[Linux-aus] Request to form a new and on-going sub-committee for BarCampMelbourne

Joshua Hesketh josh at nitrotech.org
Wed Feb 20 11:22:10 EST 2013


Hello Ben,

My apologies for the slow reply. Last teleconf we approved BarCamp
Melbourne as a subcommittee[0].

None of our subcommittees actually have an expiry date. They just tend
to naturally retire after they have finished their job. So while not
explicitly calling it an on-going subcommittee you can consider it as such.

I'll have a chat to you off-list to get you set up with what you need.

Cheers,
Josh

[0] http://linux.org.au/meeting/2013-02-14

On 12/02/13 14:05, Ben Dechrai wrote:
> No worries, thanks for the update. My only thoughts on on-going was it
> may be easier from an LA admin point of view in terms of bank account
> allocation.
>
> Cheers,
> B
>
> On 11/02/13 16:53, Joshua Hesketh wrote:
>> Hi Ben,
>>
>> To be honest I'm not entirely sure where we landed with that. I believe
>> you still have access to everything based off the previous barcamp that
>> was ran. It seems like this item got lost in the transition of a new
>> council so I must apologise for that.
>>
>> We'll discuss it on Thursday night which will be our first teleconf for
>> the new council. (Kathy, could you please add it to the agenda).
>>
>> My feeling is that this is a bit of a no-brainer and we'd be happy to
>> support it. However I'm not sure if we would want it supported as an
>> on-going committee. For example, not even LCA is an ongoing committee as
>> the members are new every year. Personally I'd prefer to just have a
>> simple email each year saying "this is the new team" and we can go from
>> there.
>>
>> Your thoughts?
>>
>> Once again I apologise for the confusion. The tweet is (as far as I
>> know) slightly incorrect as we are not 'sponsoring' the barcamp. It is
>> more that barcamp is a Linux Australia ran event and that we are
>> supporting it.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Josh
>>
>> On 10/02/13 13:07, Ben Dechrai wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I noticed that @linuxaustralia tweeted they're a sponsor of
>>> BacCampMelbourne. Apologies if I missed an email somewhere - does this
>>> mean that the request to become an on-going sub-committee has been approved?
>>>
>>> If so, thanks very much, and how do we proceed?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ben
>>>
>>> On 14/01/13 2:55 PM, Joshua Hesketh wrote:
>>>> Hello Ben,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your email and depth of detail. The council will discuss
>>>> this at our next meeting - hopefully this Wednesday.
>>>>
>>>> I look forward to talking to you later!
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Josh
>>>>
>>>> On 12/01/13 21:28, Ben Dechrai wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> After a successful return of BarCampMelbourne in July last year, I would
>>>>> like to apply to become an on-going sub-committee of LA for the purposes
>>>>> of running all future BarCampMelbourne's (not just the upcoming one in
>>>>> March).
>>>>>
>>>>> The requested sub-committee name is "BarCampMelbourne" (no date this
>>>>> time), and I will remain as coordinator, with Peter Lieverdink remaining
>>>>> as treasurer. We also request access to a bank account that we can operate.
>>>>>
>>>>> We do not seek funding as part of our application for a full-time
>>>>> sub-committee; our first requirement is the bank account so that we may
>>>>> receive funds from other sponsors.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will be contacting previous BarCampMelbourne sponsors over the next
>>>>> day or two and, based on previous events, expect to raise in excess of
>>>>> $5,000 towards the event, and am aiming to raise over $7,000. We raised
>>>>> $7,425 in sponsorship last year.
>>>>>
>>>>> The estimated costs for this conference, based on last year's prices and
>>>>> a moderate expectation of the number of attendees, is $6,274.65. To
>>>>> mitigate against loss in the event sufficient sponsorship is not
>>>>> obtained, we will be selling tickets to the event for $30 each. This
>>>>> means the event will still break even with only $3,000 in sponsorship.
>>>>> Assuming we reach our sponsorship targets, participants will get a
>>>>> pro-rata refund, not exceeding the ticket price, to ensure any profit is
>>>>> not from participant fees, in keeping with the spirit of BarCamp.
>>>>>
>>>>> The budget is available at:
>>>>>    https://www.dropbox.com/s/0j6swp6mxn9g1s2/budget.ods
>>>>>
>>>>> For the convenience of the council, a text version of the budget is
>>>>> included below for quick reference.
>>>>>
>>>>> The next BarCampMelbourne will take place on the 16th and 17th of March.
>>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks for your consideration,
>>>>> Ben Dechrai
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> BarCampMelbourne2013 Budget					
>>>>>
>>>>> Expenses (inc GST)
>>>>>
>>>>> Category        Description        Units      Each          Cost
>>>>> Misc            Stationery           1      -$100.00      -$100.00
>>>>> Misc            Groceries            1      -$100.00      -$100.00
>>>>> Attendee item   Tshirts             49       -$17.55      -$859.95
>>>>> Accommodation   Fri Orgs Beds        4       -$40.70      -$162.80
>>>>> Catering        Fri Orgs Dinner      4       -$25.00      -$100.00
>>>>> Category        Sat Orgs Breakfast   4        -$7.70       -$30.80
>>>>> Catering        Sat Lunch           70       -$17.22    -$1,205.05
>>>>> Catering        Sat Dinner          35       -$15.95      -$558.25
>>>>> Accommodation   Sat Beds            18       -$40.70      -$732.60
>>>>> Catering        Sun Breakfast       18        -$7.70      -$138.60
>>>>> Catering        Sun Lunch           70       -$17.22    -$1,205.05
>>>>>
>>>>>                                            Sub Total    -$5,193.10
>>>>>                                                  GST      -$472.10
>>>>>
>>>>> Income (inc GST)
>>>>>
>>>>> Category        Description        Units      Each          Cost
>>>>> Tickets                             70       $30.00      $2,100.00
>>>>> Sponsorship     Platinum             1    $2,200.00      $2,200.00
>>>>> Sponsorship     Gold                 1    $1,100.00      $1,100.00
>>>>>
>>>>>                                            Sub Total     $5,400.00
>>>>>                                                  GST       $490.91
>>>>>
>>>>>                                              Balance       $206.90
>>>>>                                                  GST        $18.81
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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