On Mon, Jul 03, 2006 at 06:57:41PM +0200, Andreas Schuldei wrote: > if we limit local sponsorship to e.g. 200 people to keep costs > under control The first step shouldn't be "limiting" sponsorship, it should be asking attendees to cover their own costs if possible, with no obligation whatsoever. For corporate folks, this is a non-issue -- getting reimbursed for accommodation and food is what happens at conferences; and for people who are used to living in places at similar costs, it's not much of an issue either. So that means people like Bdale -- who will presumably be speaking and has done a lot for Debian -- won't get any sponsorship; people like me might go for travel sponsorship, but not food or accommodation; while people from Europe might need food and accommodation sponsorship but not travel; and others might need everything sponsored. > we would in effect ask the remaining people to > carry costs of 7*19+250 = 383??? $15 for breakfast and lunch, $25 for dinner with alcohol, $50 for a room for a night, comes to $90 per day, over a five day conference, that's $450 -- which for me, is the sort of money I expect to be spending anyway for a week long conference. For two weeks of camp and conference, it's $1260. People individually choosing to have less alcohol, eat more cheaply, or to share accommodation can make that cheaper, while still *helping* debconf by not being a drain on its resources. IMO, we do need to be careful to make sure sponsorship is about helping people who can't otherwise contribute be involved, and helping people who aren't in a position to ensure they'll be comfortable themselves (vegetarians making sure they have food, or people who don't speak the native language well trying to make sure they've got somewhere to stay), and not something that we end up taking for granted, and not appreciating. Cheers, aj
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