18:01:45 <kital> #startmeeting FAmSCo Meeting 2010-10-11
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18:02:07 <kital> #topic RollCall
18:02:21 * susmit is here
18:02:24 <kital> Joerg Simon
18:02:28 * tatica Maria Leandro
18:02:29 <spevack> Max is here
18:02:42 <ke4qqq> David Nalley
18:03:00 <kital> wow ;)
18:03:33 <kital> our agenda for todayhttp://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_agenda
18:03:37 <kital> our agenda for today http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_agenda
18:04:38 <kital> i have added two new topics - i suggest to start with them
18:04:54 <kital> #topic FAmSCo, please take care of the EMEA media budget
18:05:06 <spevack> I think I addressed that earlier today
18:05:17 <spevack> But if there is more to discuss, let's discuss it.
18:05:37 * ke4qqq is really confused by the original question
18:05:49 <spevack> I noted in the ticket, and email to Christoph and Sascha that their proposal seems perfectly fine, in terms of how much they propose to spend
18:05:51 <ke4qqq> does EMEA not know about their overall quarterly budget slice
18:06:22 * ke4qqq doesn't think they need to ask permission for how to spend that slice.
18:06:24 <kital> ke4qqq: budgets were seperated in the past
18:06:33 <spevack> ke4qqq: i think they're just looking for a confirmation on a large number being ok.
18:07:00 <kital> but i also think spevack clarified it - but i wanted to have it said here
18:07:10 <spevack> Anyway, anyone who looks at our famsco budget page or the monthly reports sees that we are under-budget based on where we should be in the year, so we definitely have no budget issues.
18:08:17 <kital> nothing more to add
18:09:16 <kital> i want to bring in another thing i notice right now i go through my email - sorry i am still not so well prepaired as it should be
18:09:18 * tatica just add that she had some difficult weeks and is getting informed from the middle of the last week
18:10:03 <kital> - is http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/ambassadors/2010-October/015658.html
18:10:24 <kital> tatica: oh are the difficulties solved? can we help
18:10:25 <kital> ?
18:10:49 <tatica> perssonal issues, nothing to worry about
18:11:32 <kital> difficulties with personal issues - is something to worry - you know you have all our support if we can do it some way
18:11:57 <tatica> don worry, lets keep the meeting; I see there is a lot to talk about :)
18:12:19 <kital> back to john´s Tue 19-Oct  Tue 19-Oct  FAmSCo and Regional Teams Meet to Address
18:12:22 <kital> Unresolved Events/Media/Swag Issues
18:13:37 <kital> should we make a announcement on this?
18:13:57 <ke4qqq> I'd want to know if there are unresolved issues first, if so lets plan a meeting
18:14:52 <ke4qqq> perhaps a mailing list post to see if suchthings exist
18:15:46 <spevack> From my POV, the biggest unresolved thing is making sure that as we move out of the summer conference season and into F14, all regions know that there is plenty of budget for Media, swag, posters, tablecloths, event kits, etc.  Whatever folks need for F14 and in planning for 2011, I'd like to see all regions making sure those shopping lists exist, and that things can get purchased.
18:15:47 <kital> make a Meeting Page on this and let add agenda points?
18:16:32 <kital> spevack: q
18:16:35 <kital> spevack: +1
18:17:50 <spevack> s**t, I just spilled a bottle of water on my laptop
18:17:57 <kital> so what way is the best - let make them a "shopping list" or create a meeting and let them add the agenda?
18:18:33 <kital> spevack autsch
18:18:52 <spevack> well, we can add it to the agenda of any meeting, and also I will send a note to ambassadors-list with some budget thoughts for the next few months and planning
18:19:05 <spevack> #action spevack budget planning for rest of 2010 on ambassadors-list
18:19:09 <kital> spevack: this would be helpful thanks!
18:19:23 <spevack> my laptop seems to have survived so far
18:19:35 <tatica> lol
18:19:36 <ke4qqq> thinkpad drains ftw :)
18:19:44 <kital> ke4qqq: hähähä
18:20:13 <kital> ok lets make it so - anything to add?
18:20:39 <kital> next topic
18:20:48 <kital> #topic FAmSCo Report September 2010
18:21:18 <kital> i know normally we try to release the report in the first week of the following month
18:21:32 <spevack> #link https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FAmSCo_budget
18:21:36 <kital> but i have to admit that i can do my part earliest on Friday this week
18:21:40 <spevack> budget is updated through end of Sep
18:22:04 <spevack> I need to ask HArish and Sankarshan for updates though, because I think they have spent money in APAC and India that I doin't know about
18:22:31 <kital> can we agree to add our points till next sunday 18:00 UTC
18:22:32 <kital> ?
18:22:40 <tatica> yes
18:23:28 <susmit> +1
18:23:32 <ke4qqq> worksforme
18:23:40 <spevack> yes
18:25:04 <kital> super
18:25:38 <kital> i do not want to dive into more topics because i am not really good prepared
18:25:51 <kital> anyone anything more that we should discuss today?
18:26:09 <spevack> the EMEA media was my primary topic, and we handled that.
18:26:53 * ke4qqq thinks we should plan a dinner or something similiar with next years victims and ourselves at fudcon na
18:27:05 <kital> i also saw that you were very busy with closing a lot tickets during the last meetings
18:27:07 <ke4qqq> s/victims/new famsco members/
18:27:08 <kital> thanks for that!!!
18:27:28 <kital> victims ;) haha
18:27:34 <spevack> kital: the end of september was a big time for me getting all sorts of budget stuff updated.
18:27:48 <spevack> I've got like $10k USD of expense reports in Red Hat's system right now.  It's crazy.
18:28:05 <kital> spevack: is all solved with your credit card?
18:28:24 <spevack> And Paul and Jared also have lots of Fedora expenses.  We spent a lot of money on Fedora in September, with FUDCon Zurich and FUDCon Tempe.
18:28:28 <spevack> it's good though
18:28:34 <spevack> kital: yep, for now all is well :)
18:28:45 <spevack> the auto-billing from UPS was messed up, but ke4qqq and I sorted that out.
18:29:04 <spevack> ke4qqq: that customs payment seems lost in the wind though, but I'm not worrying about it.
18:29:15 <ke4qqq> spevack: lost in the wind?
18:30:07 <kital> this is still another unsolved issue here in emea that we have not "account" for shipping
18:30:21 <spevack> ke4qqq: no charge ever seems to have been made -- the document that you signed and actually mailed them.
18:30:57 <ke4qqq> I scanned, but it was one day before or same day you sent email re womens clothing purchases
18:32:18 <spevack> ke4qqq: well, we'll keep our eyes open.  But when I was on the phone with them, I made it clear that I wanted all unpaid balance brought down to zero with the new card.  So maybe it's part of a glob charge that they've made, and I just don't realize it.
18:32:31 <spevack> ke4qqq: but according to UPS last week, we are in full compliance with no balance
18:32:40 <kital> spevack: will we meet in january?
18:34:09 <kital> i think we can end the official meeting?
18:34:14 <kital> #endmeeting