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Re: [Debconf-team] Questions for the DebConf18 teams



On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 11:21:09AM +0800, Paul Wise wrote:
> [I'm not subscribed, please CC me if you would like a reply]
> 
> Gunnar Wolf wrote:
> 
> > Clearly you didn't see this famous Terri Gilliam movie called,
> > precisely, "Brazil", right? You have to hand in form 104-B3 to get the
> > visa requirements information.
> 
> I haven't see that movie, no. Perhaps we could screen it in Curitiba :)
> 
> Paulo Henrique de Lima Santana wrote:
> 
> > To me is impossible go to DebConf in Europe/USA because 1 Dollar is
> > more than 3 Reais. So, the costs to go to Europe/USA are very high.
> > I know this is the same to others residents in Brazil and Latin
> > America in general.
> 
> I assume that the DebConf bursaries team would prioritise funding folks
> financially affected by the location of DebConf, but of course that
> depends on if folks apply for travel/etc funding and if they can
> financially handle the travel reimbursement time period.
> 
> The bid competing against Brasil in 2018 is Taiwan, would that location
> also be problematic for Latin America?

By the same argument, yes. Flying to Asia is usually even more expensive
than to Europe or North America

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