Re: [Debconf-team] sponsored tracks?

2012-07-27 Thread Andreas Tille
On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 09:49:33PM +, Daniel Pocock wrote: c) if it could be made clear that the sponsor was not associated with the speakers, the corporate logos could be overlaid onto the bottom of the slides I have no very strong opinion on the other suggestions but please do not

Re: [Debconf-team] Debian Kids Camp for DebConf-next

2012-07-27 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 26/07/12 22:55, Philip Hands wrote: Daniel Pocock dan...@pocock.com.au writes: ... Just imagine if one hops on a train by mistake - there are many trains in Switzerland, very frequently too, some children love trains From what I hear, the local railway station doens't actually get much

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf13-localteam] DC13 sponsoring brochure, sponsorship levels

2012-07-27 Thread Luca Capello
Hi there! On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:21:40 +0200, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: Luca Capello l...@pca.it writes: --8---cut here---start-8--- Sponsorship levels -- * BRONZE - starting from CHF 2'500 [DC10 2'000, DC11 2'500, DC12 2'000] *

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsored tracks?

2012-07-27 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 27/07/12 10:27, Moray Allan wrote: On Thu, 2012-07-26 at 21:49 +, Daniel Pocock wrote: Has there ever been any variation to the existing sponsorship model, for example, having sponsors for particular tracks? We have had sponsors pay for specific elements. This year one sponsor

Re: [Debconf-team] Debian Kids Camp for DebConf-next

2012-07-27 Thread Luca Capello
Hi there! On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:07:17 +0200, Andreas Tille wrote: On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 08:35:15AM +0200, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: So, to come straight to the point, one question that should be answered rather soon by the DebConf Team is the planned attribution of these beds across

Re: [Debconf-team] DC13 sponsoring brochure, sponsorship levels

2012-07-27 Thread David Bremner
Luca Capello l...@pca.it writes: * BRONZE - starting from CHF 2'500 [DC10 2'000, DC11 2'500, DC12 2'000] [snip] * SILVER - starting from CHF 7'500 [DC10 10'000, DC11 6'000, DC12 5'000] [snip] * GOLD - starting from CHF 15'000 [DC10 20'000, DC11 12'000, DC12 12'500] [snip] This was mainly

Re: [Debconf-team] DC13 sponsoring brochure, sponsorship levels

2012-07-27 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 11:21:03AM +0200, Luca Capello wrote: Sponsorship levels -- * BRONZE - starting from CHF 2'500 [DC10 2'000, DC11 2'500, DC12 2'000] * SILVER - starting from CHF 7'500 [DC10 10'000, DC11 6'000, DC12 5'000] * GOLD - starting from CHF 15'000 [DC10 20'000,

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf-discuss] Debian Kids Camp for DebConf-next

2012-07-27 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Didier 'OdyX' Raboud dijo [Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 08:35:15AM +0200]: In any commercial project, if a customer made a special request like this after accepting a proposal, the project manager calls a meeting and offers two choices, (1) pay more money or (2) throw request out the window.

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf13-localteam] DC13 sponsoring brochure, sponsorship levels

2012-07-27 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Gaudenz Steinlin dijo [Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 06:21:40PM +0200]: --8---cut here---start-8--- Sponsorship levels -- * BRONZE - starting from CHF 2'500 [DC10 2'000, DC11 2'500, DC12 2'000] * SILVER - starting from CHF 7'500 [DC10 10'000,

Re: [Debconf-team] DC13 sponsoring brochure, sponsorship levels

2012-07-27 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Steve McIntyre dijo [Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 12:51:17PM +0100]: On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 11:21:03AM +0200, Luca Capello wrote: Sponsorship levels -- * BRONZE - starting from CHF 2'500 [DC10 2'000, DC11 2'500, DC12 2'000] * SILVER - starting from CHF 7'500 [DC10 10'000, DC11

Re: [Debconf-team] MiniDebConf Nicaragua 2013

2012-07-27 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Gaudenz Steinlin dijo [Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 11:00:35AM +0200]: Cool, so you can beta-test the Penta replacement??? ;-) Actually, yes! :) I'm trying to install frab on a local machine and see if it fits our needs for the conference. Have you seen:

Re: [Debconf-team] sponsored tracks?

2012-07-27 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 27/07/12 14:14, Gunnar Wolf wrote: Daniel Pocock dijo [Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 09:49:33PM +]: Has there ever been any variation to the existing sponsorship model, for example, having sponsors for particular tracks? E.g. if there is a free/open VoIP track next year, there are a few

Re: [Debconf-team] DC13 sponsoring brochure, sponsorship levels

2012-07-27 Thread Judit Foglszinger
Both in DC11 and DC12 we *did* have platinum sponsors - only they were not truly accountable as such, as they either gave us services and not money (Srpska and Nicaragua government) or huge discounts in the fees (UCA). Maybe that means this is the government level? At least it doesn't sound

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf13-localteam] DC13 currency issues (renamed)

2012-07-27 Thread Marc SCHAEFER
On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 03:35:26PM +, Daniel Pocock wrote: e) set a deadline for getting signed sponsorship pledges, and tell people not to buy plane tickets until DebConf hits the sponsorship target to protect Debconf if the bills are paid in CHF and the money is received in NON CHF

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf-discuss] Debian Kids Camp for DebConf-next

2012-07-27 Thread Philip Hands
Gunnar Wolf gw...@gwolf.org writes: ... I tend to think, specially after the arguments mentioned in this thread, that this year it will be impossible. Specially because of the accomodation reality ... Again, if the DebConf-Children team still wants to pursue the idea, maybe getting it ready

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf13-localteam] DC13 currency issues (renamed)

2012-07-27 Thread Daniel Pocock
On 27/07/12 16:14, Marc SCHAEFER wrote: On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 03:35:26PM +, Daniel Pocock wrote: e) set a deadline for getting signed sponsorship pledges, and tell people not to buy plane tickets until DebConf hits the sponsorship target to protect Debconf if the bills are paid in

Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf13-localteam] DC13 sponsoring brochure, sponsorship levels

2012-07-27 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Daniel Pocock dijo [Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 03:07:40PM +]: That is an interesting point - people from beyond Europe are likely to spend a lot of their own money coming to DebConf, buying tickets months in advance, etc One simple way to do this would be to turn the tables: give everybody

Re: [Debconf-team] Debian Kids Camp for DebConf-next

2012-07-27 Thread Daniel Kahn Gillmor
Sorry to pile into an already long thread here. I'm one of the people who has raised the childcare question (i asked about it during the debconf14 bid session at dc12), and i just wanted to put it in my 2ยข about why this is a worthy goal and also maybe rein it in some and put it in perspective.