Hi, On 09/08/14 at 23:21 +0200, Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi, > > On Samstag, 9. August 2014, Moray Allan wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 07, 2014 at 04:18:14PM -0400, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote: > > > The DebConf Videoteam requests a budget increase for DebConf 14. > > > > > > Shipping cost Chicago <-> Portland of Carl Karsten's gear: $2000 > > > Rental of screens, projectors and PA speakers for 3 rooms: $900 > > > Purchase of hdmi to vga converters for presenters' laptops: $200 > > > Buffer for miscellaneous expenses: > > > (duct tape, batteries, unexpected/broken stuff, etc) $500 > > > > > > ----- > > > > > > Total: $3600 > > > > I don't see any problem here as a Chair, so it is approved from my > > perspective, subject to the comments already in this thread that > > miscellaneous expenses should be spelt-out or contained in the general > > buffer, and that we should of course continue to seek ways to keep > > spending to a minimum, such as by borrowing items or finding cheaper > > ways to rent them. > > > > As this is a new line item it would be polite to ping the DPL to ask > > for either agreement that this isn't a material change from the > > previous DPL-approved budget, or a new approval. > > agreed, adding Lucas via leader@d.o to the loop so he can comment. Hi, I agree with what Moray said above. Additionally, if there's a need to expand the DebConf 14 budget due to unforeseen expenses related to the video team needs, I would rather get this request from Steve as he did most of the work on the DebConf budget, rather than from the video team directly. Lucas
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