm confident contacts among the orga team and t

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 reconfirmation period started ; ends 7 June

2009-05-26 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
[ Cc-ing lea...@d.o ] On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 03:00:12PM -0500, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Anyway - The usual aspect of things few months before a DebConf is > usually the same. We are often pesimistic regarding our money > status, but end up afloat. Still, this year's recession _is_ a > strong reality

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 reconfirmation period started ; ends 7 June

2009-05-25 Thread Micah Anderson
* Gunnar Wolf [2009-05-25 16:02-0400]: > Raphael Geissert dijo [Sun, May 24, 2009 at 12:59:03AM -0500]: > > > If you are waiting to know if you'll be granted travel sponsorship or > > > not, then please wait until you know for sure that you are coming > > > before reconfirming. If the deadline

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 reconfirmation period started ; ends 7 June

2009-05-25 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Raphael Geissert dijo [Sun, May 24, 2009 at 12:59:03AM -0500]: > > If you are waiting to know if you'll be granted travel sponsorship or > > not, then please wait until you know for sure that you are coming > > before reconfirming. If the deadline comes and you still don't know > > because of

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 reconfirmation period started ; ends 7 June

2009-05-23 Thread Raphael Geissert
Hi, > If you are waiting to know if you'll be granted travel sponsorship or > not, then please wait until you know for sure that you are coming > before reconfirming. If the deadline comes and you still don't know > because of this, please send us a mail and let us know. When should we expec

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9

2007-10-24 Thread Andreas Tille
On Wed, 24 Oct 2007, W. Martin Borgert wrote: Berlin as a "connection point" between Eastern Europe and Western Europe would be nice, but maybe it's something for DC11? (Assuming DC10 is in Latin America again or Asia or Africa.) I'd regard Frankfurt (Oder) or Görlitz much more fitting as conn

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9

2007-10-24 Thread W. Martin Borgert
On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 11:37:13AM +0200, Alexander Schmehl wrote: > No one did any real investiagtive work beside "Oh, it would be nice to > have one here... perhaps in Berlin... or Fulda... or somewhere else?" Berlin as a "connection point" between Eastern Europe and Western Europe would be nice

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9

2007-10-24 Thread Alexander Schmehl
Hi! * Martin Zobel-Helas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071022 22:54]: > > Now - is there anyone out there who wants to present us another possible > > location? If so please send in a complete checklist[1], reasons, > > everything that speaks for your location. Including a good reason why > > you did not

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9

2007-10-23 Thread Andreas Tille
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007, Micah Anderson wrote: > I'd like to go to Iceland, please... oh and I'll take fries with that. M too :) ( http://fam-tille.de/island/index_en.html ) > Alternatively, I am willing to go there and develop the contacts and organize > a conference if someo

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9

2007-10-23 Thread Micah Anderson
* Joerg Jaspert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071023 10:06]: > On 11179 March 1977, Roland Mas wrote: > > >> Now - is there anyone out there who wants to present us another > >> possible location? > > Aw, come on Debian-JP, you know you want it! (And the Olympic > > Center in Tokyo/Yoyogi would be quite

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9

2007-10-23 Thread Joerg Jaspert
On 11179 March 1977, Roland Mas wrote: >> Now - is there anyone out there who wants to present us another >> possible location? > Aw, come on Debian-JP, you know you want it! (And the Olympic > Center in Tokyo/Yoyogi would be quite the place to hold it -- it even > has almost-saunas!) "Want it

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9

2007-10-22 Thread Joerg Jaspert
On 11180 March 1977, Martin Zobel-Helas wrote: >> Now - is there anyone out there who wants to present us another possible >> location? If so please send in a complete checklist[1], reasons, >> everything that speaks for your location. Including a good reason why >> you did not speak up during the

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9

2007-10-22 Thread Martin Zobel-Helas
Hi, On Sun Oct 21, 2007 at 22:18:15 +0200, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > Hi > > we have to decide about the location for DebConf9 shortly. > > As we currently "only" have one proposed location for DC9, Extremadura, > there is not much need for a decision meeting. > > Now - is there anyone out there w

Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9

2007-10-21 Thread Roland Mas
Joerg Jaspert, 2007-10-21 22:18:15 +0200 : > Now - is there anyone out there who wants to present us another > possible location? Aw, come on Debian-JP, you know you want it! (And the Olympic Center in Tokyo/Yoyogi would be quite the place to hold it -- it even has almost-saunas!) Roland, jus

[Debconf-discuss] DebConf9

2007-10-21 Thread Joerg Jaspert
Hi we have to decide about the location for DebConf9 shortly. As we currently "only" have one proposed location for DC9, Extremadura, there is not much need for a decision meeting. Now - is there anyone out there who wants to present us another possible location? If so please send in a complete

[Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 bid of Extremadura

2007-06-19 Thread César Gómez Martín
Hello all, here is all the info regarding the Extremaduran bid for DebConf9. http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/Extremadura There are also 2 videos: one of the venue and one of the last organized meetings by the local team. http://62.175.249.92/debconf9/ If you are in doubt don't hesitate to ask me. R