[Linux-aus] Grant request: BarCampCanberra

[Simon Pascal Klein]

On 19/03/2008, at 11:05 PM, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:

> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 at 22:15, Simon Pascal Klein <klepas at klepas.org>  
> wrote:
>> Date: Wednesday 19, March 2008.
>>
>>
>> Project Name: BarCampCanberra
>>
>>
>> Aim of Project: To hold Canberra's very first BarCamp at the
>> Australian National University on the 19th of April (2008). Although
>> we want to keep the conference a green day (little to no paper),  
>> we're
>> still hoping to provide conference t-shirts from Cafepress, water to
>> attendees and most importantly wireless Internet access given the
>> strong web focus of the conference.
>
> Cafepress are hideously expensive, and aren't local either (foreign  
> companies,
> boo! :p ). Have you considered other suppliers?

We contacted the only (as far as we know) bulk t-shirt printer/ 
supplier here in Canberra and they were way too expensive. Cafepress  
thus far are the cheapest option. I think it has something to do with  
Canberra such a tiny hole, whereas in larger cities like Sydney/ 
Melbourne there are bound to be more of such businesses that compete  
with one another to drive the price down.

As far as money going to the States, well need it more than us at the  
moment. *tongue-in-cheek*

All the best.


-Pascal




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