[Ambassadors] Budget April 1 - May 31

Wed Apr 2 07:19:50 UTC 2008

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 at 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 at 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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> >
> >
> >
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