Re: [Debconf-team] Some ideas for encouraging sponsors

[Ana Guerrero <ana@debian.org>]

On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 10:20:53AM -0300, Margarita Manterola wrote:
> On 10/24/07, Patty Langasek <harmoney@dodds.net> wrote:
> > If you tell sponsors we're producing a magazine (short or long, doesn't
> > really matter - the work needed to publish a magazine is about the same
> > despite length, trust me on this), along with the final report, and the
> > "taste of DebConf" that was offered last DebConf, we're going to run
> > ourselves into the ground. Already, we're having difficulties finishing the
> > tasks that *need* to be finished, adding yet another task to the pile is
> > only asking for trouble.
> 
> No, the idea was to produce the magazine BEFORE DebConf, and give it
> to attendees upon arrival.  We can have most of the content ready
> months before DebConf, add the schedule when it's ready and then print
> it.
> 
> If we produce "Proceedings" each year, I don't see why we couldn't
> produce a magazine that replaces the proceedings.  Or, if we don't
> want to replace the proceedings, my idea would be just to include Ads
> in them.
> 

I really like this idea! About the content, why not give sponsors the
opportunity to talk about their company/whatever? Why they like Debian,
why they support Debian? Etc. 
We should make available the magazine in the website as well.


> > Marga, it's a good idea, but I fear it's more work to put on a team that
> > already struggles to keep up with the work it has. I'd advise against it -
> > at least for now, until the orga team develops to the point where the
> > *necessary* tasks don't run people ragged.
> 
> I never said the orga team should do it.  I have plenty of volunteers
> in the local team, that want to help but don't know how.  Not everyone
> can go looking for Sponsors or dealing with the ISP (which are our
> main TODO items right now).  Preparing a magazine is a fun task, it
> would allow not-so-techie people to help, and it would be useful to
> give something extra to our sponsors.


So, since people liked the idea as far as they do not have to work on it. why
about ask some volunteers have fun this summer holidays in argentina? :)

Ana