Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf11-localteam] Extending registration period
After all it has been said and done I'm safe to say that we're
extending the sponsored registration until 19th of this month.
Today or tomorrow I'll write a blog post that we are extending the
sponsored registration process and will write general information
because I have a feeling people lack information. I'm going to let
people know about everything, from sponsorships to how they'll get to
Banja Luka as I have a feeling most people don't even know we're
trying to have organized transport.
Either way this will end up on planet.d.o and therefor will target
right audience I'm unsure how far we should go with news and
announcing that registrations are extended.
Adnan
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 1:31 PM, Moray Allan <moray@sermisy.org> wrote:
> On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Adnan Hodzic <adnan@foolcontrol.org> wrote:
>> I agree with many of your views, however theres only ~12hours left
>> until 8th which was/is original date when sponsored registrations
>> close, I need to know are we extending sponsored registrations until
>> 19th or not, whatever the decision might be I need to know in order to
>> coordinate my next steps.
>
> Well, we don't need to announce the extension before the original
> deadline, it's good if the original deadline encourages people to
> register quickly first. :)
>
> But yes, let's make an extension, because of your original request
> (announcing in conferences) and also because of Holger's reasons:
>
>> further thinking about the "last mile problem" (aka busses) and this led me to
>> wonder whether it would be sensible to extend cfp, travel + food+accom
>> sponsorship deadlines _all_ to May 19th.
>
>> and, if so, decide + _publish_ this fast and then soon after / even better at
>> the same time improve+publish the bus information, ie the public bus tables
>> from Zagreb (and elsewhere?) to Banja Luka plus a "holdable promise" of
>> special shuttles (taxis?), ie one or two per day - except on maybe two days
>> where we'll actually have busloads of arrivals.
>
> Any announcements within Debian should of course emphasise that this
> is a one-off extension (we can say, due to additional support from the
> government), that won't lead to further extensions of deadlines this
> year or in future years!
>
> --
> Moray
>
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