Re: [Debconf-team] [Debconf11-localteam] [Debconf-discuss] Arrivals/Departures pages: should we keep the "Shuttle" column?
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Richard Darst <rkd@zgib.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 09, 2011 at 02:45:14PM +0200, Velimir Iveljic wrote:
>
>> I think it is safe to remove the columns right away, since the
>> Shuttles are not going to happen.
>
> Someone made a good point that the arrivals and departures may
> overload the public carrier buses on the first and last days of
> DebConf, as I think someone has mentioned recently.
>
> You can find a distribution of arrival and departure dates here:
> http://rkd.zgib.net/http/debconf/only-reconfirmed/registration-data.txt
>
> Perhaps a local team member could arrange shuttles on the biggest
> arrival days(s) and departure date, at times convenient for the most
> common arrivals? They don't have to be right after every flight,
> people can have a chance to explore Zagreb, too.
>
> This would have been a more reasonable way to go about planning
> shuttles for the start - focusing on the busiest days, instead of
> promising everyone a shuttle. I'm sure someone suggested this in the
> past, but the promise of "everyone" got in the way of the more
> reasonable option.
>
>
> Just due to the recent confusion about how DebConf teams work, I'll
> elaborate on how we could go about doing this:
>
> * A local team volunteer (or global, if desired) (not DIVA) looks at
> the cost of renting a buses. You don't have to ask permission to
> make a proposal. Asking DIVA people what they found so far might be
> a good start. Get prices for different size shuttles.
>
> * Look at the wiki page to see when the most arrivals are. You could
> ask darst to do penta queries for only non-bosnians for arrival
> dates.
>
> * Send debconf-team this information, and a proposal for how many
> shuttles and what times would be worth it.
>
> * DebConf team decides if it's worth the cost.
>
> * Local team volunteers work with DIVA to arrange booking and
> payment.
>
>
> Would anyone like to work on a proposal?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Richard
>
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Vedran and I are on it. Let you know what we have come up with soon.
Velimir
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