Hi there! On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:39:09 +0100, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: > The decision meeting is probably comming very soon. As it seems until > now, the global team does not have many questions. But from the > discussion so far it is clear, that the cost will be a major decision > factor. Although the Latvia bid isn't exactly cheap either we are > clearly more expensive. I am still on the opinion that it is *normal* that our bid is more expensive that the Latvian one, for the simple reason that the cost of living in Switzerland is one of the highest in the world: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_cities_for_expatriate_employees> <http://www.mercer.com/articles/1095320> That being said, it is obvious that reducing the overall prices is a good thing, but I think we are a bit too late at this point. > - We should probably at least ask Le Camp if they in general see the > possibility to give us some discount (especially on the food). We > could also discuss options where we don't rent some of the houses for > debcamp. Luca are you going to do this or would you prefer if someone > else talked to them? I would prefer if someone else would take care of that, first because I do not share this idea *at this point* of the bid and second because I am going to travel over the week-end and the next week again I will not have good connectivity. I had the chance to talk to some guys organizing the RMLL in Genève this July and they told me that they have planned to have meals at around 8.- CHF each in Geneva: this is done hiring people that they know, which is something we could consider. This obviously means extra work for us, which should be taken into account. > Beside these two points we should also work on answer to all the points > on the Priority List[1]. In addition to the priority list we have to > prepare: > > * A description of the weak points in their own bids. > * A description of the strong points in other bids. What is the rationale behind these? Thx, bye, Gismo / Luca
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