Gerold ! you are too good :) i just five minutes ago sent an email to Zied *in private* about organizing a combine event :) cheers <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 9:13 AM, Gerold <<a href="mailto:gerold@lugd.org">gerold@lugd.org</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">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 <div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"> > 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 <<a href="mailto:mspevack@redhat.com">mspevack@redhat.com</a>> 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. >> >> -- >> Fedora-ambassadors-list mailing list >> <a href="mailto:Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com">Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com</a> >> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list</a> >> >> > > > > -- > Zied Fakhfakh > Dot TN - CTO > Centre Molka, Esc E, Bur 17 > Manar 2 - 2092 - Tunis > Tunisia > > T : +216 71 886112 > F : +216 71 885499 > M : +216 22 535604 > W : <a href="http://www.dottn.com" target="_blank">http://www.dottn.com</a> > > GPG Key : gpg --keyserver <a href="http://pgp.mit.edu" target="_blank">pgp.mit.edu</a> --recv-keys D2F4EE8C > > -- > Fedora-ambassadors-list mailing list > <a href="mailto:Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com">Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com</a> > <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list</a> > -- Fedora-ambassadors-list mailing list <a href="mailto:Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com">Fedora-ambassadors-list@redhat.com</a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list" target="_blank">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-ambassadors-list</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> -- Nayyar Ahmad RHCE (ID:804006858622745) Skype: nayyares Blog: <a href="http://nayyares.blogspot.com">nayyares.blogspot.com</a>