Re: [Debconf-discuss] DebConf9 reconfirmation period started ; ends 7 June
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 withing Europe (although I expect there is
> an upwards trend in flight costs in Europe as well, I believe that this
> curve is significantly steeper outside).
>
> 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
> significantly since then. If you update these costs in Penta, you loose
> your place, if you dont update your costs, then you may find out that
> when sponsorship comes that the amount you receive is not going to be
> enough in the end. So you are stuck waiting, and every day you wait the
> chances grow slimmer that you will be able to go at all.
>
> Its a tough spot for all, but having the prioritization meeting to give
> people an idea would be helpful I think!
Buying plane tickets is a sure way to lose money. In my case, I bought
my ticket back in February, but (blame the flu or whatnot) if I were
to buy it today it would have been US$700 cheaper - Half the price :-/
Yes, we would really need a better process. But that would require
having a constant fund we can rely on to ensure sponsorship earlier
on. It is a though spot, but... In the end, this might be the only
conference that goes that far to make sure that everybody that should
be there is there.
Greetings,
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