[Debconf-team] Minutes: Meeting with government representative 240412
Meeting with Erick Rios, government representative
April 24, 2012, INJUVE
DebConf team: h01ger, xamanu, jimbodoors, leogg
We discussed how they can help us with DebConf:
* Visas: They have to check with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cancillería) to see if they can ease the process of obtaining visas for citizens coming from countries in category B and C.
http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf12/Visas
* Day Trip: They can arrange a tour package with the Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism (INTUR) for the day trip and a welcome pack for the attendees.
* Tax exemption: Meeting with the General Revenue Service (DGI) for a tax exemption letter for DebConf12 (15% sales tax and 2% hotel tax).
* Security: Meeting and coordination with the tourist police unit to assure additional security in the DebConf-UCA area during DebConf.
* Debian Day: Advertising in local media.
* DebConf tags: We'll send them the design and they will print them for us
* Other: Erick will give us some contacts for:
* Potential sponsors
* Food catering
* T-shirts and printing
* Transportation: Buses for airport shuttle during DebConf and for the Day Trip
== Proposed buses and schedule ==
* 1 wheelchair accessible bus (July 1-15)
* 1 bus, July 7th. (08:00-20:00)
* 1 bus, July 8th. (08:00-20:00)
* 4 buses, July 11th. (whole day)
* 1 bus, July 14th. (16:00-19:00)
* 1 bus, July 15th. (07:00-13:00)
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