01:01:18 #startmeeting FAmNA 01:01:18 Meeting started Wed Apr 17 01:01:18 2013 UTC. The chair is dan408. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot. 01:01:18 Useful Commands: #action #agreed #halp #info #idea #link #topic. 01:01:29 #meetingname FAmNA 01:01:29 The meeting name has been set to 'famna' 01:01:36 #topic Roll Call 01:01:43 * inode0 is here 01:01:50 present 01:02:17 #chair inode0 rbergeron award3535 chanchito kk4ewt j_dulaney 01:02:17 Current chairs: award3535 chanchito dan408 inode0 j_dulaney kk4ewt rbergeron 01:02:30 who else is here 01:02:39 * j_dulaney waves 01:02:45 hey j_dulaney 01:02:50 abraham lincoln, clothed in immense power! 01:03:02 * dan408 throws a chair at rbergeron 01:04:10 * nb is kind of here 01:04:18 * award3535 ready to go 01:04:20 #chair nb 01:04:20 Current chairs: award3535 chanchito dan408 inode0 j_dulaney kk4ewt nb rbergeron 01:04:26 1 more minute 01:05:58 * j_dulaney is getting POed by USB drive 01:06:20 USBs are mindless 01:06:21 #link https://fedorahosted.org/famna/report/9 01:06:30 #topic Tickets 01:07:08 .famnaticket 50 01:07:09 dan408: #50 (LinuxFest NorthWest 2013, Apr 27-28, Bellingham, WA) – FAmNA general trac - https://fedorahosted.org/famna/ticket/50 01:07:32 sure skip announcements when I actually have one - we can come back to it 01:07:35 i think there's nothing to really update on this 01:07:44 inode0: let's just get through tickets asap 01:07:50 .famnaticket 56 01:07:52 dan408: #56 (Indiana LinuxFest) – FAmNA general trac - https://fedorahosted.org/famna/ticket/56 01:08:07 award3535 this is yours 01:08:12 any update on this? 01:08:14 did anyone attend last year 01:08:25 this will be the first time there for me 01:08:25 never heard of it tbqh 01:08:43 I don't think Fedora went last year, but we did before that 01:08:44 this was on the budget sheet and no one took it 01:08:49 Attendees 01:08:49 No one has signed up for this event. Attendees will appear as they sign up. 01:09:01 let's punt this one for now 01:09:18 plenty of time to plan 01:09:26 sure just wanted to get it going, I will be going if we decide to take it on 01:09:27 award3535: Ben went to it in the past 01:09:43 I would be glad to run it 01:09:46 sure 01:09:48 well 01:09:54 is it worth it 01:09:59 because it has 0 attendees right now 01:10:03 how many people actually go? 01:10:11 or how many people went last year? 01:10:18 how many Fedora people go isn't really the point 01:10:24 I spoke with the coordinators and this is the 3rd year 01:10:26 i didnt say "fedora people" 01:10:32 award3535: what was attendance last year 01:10:40 it will be greater than zero then 01:10:44 yay 01:10:45 3 to 5 hundred 01:10:45 5 people 01:10:50 award3535: okay 01:10:58 you should probably cc suehle 01:11:06 why? 01:11:17 well are we going to sponsor the event? 01:11:24 doesn't she have to approve that stuff? 01:11:34 that is another question and no she doesn't need to approve anything 01:11:36 or at least cut the check? 01:11:42 okay 01:11:43 I already forwarded some coorespondence to both suehle and rbergeron 01:11:48 any reply? 01:12:19 not yet, the event has not progressed any further yet 01:12:25 k 01:12:26 punt 01:12:34 .famnaticket 54 01:12:35 dan408: #54 (Southeast Linux Fest Budget) – FAmNA general trac - https://fedorahosted.org/famna/ticket/54 01:12:38 so far only one sponsor has signed up 01:12:54 hi 01:13:00 #chair suehle 01:13:00 Current chairs: award3535 chanchito dan408 inode0 j_dulaney kk4ewt nb rbergeron suehle 01:13:01 hi suehle 01:13:11 evening suehle 01:13:25 can the owner of the SELF send me their complete, correct address for shipping the event box and banners? please 01:13:37 that would be kk4ewt 01:13:38 For shipping the event box to SELF? 01:13:47 i would like to ship it immediately, i am flying to argentina this weekend and will be gone for a few months 01:14:00 probably ship it to award3535 01:14:06 i am flying to rome and not stopping home in between 01:14:10 if you need to ship it asap 01:14:12 that is okay also 01:14:16 ok cool beans 01:14:24 award3535 pm him your info 01:14:31 yes send to me, roger 01:14:34 on the earlier question, the quickest way to get a conference sponsorship paid is to email me (not the list) with the appropriate link or contract, say "the ambassadors approved sponsoring X" and I'll pay them 01:14:35 thx a million 01:14:35 k 01:14:40 award3535, pm me your address to ship to 01:14:43 * inode0 would ship it to Ben or at least touch base with him first 01:14:47 chanchito, pm me the address you will shop from 01:14:56 or nevermind, do what inode0 suggested :) 01:15:06 ben first me second 01:15:13 suehle: and what about proposals? should those get voted on in the meeting first and then emailed to you after that? 01:15:26 proposals for sponsorship? 01:15:39 yes for new event sponsorships 01:15:48 Unless you want to know if there's eleventy jillion dollars in the budget for you to spend, I don't need to know until you guys agree on it. 01:15:57 * inode0 is confused 01:15:57 ack 01:16:20 anything else on self? 01:16:30 what are you wanting to sponsor? 01:16:40 inode0: nothing right now. just asking. 01:16:40 so im shipping to ben instead? 01:16:50 back to ben at va-tech 01:16:58 OK cool beans 01:17:00 got it 01:17:02 chanchito: coordinate with award3535 and give nb your ship from address via pm 01:17:09 dan408, wait 01:17:09 done 01:17:12 ? 01:17:18 dan408, i am not sure if we are shipping to award3535 or to ben 01:17:26 probably to ben 01:17:26 dan408, but i'll get with them after the meeting 01:17:34 im just saying award3535 is available right now 01:17:35 let's move on 01:17:58 #topic announcements 01:18:18 okay inode0 01:18:19 "FUDCon" News - http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/fudcon-planning/2013-April/004420.html 01:18:34 ooh 01:19:02 #link http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/fudcon-planning/2013-April/004420.html 01:19:28 I don't really have anything to say about it now, just want people to be aware of it. 01:19:39 #action nb to get chanchito a ups label to send event box and banners somewhere 01:19:59 ok so what location are we talking? 01:20:12 That mail says Charleston, SC. 01:20:22 we need a larger event box or smaller banners, FYI, for future reference, it's wasteful to keep shipping two items 01:20:32 south carolina? 01:20:39 No guarantee yet 01:20:42 inode0: what makes you think i like south carolina? 01:20:46 lol 01:20:52 dan408: I don't 01:21:04 South Carolina is warmer than Kansas (or Blacksburg, or ...) 01:21:04 SC a great place and I can make that one 01:21:07 We're not positive we have the space yet. 01:21:20 meh 01:21:21 +1 for SC 01:21:21 And, it's only a few hours drive for me 01:21:33 Ditto j_dulaney 01:21:47 SC works for me, much warmer than blacksburg and fat people cant fit in those student desks 01:21:52 im -1 01:21:59 believe a short trip for Ben 01:22:04 SC +1 01:22:24 anyways im +1 for some info finally 01:22:41 Time will tell if we like the sweltering heat better than the moderate temperatures in Lawrence :) 01:22:52 * nb is +0. I don't really care what the location is. Hopefully I will be able to go 01:23:01 but i like the idea of megafudcon 01:23:02 nb: word to that 01:23:46 This doesn't sound much like FUDCon so be aware there are a lot of planned changes 01:24:00 i dont really see many changes here 01:24:04 inode0: Sweltering? Temps that time of year are at their most pleasant? 01:24:06 problem for me is the scheduling, january is almost impossible for me, wish we had fudcons during summer months 01:24:12 s/?/. 01:24:24 j_dulaney: it is the 2nd hottest month 01:24:38 which I admit might be pleasant to you 01:24:41 Aug is good for me, if it is in SC I will make time 01:25:06 so is this decided? 01:25:06 in fact anytime in SC is good! 01:25:10 like set in stone? 01:25:15 Part of the goal was to get it closer to just after a release so that more planning and real work could be done. 01:25:17 agreed 01:25:17 charleston, sc? 01:25:25 +1 01:25:27 dan408, more or less, as soon as we can get confirmation of the space 01:25:28 +1 01:26:03 suehle: i really dont like the fact that no one from the community had a chance to propose any other alternative locations, but that's just my opinion 01:26:19 good points 01:26:22 she's right 01:26:27 Since all four days are scheduled talks I'm not sure when work is getting done there?! 01:26:31 she? 01:26:32 we should be fair and open and allow for additional suggestions 01:26:43 when did i become a she? 01:26:53 not you, ruth 01:26:59 oops sorry 01:27:01 dan408, sparks has expressed that problem too. In short, a)the bid process has gotten us one location at best for several years running (and resulted in no FUDCon occasionally in other geos) and b)because we had to wait so long to find out if we had budget and wanted to do it in this time frame, there just wasn't the opportunity for the usual drawn out bid process. 01:27:02 yes you 01:27:07 We intend to have two hackfest days on the end. 01:27:09 sorry dan 01:27:55 and due to the sucess of SELF it would be smart to draw that crowd also 01:27:58 suehle: well my issue was trying to decide whether or not to try to get my company to pay for me to go to rh summit or not, and when/where fudcon would be, obviously i would rather go to a fudcon 01:28:24 i like a centralized location to allow every to travel about the same distance, as long as we are all spread out pretty evenly across the USA, if not the highest area of concentration should get some priority 01:28:35 * j_dulaney needs to reboot 01:28:38 anyways 01:28:51 it seems pretty decided and i hope your venue comes through 01:28:57 * j_dulaney decides to wait until download is done 01:28:59 From the perspective of the budget, the location that gets us as many Fedorans in one place as possible gets the priority. :) 01:29:11 if not let me know, i was willing to do work to find one on my side of the country 01:29:21 chanchito, we also intend to bring in the EMEA folks for this when you're talking about geography 01:29:21 * j_dulaney notes that Charleston has CSS H. L. Hunley 01:29:29 exactly, more than likely where the highest concentration is, the more likely people are to travel closer 01:29:30 * j_dulaney would have a nerdgasm seeing that. 01:29:39 aaaah 01:29:40 dan408, I assure you, we've been through a lot of locations. It was very nearly San Jose. 01:29:40 OK 01:29:47 i did not figure in EMEA 01:29:52 suehle: why didnt anyone contact me? 01:29:55 i kind of live here. 01:30:01 dan408, a lot of people live there 01:30:05 San Jose to far for me 01:30:14 We had a place, and it fell through. We are in a serious time crunch situation now. 01:30:16 suehle: i could get you a venue in san jose easily. 01:30:25 End of it: Nowhere is going to make everybody happy. 01:30:35 true 01:30:35 +1 01:30:36 just letting you know for next time 01:30:48 i have extensive experience throwing events 01:30:56 i just want a warm location and not in january, unless it can be in the south-soutwest 01:31:02 something not known about me to other fedorans 01:31:05 * nb thinks we should move on 01:31:08 yep 01:31:10 chanchito, I'm with you. :) 01:31:25 any other announcements? 01:31:50 who travels in january? mukties searching for blubber, hunting in the aleutians 01:32:07 Please update the SELF page if you are planning on attending, I will need a little help with the booth 01:32:13 award3535, +! 01:32:18 +1 and ! :D 01:32:31 award3535: I will likely spend much of my time in the booth 01:32:44 #topic open floor 01:32:51 go 01:32:51 And if you are planning on going to SELF and want your badge to be a sponsor badge, I need to let them know, so if you're not already listed on the SELF page, do so 01:32:59 Yeah! please fill it in j_dulaney 01:33:26 suehle: did you receive my reply to the email? 01:33:53 suehle: I'm still not sure if I have a roomy for SELF 01:34:14 suehle: Ben said I may be able to crash with him 01:34:25 suehle: I can't book a room due to lack of credit card. 01:36:25 award3535, yes 01:36:48 j_dulaney, I assume your travel was approved based on a roommate, so my best suggestion is finding one. :) 01:37:00 suehle thank you.. 01:37:06 suehle: My travel has not been approved 01:37:11 FWIW don't we usually fund people anyway if they are willing to have a roommate but we don't have one for them? 01:37:14 or not? 01:37:53 * j_dulaney does need to edit his sponsorship ticket, however, to subtract a day 01:38:11 * j_dulaney assumed arriving Thurs would be a good idea, but now it seems pointless 01:40:08 nb: yes, we do 01:40:35 Seems that we have less attending this year than the last 01:41:08 I expect things might change as we get closer - I just don't know for sure my plans yet 01:42:02 I hope you will be there, Ben and I can handle it well or at least I think we can 01:44:44 * j_dulaney reboots now 01:45:11 anyone else have anything? 01:47:00 not really 01:47:10 inode0 do you have anything? 01:47:50 no 01:48:21 thanks for coming 01:48:24 #endmeeting