Gerold ! you are too good :) i just five minutes ago sent an email to Zied
*in private* about organizing a combine event :)
cheers
On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 9:13 AM, Gerold <gerold(a)lugd.org> wrote:
Hi Zied,
would you please so kind and try to contact Nayyard Ahmed from Mosambique?
He´s very helpful and work together with the European part. We´re also
looking for having an "bigger" event ...
Regards
Gerold
> Hi,
>
> There's no Africa, and I understand why, we did not comit any event
> for this quarter.
>
> We will be celebrating "Fedora 9 launch day", so it will be Media and
> talks. We might need to rent the location.
>
> We will do It one week after F9 official release.
>
> bye
>
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 2:49 AM, Max Spevack <mspevack(a)redhat.com> wrote:
>> Hi there Ambassadors:
>>
>> Let's talk about how budget is going to be allocated for Ambassadors,
>> events, and media for the next 2 months.
>>
>> ----
>>
>> KEY ITEM #1 TO UNDERSTAND:
>>
>> Red Hat's fiscal year 2009 begins on March 1, 2008. It ends on
February
>> 28, 2009. From a budget point of view, it is divided into four
>> quarters:
>>
>> * Q1: March 1 - May 31
>> * Q2: June 1 - August 31
>> * Q3: September 1 - November 30
>> * Q4: December 1 - February 28
>>
>> During each of these quarters, we start with a $12,000 USD budget for
>> "global events and swag". This number can be tweaked a little bit,
but
>> for planning purposes we should keep that number in mind.
>>
>> If we don't spend the money, it disappears at the end of the quarter.
>>
>> ----
>>
>> KEY ITEM #2 TO UNDERSTAND:
>>
>> Certain events have been given "special priority" and allocated a
>> separate budget from the $12,000 USD general fund.
>>
>> For the current year, these events are:
>> FISL (Brazil -- April)
>> LinuxTag (Berlin -- May)
>> FUDCon (Boston -- June)
>> FUDCon (Somewhere in Europe -- September or October)
>> FUDCon (LCA in Australia -- January)
>> FOSDEM (Brussels -- February)
>>
>> ----
>>
>> Q1 (March 1 - May 31)
>>
>> We have already spent about $2,800 for various events, including
>> FOSDEM,
>> an OLPC for EMEA, NOTACON, and some leftover FOSS.in expenses.
>>
>> This means that we have about $9,000 left to allocate.
>>
>> Looking at the events page, there are 2 events in North America that
we
>> still need to support, 4 events in South America, and somewhere
between
>> 1-3 events in Europe.
>>
>> That is one consideration.
>>
>> A second consideration is that in May, we will need to produce CDs,
>> DVDs, and USB keys for Fedora 9, for use at events, and possibly for
>> supporting the Free Media project (which we have done in the past).
>>
>> ----
>>
>> DECISIONS THAT WE MUST MAKE:
>>
>> How can we allocate money to organizers in regions, and allow them to
>> prioritize their own shows? Rather than having FAMSCo decide an exact
>> $
>> amount for each show, it's better to give a lump sum of money to the
>> organizers in each region, and let them divide it up.
>>
>> How do we make sure that our limited resources can allow people in all
>> regions to be successful? Where can we use money set aside for the
>> "large events" to help with smaller events in the region.
>>
>> For example, a lot of money is being spent to produce various media
and
>> swag for FISL. It seems reasonable to think that extra could be
>> produced, or that there will be leftover, that can be used at other
>> shows in South America.
>>
>> The same idea applies for LinuxTag.
>>
>> ----
>>
>> Here is what I would like to do:
>>
>> For each region:
>>
>> 1) Identify a "media production person" who will be responsible for
>> taking the Fedora Art Team's designs and finding the BEST PRICE
>> POSSIBLE
>> to create LiveCDs, DVDs, or USB keys in that region. Then be
>> responsible for getting that swag to the events where it is needed.
>>
>> In North America, I have been this person. I'll do it again for
Fedora
>> 9, but that will probably be the last time, since I'm going to be in
>> EMEA soon.
>>
>> 2) Identify a Red Hat contact (or contacts) in each region who might
be
>> able to help with local office funding for swag. It never hurts to
>> ask.
>>
>> 3) Figure out a general breakdown of funds for each region, and that
>> allows the local Ambassadors to figure out how to support each
>> event and the need for swag/media to share across events.
>>
>> ----
>>
>> A FIRST DRAFT:
>>
>> North America -- $2,500
>>
>> South America -- $2,000
>>
>> Europe -- $1,500
>>
>> Asia -- $3,000
>>
>> This should allow us to support the shows that are listed on the
Fedora
>> Events page for the rest of Q1, and also give local Ambassadors
freedom
>> between swag, an initial batch of media, etc.
>>
>> ----
>>
>> Your thoughts and comments are encouraged.
>>
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