01:59:22 #startmeeting FAmNA 01:59:22 Meeting started Wed Jan 30 01:59:22 2013 UTC. The chair is inode0. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 01:59:22 Useful Commands: #action #agreed #halp #info #idea #link #topic. 01:59:25 #meetingname FAmNA 01:59:25 The meeting name has been set to 'famna' 01:59:30 here 01:59:33 here 01:59:35 #topic Roll Call 01:59:40 here 01:59:40 present 01:59:41 here 01:59:51 here 02:00:28 #topic Announcements 02:00:46 hi 02:00:55 here 02:00:59 * inode0 suggests someone give us some good press :0 02:01:05 rbergeron et al is working on the purchase order for the media 02:01:11 sweet 02:01:24 nb, probably no ETAyet? 02:01:39 * vwbusguy is guessing that probably won't arrive in time for SCaLE 02:02:15 I expect it will 02:02:34 #topic Tickets 02:02:38 https://fedorahosted.org/famna/report/9 02:02:59 .famnaticket 33 02:03:02 inode0: #33 (2012 Fedora Merchandise Order) – FAmNA general trac - https://fedorahosted.org/famna/ticket/33 02:03:36 I haven't actually paid this yet but plan to before the end of the week - I'll close it once the shirts are paid. 02:03:51 .famnaticket 36 02:03:53 inode0: #36 (Fedora Ambassador Day North America (FADNA)) – FAmNA general trac - https://fedorahosted.org/famna/ticket/36 02:04:14 Still need some event reports and I know I'm one of the stragglers 02:04:31 .famnaticket 51 02:04:32 inode0: #51 (So Cal Linux Expo Funding - Feb 22-24) – FAmNA general trac - https://fedorahosted.org/famna/ticket/51 02:04:54 Let's spend a few minutes on scale 02:04:58 cool 02:05:01 https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SCALE_11X_Event 02:05:27 biker is now funded through LATAM 02:05:29 The proposed budget looks pretty good to me but I do have one request regarding budget 02:05:37 sure 02:06:03 We really should have it split up by person where that makes sense so we know where the funding is going and who to expect what from 02:06:40 In terms of booth workers? 02:06:52 You can do that later as far as I'm concerned though --- this is enough for us to approve/disapprove the general budget request 02:07:05 great 02:07:08 In terms of anyone we are paying for 02:07:21 pressing for that, IMO is douglax's flight 02:07:28 (aka aacosta) 02:07:38 so we can get that booked 02:08:02 * inode0 proposes we approve $2500 for total scale budget even though the estimate here is a little bit less. 02:08:13 * vwbusguy agrees 02:08:19 +1 02:08:44 vwbusguy as the owner can still shuffle amounts around if needed 02:09:07 * vwbusguy acknowledges 02:09:08 any questions or comments from others? 02:09:53 * inode0 would really like to see more +1s 02:10:00 +1 02:10:39 nb ? Jsandys ? kaptk2 ? 02:10:44 hi 02:10:50 +1 02:10:56 +1 02:10:56 wait, is there a personal flight involved with the event? if so, how much of the $2500 is for the flight? 02:11:07 i missed that part 02:11:09 chanchito, $500 for douglax (aacosta) 02:11:18 chanchito, he's flown in for this the last three years 02:11:18 the estimate is $500 to bring aacosta up from Mexico 02:11:36 is latam paying for that? or are we? 02:11:43 vwbusguy, can't vote yet not an ambassador until next week 02:11:43 we are 02:11:44 ok now that i know the background and history, +1 again 02:11:50 thx for the extra details 02:11:57 +1 02:11:59 helps to know 02:12:03 +1 02:12:09 latam is funding ruben though 02:12:30 * inode0 hears no disapproval so ... 02:13:13 #agreed FAmNA agrees to set aside $2500 for funding SCALE 02:13:22 woot 02:13:43 vwbusguy: you'll need to work with rbergeron or ruth to get the sponsorship paid 02:13:54 we should do that asap 02:14:15 inode0, yeah, thanks 02:14:36 and would you please add to the ticket what we agreed to tonight so it is recorded there? 02:15:37 there is also a "meeting" milestone which you can toggle on/off depending on whether you want this on the meeting agenda for any particular week 02:16:13 anything else to discuss for SCALE before moving on? 02:16:34 inode0, I'll update the ticket now 02:17:05 .famnaticket 48 02:17:07 inode0: #48 (PyCon 2013 March 13 - 21, Santa Clara, CA) – FAmNA general trac - https://fedorahosted.org/famna/ticket/48 02:17:35 We still need to arrange stuff for abadger1999 - not urgent so we'll hurry on to the next one 02:17:52 .famnaticket 50 02:17:54 inode0: #50 (LinuxFest NorthWest 2013, Apr 27-28, Bellingham, WA) – FAmNA general trac - https://fedorahosted.org/famna/ticket/50 02:18:12 Jsandys: do you want to say something here about LFNW? 02:18:12 no owner for this one yet 02:18:15 I will be in Europe during LFNW, this event needs another owner this year. 02:18:50 I'll talk to Kevin who has done this in the past 02:18:55 too bad bodhi_zazen is busy 02:19:12 I am planing on attending LFNW this year 02:19:34 along with dowdle (I think) 02:20:02 kaptk2: are you local? 02:20:19 no, but in MT so right next door 02:21:08 do you plan on helping at the booth? 02:21:27 inode0, I haven't thought that far ahead yet 02:21:39 please do :) 02:21:49 inode0, will do :) 02:22:21 ok, I suspect we'll have a number of other people attending and someone will step up to own it 02:22:28 Jsandys: have fun at LAC 02:22:44 also Live Code Festival 02:22:57 too far for me to travel, but would like to attend one some time 02:23:43 ok, one more to go 02:23:54 .famnaticket 49 02:23:56 inode0: #49 (Northeast LinuxFest 2013, March 16 - 17, Harvard) – FAmNA general trac - https://fedorahosted.org/famna/ticket/49 02:23:59 OK, fedora will be premiered as a GOLD sponsor, even though jonathan nadeau is only charging us the bronze rate $500, so when i update the event tickets, i will update the price for the sponsorship, i will be needing the event box and banners once again, and this time since we are also giving talks and there is a fedora theme at this event, so fedora has classrooms in the harvard computer science center being booke 02:23:59 d exclusively for us, to give talks, install systems, 02:24:35 i will be giving some talks and manning the booth 02:25:01 so i will have be placing my requests for items very soon once i confirm a few more details with jonathan 02:25:07 i will have help at the booth 02:26:09 sorry my english is a mess tonight, 02:26:23 sounds good 02:26:42 and if you need/want anyone to help ask them too 02:26:55 this event is getting larger and jonathan wants us to reach out for volunteers as well, besides encouraging installs 02:27:07 ok is anyone around in new england? 02:27:24 on the east coast, georgia 02:27:27 it would be fun to have another volunteer 02:27:36 dont we have people in NJ, NY 02:27:56 jds2001, mizmo, and others are in the area 02:28:00 if i were in GA, i sure as hell would not come up north 02:28:20 ok so i need to send an email and see if there are any volunteers 02:28:26 well i travel to TX and LV all the time 02:28:32 i will do that this week 02:28:37 I wouldn't be surprised if mizmo would be interested in speaking about something there 02:28:45 although the timing may be an issue 02:28:49 i dont blame you, TX is awesome, LV is even better 02:29:16 I may consider going, but my focus on SELF 02:29:17 yeah more than one speaker would be nice 02:29:19 inode0, mizmo = mairin? 02:29:22 makes a very good impression 02:29:25 yes 02:29:39 plus gives the audience variety 02:29:40 awesome 02:30:13 ok, we already approved the sponsorship last week didn't we? 02:30:27 yes we did 02:30:50 i figured i will cover virtualization, and the state of open source, and maybe one more, figuring two talks per day, one in mid-morning before lunch break, and another in the afternoon, before the end 02:30:56 yes we did 02:31:02 i just need to write it all up 02:31:08 chanchito: would you add to the ticket that we agreed to contribute $500 for sponsorship at NELF? 02:31:09 i need to setup the event page 02:31:22 yes i will! thx a million :-) 02:31:49 ok 02:31:56 #Open Floor 02:32:01 #topic Open Floor 02:33:02 Are we done? 02:33:10 i dont have anything else 02:33:16 * vwbusguy guesses so 02:33:20 humm I have nothing either 02:33:20 * nb has not anything 02:33:30 Oh, if you intend to ship much before March, please let inode0 know 02:33:39 nb: question - what did famsco think about our budget proposal? 02:33:51 inode0, christoph thought that it was a lot of money 02:33:55 the others didn't say too much 02:34:14 herlo pointed out that it is what we *want*, not what we will necessarily actually spend 02:34:59 adios folks, thx a lot, have a great week, be safe and see y'all next week! :-) 02:35:12 and what is the current state of the famsco budget? 02:35:38 we are sending it to robyn i think? 02:35:42 have a great rest o f the evening..... 02:35:46 well, sending what each region wants 02:36:09 I mean we just approved $3000 for stuff - is there money to pay for it? :) 02:36:21 I hope so, lol 02:36:21 stuff now, not next year 02:36:38 well, $500 is next year 02:36:45 last thing i heard is that we don't have that much money left this year 02:36:48 but i am not too sure 02:36:55 rbergeron, lh ping 02:37:03 how are we supposed to approve things? 02:37:05 I would ping ruth but she doesn't appear here 02:37:12 we are as clueless as ever 02:37:16 inode0, good question 02:39:02 * inode0 requests some feedback from famsco regarding budget constraints for the rest of this fiscal year 02:39:42 anything else before we wrap? 02:39:52 well, i guess famsco should request info from budget owner 02:40:00 since famsco AFAIK doesn't have much of any idea either 02:40:16 this really is a ridiculous situation a year later 02:40:54 * inode0 volunteers to manage the budget, just send him a big check on March 1 02:41:48 * inode0 retracts offer to manage the budget, what was he thinking? 02:42:54 ok, if there is nothing else thanks everyone for coming and helping 02:43:03 #endmeeting