On Tuesday, September 08, 2015 02:10:55 PM Bernelle Verster wrote: >Hi > >backstory: >> DC16's budget will cover dinner (reasonable amount) for >everyone that commits to help out with a team. Nigel suggested >covering dinner after the CLUG meetup where we are reporting on >DebConf. > >I feel that it's a great idea in principle, but I'm afraid that the >CLUG group will feel steamrollered by the DebConf crowd. > >I think a better way to do this is to get in touch with Robyn Farah >(Arduino CT) who is now doing Modern Alchemist [1] events every >Wednesday. We can sponsor or contribute to one, and advertise that >through the CLUG etc etc communities. > >Having more team get-togethers paid for by this may also work. On that >note, Stefano is in Cape Town some time, we should arrange the next >braai to coincide when he's here. > >How much money are we talking here? Kickoff for DC15 was 1,8k EUR. If you want me to estimate, based on everything I learnt from others during DC15, the value of the Rand and what you get for it here, and the size of the event we expect compared to DE, I'd say half that in total would be reasonable. If we need a bit more, and its reasonable, I really don't think there would be a problem. We need to concentrate on getting more people involved, I don't see finances being a problem right now. :) I ask myself a series of questions, one them is... * Would I be willing to back the money I spent if I was not reimbursed? if no, then I'd think its unreasonable -N DO NOT send email to this address: nkukard91694f@lbsd.net
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