Re: [Debconf-team] le camp budget...
On 28/10/12 at 16:03 +0100, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote:
>
> Hi Richard
>
> Thanks for your budget. Just two notes:
>
> - The minimum price is not per week but for the whole event. So we can
> use the nights we don't use during DebCamp for DebConf. This
> significantly reduces the costs.
> - Our budget calculates with 34.- CHF per meal as Le Camp already agreed
> to that option. This means a cold buffet (not only sandwiches) for
> lunch.
Isn't 34 CHF per meal *a lot*, esp. for a cold buffet? Or is there a
typo somewhere? Even if it's per day and not per meal, that still sounds
like expensive for buffet food.
If we are renting the whole camp anyway, couldn't we use the spare beds
to attract more non-sponsored attendees? Specifically, I was thinking of
a "become a Debian contributor" track, with tutorials, presentations
suitable for people not yet deeply involved in Debian, and mentoring
sessions. Given the central location of this year's Debconf, it's
likely that many people would be interested. We could then choose a
price per day (accom + food) that would make it affordable by volunteer
contributors, while still generating some revenue. And it would
obviously be a very good thing for Debian to have such a training of new
contributors.
Overall, I think that a big and successful Debconf is very important for
Debian, and Debconf in Le Camp sounds like the perfect plan to achieve
that. If it's not possible to achieve that with a balanced budget, it's
probably totally reasonable to use Debian funds.
Lucas
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