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

[Joshua Hesketh]

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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