fudcon-planning September 2009

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D&B contact?
by Paul W. Frields 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

Chris, We've been in the middle of some budget fiddling and trying to work out a possible sponsorship deal with someone who might pick up our FUDPub tab, which has set me behind on sending in that D&B contract. I'd like to talk directly to the manager (cc'ing you because I don't want it to look odd), to explain why the contract is late, and ask for a short extension. Can you send me that address and/or phone number? Thanks! Paul

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FUDCon Ad in FSOSS Program
by Chris Tyler 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

Paul, I've reserved space in the FSOSS program for a half-page ad for FUDCon. If you're interested in this, and assuming that the event won't be fully booked by FSOSS (Oct 30), could you have someone create a B&W ad that will fit in a 8" (wide) x 5" (high) space and mail the file to me? Thanks-- -Chris

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Budget
by Paul W. Frields 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

Good news: I've rearranged the budget page with a spangly new table that attempts to lay out how we can split costs between Q3 and Q4, and between the budgets for Community Architecture (Max) and Fedora Engineering (Spot/me). Bad news: We're over budget, significantly -- almost $3K. Points to consider: * Do a much cheaper lunch on Sunday + Monday, or drop it entirely (Save $1-2K) * If FAmNA's sponsorship covers two of the listed community attendees, that saves approximately $1.2K. * Cut per diem (meals) that we fund for Red Hat attendees. Probably not too painful, and may save us as much as $1K total. * Airfares listed are approximate. We need each of the people being funded, whether they're on the Fedora Engineering team or the Community Architecture team, to get proper airfares into the table ASAP. If the difference is high enough to justify it for any individual, we may need to make arrangements for specific people to fly into BOS, stay overnight with someone in our community, and take the bus to Toronto. Any other ideas for how we can cut costs? -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ irc.freenode.net: stickster @ #fedora-docs, #fedora-devel, #fredlug

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FAmNA contribution to FUDcon
by inode0 28 Sep '09

28 Sep '09

FAmNA was planning to sponsor one North American Campus Ambassador to attend FUDcon but someone dropped that ball (all fingers point at inode0) and now it really seems too late to use that to promote the Campus Ambassador program this fall. Perhaps we should have a hackfest on the Campus Ambassador program. FAmNA would still like to sponsor one promising new contributor. If no one objects, we will shuffle funds from our pot to the FUDcon pot to enable Paul to help us do this. As a small token of our gratitude to all those who contribute to Fedora we will be sending along a supply of Fedora case badges so that at least everyone who pre-registers will get two case badges with their conference badge. If FAmNA can be of any other help with the event don't hesitate to let us know. John

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IRC meeting 2009-09-24 UTC 2000
by Paul W. Frields 25 Sep '09

25 Sep '09

The meeting was a little lightly attended (*grin*) but the information here is hopefully worth reading if you weren't there. Mel, note that because I goofed (meetbot cares if I use your logged-in nick, apparently), a couple action items owned or co-owned by you may not appear properly in the minutes. Anyhoo, we should be back up to normal attendance next week when a few people return from other responsibilities! The minutes and full log are found here: Minutes: http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fudcon-planning/2009-09-24/fudcon-planning… Minutes (text): http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fudcon-planning/2009-09-24/fudcon-planning… Log: http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fudcon-planning/2009-09-24/fudcon-planning… ======================== #fudcon-planning Meeting ======================== Meeting started by stickster at 20:04:01 UTC. The full logs are available at http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fudcon-planning/2009-09-24/fudcon-planning… . Meeting summary --------------- * FUDCon Planning -- intro (stickster, 20:04:10) * ctyler is apparently not available, and mchua is at her RHCE training (stickster, 20:04:31) * AGREED: stickster will just run through updates (stickster, 20:04:51) * LINK: https://fedorahosted.org/marketing-team/report/9 -- Tickets for FUDCon (stickster, 20:05:12) * https://fedorahosted.org/marketing-team/ticket/18 (stickster, 20:05:37) * LINK: http://www.linux.org/groups/canada/ontario.html (stickster, 20:07:45) * https://fedorahosted.org/marketing-team/ticket/71 (stickster, 20:09:29) * ACTION: stickster to get the times settled TODAY. (stickster, 20:10:02) * https://fedorahosted.org/marketing-team/ticket/68 -- Bus booking (stickster, 20:10:34) * ACTION: stickster to call Local Motion to move bus contract ahead (stickster, 20:11:50) * LINK: http://maps.google.com/?q=westford%2C%20ma%20to%20toronto%2C%20canada (stickster, 20:12:38) * ACTION: stickster to find out crossing point from Local Motion (stickster, 20:13:27) * https://fedorahosted.org/marketing-team/ticket/64 -- list of community attendees (stickster, 20:14:00) * LINK: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Toronto_2009#Pre-registration (stickster, 20:15:45) * AGREED: We want more volunteer contributors funded for FUDCon travel. (stickster, 20:18:38) * ACTION: mchua to coordinate beefing up FUDCon sponsorship with ke4qqq, in pursuit of freeing up budget for travel subsidies. (stickster, 20:21:23) * https://fedorahosted.org/marketing-team/ticket/69 -- FUDCon budget (stickster, 20:22:02) * LINK: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:FUDCon_Toronto_2009_budget (stickster, 20:22:27) * LINK: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Sponsorship (stickster, 20:23:02) * ACTION: mchua and stickster to finalize budget based on sponsorships above (stickster, 20:24:21) * ACTION: inode0 to ensure FAmNA finalizes their selection of a campus ambassador by next FAmNA meeting (stickster, 20:40:33) * https://fedorahosted.org/marketing-team/ticket/70 -- FUDPub vegetarian food (stickster, 20:41:07) * AGREED: Need to figure out real $$$ counts for lunch options and make decisions that do not annoy those eating (stickster, 20:49:19) * AOB (stickster, 20:50:03) Meeting ended at 20:51:10 UTC. Action Items ------------ * stickster to get the times settled TODAY. * stickster to call Local Motion to move bus contract ahead * stickster to find out crossing point from Local Motion * mchua to coordinate beefing up FUDCon sponsorship with ke4qqq, in pursuit of freeing up budget for travel subsidies. * mchua and stickster to finalize budget based on sponsorships above * inode0 to ensure FAmNA finalizes their selection of a campus ambassador by next FAmNA meeting Action Items, by person ----------------------- * inode0 * inode0 to ensure FAmNA finalizes their selection of a campus ambassador by next FAmNA meeting * stickster * stickster to get the times settled TODAY. * stickster to call Local Motion to move bus contract ahead * stickster to find out crossing point from Local Motion * mchua and stickster to finalize budget based on sponsorships above * **UNASSIGNED** * mchua to coordinate beefing up FUDCon sponsorship with ke4qqq, in pursuit of freeing up budget for travel subsidies. People Present (lines said) --------------------------- * stickster (124) * inode0 (26) * overholt (21) * zodbot (2) Generated by `MeetBot`_ 0.1.4 .. _`MeetBot`: http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ irc.freenode.net: stickster @ #fedora-docs, #fedora-devel, #fredlug

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Meeting
by Paul W. Frields 24 Sep '09

24 Sep '09

We'll hold our regular meeting in #fudcon-planning at 2000 UTC/16:00 EDT. See you there! -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ irc.freenode.net: stickster @ #fedora-docs, #fedora-devel, #fredlug

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Times
by Paul W. Frields 22 Sep '09

22 Sep '09

Mel was kind enough to put an ad together -- but it raised the issue of times. I think we want to go ~10am-6pm daily, including the technical session day, and do FUDPub 7pm-11pm on Saturday. Chris, do you think that's a problem for the D&B folks? Can we get them to reflect that in their contract? Paul

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Call to RH Toronto
by Paul W. Frields 22 Sep '09

22 Sep '09

Just FYI for the list: I set up a call this afternoon to Red Hat's Toronto office, to give them an overview of FUDCon and how it generally works, followed by some specifics of what we're trying to achieve at this particular FUDCon. As Andrew and I discussed earlier: * * * <stickster> I think most people have never been to one, and I want to give them an idea what to expect. <overholt> that's perfect <stickster> COMPLETE CHAOS <overholt> :) <stickster> punctuated by brief periods of ABSOLUTE INSANITY <overholt> and food <stickster> And then you get to the site and things really get crazy I think everyone on this list is familiar with FUDCon and how it works, but if you're interested in attending the call for some reason, please get in touch with me off-list, and I'll send you dial-in details. This call is not being used to set up or decide any details about FUDCon; it's simply to give a short briefing to a large number of people at once who aren't likely subscribed to this or other relevant Fedora lists. -- Paul W. Frields http://paul.frields.org/ gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://redhat.com/ - - - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ irc.freenode.net: stickster @ #fedora-docs, #fedora-devel, #fredlug

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Skating Friday night?
by Andrew Overholt 21 Sep '09

21 Sep '09

Hi, In the winter, Toronto's city hall has an outdoor skating rink with lights and stuff. There are skate rentals available. I think it could be a lot of fun if we organized an outing for FUDCon attendees. If we keep the Boston bus, we could use it to carry a bunch of people. Even if we don't have the bus, we could just take the bus & subway down. What do you think? Maybe the Friday night? Andrew

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Re: IRC meeting 2009-09-17 UTC 2000
by Paul W. Frields 18 Sep '09

18 Sep '09

And the subject line was wrong. *sigh* I need to put an "imbecile" filter on my Postfix server so I can drag things back when I do stupid things like that. ;-) Paul On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Paul W. Frields <stickster(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry I didn't get this up on the list earlier -- notes from the > FUDCon planning meeting yesterday afternoon to discuss FUDCon > progress. You can find the minutes and the full log here: > > Minutes: > http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fudcon-planning/2009-09-17/fudcon-planning… > > Minutes (text): > http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fudcon-planning/2009-09-17/fudcon-planning… > > Log: > http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fudcon-planning/2009-09-17/fudcon-planning… > > > ======================== > #fudcon-planning Meeting > ======================== > > > Meeting started by stickster at 20:02:23 UTC. The full logs are > available at > http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fudcon-planning/2009-09-17/fudcon-planning… > . > > > > Meeting log > ----------- > * FUDCon planning - intro (stickster, 20:02:49) > * LINK: https://fedorahosted.org/marketing-team/report/9 (stickster, > 20:03:00) > * new Trac report (9) in the marketing-team Trac shows our open issues > (stickster, 20:03:21) > * LINK: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:FUDCon_Toronto_2009_budget > (stickster, 20:03:57) > * LINK: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:FUDCon_Toronto_2009_budget#Execution > (stickster, 20:06:40) > * ACTION: stickster and mchua to continue filling out table, help is > welcome (stickster, 20:11:05) > > * FUDCon planning - shuttle bus (stickster, 20:11:23) > * LINK: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:FUDCon_Toronto_2009_logistics > (stickster, 20:15:59) > * LINK: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:FUDCon_Toronto_2009_logistics#People_… > (stickster, 20:19:04) > * Bus signups are at > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:FUDCon_Toronto_2009_logistics#People_… > (stickster, 20:20:28) > * ACTION: mchua to find a second bus monitor (mchua will be the other) > (mchua, 20:20:43) > * ACTION: mchua to be one bus monitor, and identify one other > (stickster, 20:20:57) > > * FUDCon planning - community attendees (stickster, 20:21:26) > * LINK: > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:FUDCon_Toronto_2009_budget > (mchua, 20:22:49) > * ACTION: mchua to talk to Sebastian and present concrete goals for > his FUDCon attendance for consideration of subsidy (stickster, > 20:28:43) > * ACTION: inode0 to discuss plan for FAmNA FUDCon community attendee > sponsorship with FAmNA, then share with appropriate lists > (stickster, 20:34:42) > * ACTION: mchua to blog about the FUDCon bus (mchua, 20:46:09) > > * FUDCon planning - bracelets (stickster, 20:47:38) > * LINK: > http://www.inkhead.com/view-product.html?pid=2053&reftypeid=11&utm_source=G… > (mchua, 20:52:00) > * AGREED: Bracelets aren't needed. (stickster, 20:55:31) > > * FUDCon planning - soliciting YYZ LUGs (stickster, 20:55:43) > * LINK: https://fedorahosted.org/marketing-team/ticket/18 (mchua, > 20:56:18) > * ACTION: mchua tackle > https://fedorahosted.org/marketing-team/ticket/18 this weekend with > another round of emails (mchua, 20:59:10) > > * FUDCon planning - rooms and times (stickster, 21:00:04) > * LINK: > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/fudcon-planning/2009-September/000… > (stickster, 21:00:21) > * ACTION: stickster to reissue schedule starting at 9:30am and > clarifying end times (stickster, 21:03:48) > * AGREED: schedule copy needs to go into > https://fedorahosted.org/design-team/ticket/71 after completion > (stickster, 21:05:01) > > Meeting ended at 21:07:23 UTC. > > > > > Action Items > ------------ > * stickster and mchua to continue filling out table, help is welcome > * mchua to find a second bus monitor (mchua will be the other) > * mchua to be one bus monitor, and identify one other > * mchua to talk to Sebastian and present concrete goals for his FUDCon > attendance for consideration of subsidy > * inode0 to discuss plan for FAmNA FUDCon community attendee sponsorship > with FAmNA, then share with appropriate lists > * mchua to blog about the FUDCon bus > * mchua tackle https://fedorahosted.org/marketing-team/ticket/18 this > weekend with another round of emails > * stickster to reissue schedule starting at 9:30am and clarifying end > times > > > > > Action Items, by person > ----------------------- > * inode0 > * inode0 to discuss plan for FAmNA FUDCon community attendee > sponsorship with FAmNA, then share with appropriate lists > * mchua > * stickster and mchua to continue filling out table, help is welcome > * mchua to find a second bus monitor (mchua will be the other) > * mchua to be one bus monitor, and identify one other > * mchua to talk to Sebastian and present concrete goals for his FUDCon > attendance for consideration of subsidy > * mchua to blog about the FUDCon bus > * mchua tackle https://fedorahosted.org/marketing-team/ticket/18 this > weekend with another round of emails > * stickster > * stickster and mchua to continue filling out table, help is welcome > * stickster to reissue schedule starting at 9:30am and clarifying end > times > * **UNASSIGNED** > * (none) > > > > > People Present (lines said) > --------------------------- > * stickster (197) > * mchua (59) > * ctyler (15) > * inode0 (11) > * ianweller (6) > * overholt (6) > * zodbot (3) > >

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