06:23:25 <mchua> #startmeeting
06:23:25 <zodbot> Meeting started Thu Jan 14 06:23:25 2010 UTC.  The chair is mchua. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.debian.org/MeetBot.
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06:24:51 <mchua> #info Total expenditures so far: $1423.14 (flights) + $600 (hotel) + $118 (cars) = $2141.14
06:25:12 <mchua> #info $858.86 remaining
06:25:30 <mchua> #info we are probably overestimating the hotel cost, for the record
06:26:13 <mchua> #info yn1v requests ~$220 for flight from Miami
06:26:45 <mchua> As background, Neville is one of our Marketing/Ambassador folk from Nicaragua; he's getting himself from there to Miami, but needs help with the last leg.
06:27:10 <ianweller> #info it doesn't hurt to overestimate costs generally
06:27:13 <ianweller> :)
06:27:54 <mchua> #info we also need to block out $300 for another hotel room
06:28:01 <mchua> (for Paul, at the very least)
06:28:08 <mchua> and there's no roommate yet, so Neville could easily share that.
06:28:16 <mchua> So in total that's ~$600.
06:29:03 <mchua> Neville has a marketing background and has been looking for ways to turn his considerable talents in that direction - he's also an excellent bridge to what the LATAM community has been doing, and they've put out some beautiful marketing materials.
06:29:08 <mchua> Even a magazine.
06:29:10 <mchua> (Revista)
06:29:39 <mchua> He's also getting himself most of the way over - I'm inclined to say YES! and also to cut off plane flights here unless more budget magically appears.
06:29:52 <mchua> Thoughts? rbergeron, PhrkOnLsh, threethirty, ianweller, others in the room?
06:29:58 <PhrkOnLsh> hmm
06:30:06 <PhrkOnLsh> I'm +1'ing on that, mchua
06:30:10 <PhrkOnLsh> who else was it, ...
06:30:18 <PhrkOnLsh> poelcat? are you around?
06:30:26 <ianweller> i agree with everything
06:30:33 <PhrkOnLsh> were we thinking of having John along?
06:30:41 <PhrkOnLsh> I know it was mentioned at some point
06:30:53 <rbergeron> yes, he had demonstrated interest
06:30:59 <threethirty> i didnt see anything disagreeable
06:31:33 <mchua> Poelstra was interested in coming but wasn't sure if the dates would work out, last I heard.
06:31:54 <mchua> Since Neville *can* come, and wants to come *now*, I'd like to book him, and if John wants to come too we'll see if we can scrounge up extra funding.
06:32:05 <PhrkOnLsh> mchua: +1
06:32:14 <rbergeron> get it while it's hot!
06:32:16 <mchua> Basically, the remaining budget would be enough for another hotel room if 2 more people want to drive in or otherwise get themselves over.
06:32:21 <mchua> All righty then.
06:32:27 <mchua> #agreed yn1v plane ticket APPROVED
06:32:32 <mchua> thanks y'all.
06:32:48 <mchua> And that's how we do FAD budgetin'. Transparency ftw!
06:32:51 <mchua> #endmeeting