[Linux-aus] [LACTTE] Request to form a new and on-going sub-committee for BarCampMelbourne
Bianca Gibson
ringwraithenator at gmail.com
Mon Feb 11 19:37:37 EST 2013
I think we talked about it, I though it was on the 16th of January, but
it's not in the minutes. I remember Peter was there.
Cheers,
Bianca
On 11 Feb 2013 16:54, "Joshua Hesketh" <josh at nitrotech.org> 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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