Re: [Debconf-team] Budget status - travel sponsorship)

2012-07-05 Thread Holger Levsen
Hi, as I've said several times already, the hardest part is finding people doing whatever the best procedure for this is. The problem with that is that DebConf is quite a lot of work for the team for 2-3 months before the conf, then the conference itself and then cleaning it all up, which usu

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget status - travel sponsorship)

2012-07-05 Thread Ian Jackson
Richard Darst writes ("Re: [Debconf-team] Budget status - travel sponsorship)"): > As I said, I think the difference is people need to make a conscious > decision that more risk of a deficit is an acceptable trade-off for > allocating (not necessarily spending) money sooner. If one watches > caref

Re: [Debconf-team] Budget status - travel sponsorship)

2012-07-05 Thread Richard Darst
Hi, On Thu, Jul 05, 2012 at 12:40:06AM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > Richard Darst > > It is hard to improve things. The order we spend money is: venue > > rental, accom, food, , travel. If travel is > > prioritized low, and we always are short of money, travel will keep > > being last. > > I'm not s

Re: DebConf travel sponsorship

2012-07-05 Thread Richard Darst
Hi, [ This is turning into a "about DebConf travel sponsorship" thread which I am okay with. ] On Thu, Jul 05, 2012 at 10:59:02AM +0200, Bernd Zeimetz wrote: > If invoices are required, then Debian should book flights for people or > find some other solution to receive those documents, without a

Re: DebConf travel sponsorship

2012-07-05 Thread Tollef Fog Heen
]] Bernd Zeimetz > That pretty much depends on your credit card company. My VISA card is > from my "normal" bank and there is no delay at all, the money is just > gone from my bank account as soon as I pay with it. That's a debit card, not a credit card, then. > If invoices are required, then D

Re: DebConf travel sponsorship

2012-07-05 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
On 06/20/2012 04:57 PM, Martin Wuertele wrote: > * Iain Lane [2012-06-20 16:25]: > >> Decisions and transfers of money should happen significantly before the >> conference is to take place. 4-6 months, as you suggest, is probably >> about fair. I would very much hope, given the importance of Debc