Re: [Proposal] Debconf4 in Brazil
On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 12:11:46PM +1000, Aníbal Monsalve Salazar wrote:
> > It's likely that DDs can give a talk at FISL and get some
> > sponsorship that way as well. I already know that the Forum is
> > interested in bringing Bruce Perens, for instance.
>
> IMO, it will be more effective to help DDs from other countries in
> America (America != US) like Argentina, Colombia, Chile, etc. With
> the same amount of money, you could bring more DDs from neighboring
> countries to Porto Alegre than from Europe, Canada or Australia.
>
> Also, DDs from neighboring countries have the same currency problems
> that you have described above and it's really expensive for them to
> travel overseas.
I just looked up the price for a normal flight ticket from San Jose,
Costa Rica to Sao Paulo... ouch. It starts at US$950 (incl. tax).
Maybe asking around it can get cheaper, but I didn't expect it to be
_that_ expensive, esp. if take into account that you can travel from
SJO to LAX, SFO, MIA and other destinations in southern US for under
US$400. And South America (Lima, Santiago) isn't _much_ more expensive
(US$500-600). After the initial shock, I looked up FRA <-> POA... ouch
again. EUR 1000 and up. Just for comparison, if booked ahead of time,
you can get FRA <-> SJO for around EUR 600.
So, what's the trick? Any tips on getting to Porto Alegre which have a
somewhat lower price tag? How can you get from Sao Paulo to Porto
Alegre and how much is that?
Marcelo
PS: I have asked some people in Costa Rica if they'd be interested in
organizing DebConf 2004. They are still figuring the logistics of
it (housing, venue, ...) and I can't really speak for them. Maybe
it works out, maybe it doesn't. My only real concern would be
Internet access -- I'm sure Branden can figure out what I'm talking
about :-) There's always 2006.
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