BalCCon2k24

fedorauser1 commented

2024-08-15 17:00:10 +00:00

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About you

Name: Momcilo Medic
FAS username: fedorauser
How do you primarily contribute to Fedora? (2-3 sentences): Fedora ambassador for many years. Manning the Fedora booth at various events, helping in organizing RPs, sprints, giving talks, translating, etc...

About the event

Event name(s): BalCCon
Event dates: from 20th September 2024 to 22nd September 2024
Event location(s): Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
Event URL(s): https://2k24.balccon.org/index.php?title=Main_Page
Event description(s) (2-4 sentences per event): Major goal is to gather all the communities from the region and abroad so we can socialize, hack, play, learn, exchange knowledge and experience and, of course, party together.

Requested support

Support requested: 4 tickets
Budget estimates:
- Tickets: 150
Accessibility needs & requests:
Other needs: swag

This event & Fedora

Are you a speaker or presenter? If yes, give the title and description of your presentation: no
Are you an organizer or volunteer? If yes, explain your role: no
Why is it a good idea for the Fedora Project to have a presence?: This is the place in Balkans where hackers, free and open-source enthusiasts gather. Talks are similar to the ones delivered at FOSDEM with slight incline towards hacking.
Why do you want to represent the Fedora community here?: If Fedora is to be at any event in Balkans, it must be this one.
Are there others in the Fedora community who could help this event be successful? If yes, name any key individuals, teams, or SIGs in the Fedora community needed for success: Nemanja Milosev (nmilosev), Natasa Sukur(nsukur), Bojana Medic (littlecat), ...

Other

Is there anything else the Fedora Mindshare Committee should know when reviewing your request?: Our roll-up banners feature old logo. We discussed with the vendor (https://nsplakat.com/en/home) and as a cost-saving feature we could just replace the print and keep the same mechanism. Regarding our current table cloth, it's been used frequently and got worn out. We'll also use this opportunity to change the logo on it. Instead of trying to figure out a way to get an reimbursement for these two (no possibility to pay via credit card) Serbian Fedora community would pay for this themselves, and Fedora Project is to pay for the tickets online. This is a win-win situation that's been discussed in #36 with @jwflory

There is very limited time to get the swag shipped as well, for which reason we'd like to go around Serbian customs and have my friends from Belgium bring them over here with them. As I understood, shipping swag to Belgium should be fairly fast and will make everything so much easier.

## About you  * **Name**: Momcilo Medic * **FAS username**: fedorauser * **How do you primarily contribute to Fedora?** (2-3 sentences): Fedora ambassador for many years. Manning the Fedora booth at various events, helping in organizing RPs, sprints, giving talks, translating, etc... ## About the event  * **Event name(s)**: BalCCon * **Event dates**: from 20th September 2024 to 22nd September 2024 * **Event location(s)**: Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia * **Event URL(s)**: https://2k24.balccon.org/index.php?title=Main_Page * **Event description(s)** (2-4 sentences per event): Major goal is to gather all the communities from the region and abroad so we can socialize, hack, play, learn, exchange knowledge and experience and, of course, party together. ## Requested support * **Support requested**: 4 tickets * **Budget estimates**: * **Tickets**: 150 * **Accessibility needs & requests**: * **Other needs**: swag ## This event & Fedora * **Are you a speaker or presenter? If yes, give the title and description of your presentation**: no * **Are you an organizer or volunteer? If yes, explain your role**: no * **Why is it a good idea for the Fedora Project to have a presence?**: This is _the_ place in Balkans where hackers, free and open-source enthusiasts gather. Talks are similar to the ones delivered at FOSDEM with slight incline towards hacking. * **Why do you want to represent the Fedora community here?**: If Fedora is to be at any event in Balkans, it must be this one. * **Are there others in the Fedora community who could help this event be successful? If yes, name any key individuals, teams, or SIGs in the Fedora community needed for success**: Nemanja Milosev (nmilosev), Natasa Sukur(nsukur), Bojana Medic (littlecat), ... ## Other * **Is there anything else the Fedora Mindshare Committee should know when reviewing your request?**: Our roll-up banners feature old logo. We discussed with the vendor (https://nsplakat.com/en/home) and as a cost-saving feature we could just replace the print and keep the same mechanism. Regarding our current table cloth, it's been used frequently and got worn out. We'll also use this opportunity to change the logo on it. Instead of trying to figure out a way to get an reimbursement for these two (no possibility to pay via credit card) Serbian Fedora community would pay for this themselves, and Fedora Project is to pay for the tickets online. This is a win-win situation that's been discussed in #36 with @jwflory There is very limited time to get the swag shipped as well, for which reason we'd like to go around Serbian customs and have my friends from Belgium bring them over here with them. As I understood, shipping swag to Belgium should be fairly fast and will make everything so much easier.

fedorauser1 commented

2024-08-15 17:02:42 +00:00

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changed the description

justwheel commented

2024-09-10 03:52:26 +00:00

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+1 for $150 in conference tickets. The trade-off with replacing the bannerstands works from me. I wish it were easier to order and distribute these!

We can wait for feedback from others, but if we do not hear back, I will purchase the four tickets using my credit card.

@fedorauser1 I need to ask that either you or each member of the team submit a "BEAR request" through another issue tracker. Because this is classified as a "gift", I have to receive approval before I can officially make the purchase. I don't expect any issues, but I do need this information in order to comply with anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

Use this link to fill the template. In the Amenities section of the template, you can overwrite it with the individual ticket cost for each of you.

+1 for $150 in conference tickets. The trade-off with replacing the bannerstands works from me. I wish it were easier to order and distribute these! We can wait for feedback from others, but if we do not hear back, I will purchase the four tickets using my credit card. @fedorauser1 I need to ask that either you or each member of the team submit a "BEAR request" through another issue tracker. Because this is classified as a "gift", I have to receive approval before I can officially make the purchase. I don't expect any issues, but I do need this information in order to comply with anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. Use [this link](https://gitlab.com/fedora/council/rh-bear/-/issues/new?issuable_template=default&issue[confidential]=true&issue[title]=FirstName%20LastName%20(FAS:%20MyFasId)%20-%20EmployerName%20-%20BalCCon2k24) to fill the template. In the _Amenities_ section of the template, you can overwrite it with the individual ticket cost for each of you.

fedorauser1 commented

2024-09-10 17:51:31 +00:00

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@jwflory BEAR request has been submitted.

Please make sure to buy tickets as soon as possible as there is a deadline.
We will assume that everything will go well and go ahead and refresh roll-up banners and table cloths meanwhile.

Regarding swag, please let me know if there is anything I can do to expedite that.
Hopefully shipping to Belgium may happen soon enough.

@jwflory BEAR request has been [submitted](https://gitlab.com/fedora/council/rh-bear/-/issues/49). Please make sure to buy tickets as soon as possible as there is a deadline. We will assume that everything will go well and go ahead and refresh roll-up banners and table cloths meanwhile. Regarding swag, please let me know if there is anything I can do to expedite that. Hopefully shipping to Belgium may happen soon enough.

justwheel commented

2024-09-13 17:41:57 +00:00

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assigned to @jwflory

justwheel commented

2024-09-13 17:42:33 +00:00

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changed due date to October 22, 2024

justwheel commented

2024-09-13 17:42:37 +00:00

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changed health status to on track

changed health status to **on track**

justwheel commented

2024-09-13 19:03:14 +00:00

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This request is ~"state::approved". The BEAR request is sent for processing (redhat/ospo/bear#49). I will work with @fedorauser1 to secure the conference registration. I also see there is a 60€ per person cost for event name badges. We can include that cost in this request because I have a pool of underspent funds from another event this quarter that expire at the end of September.

This issue can be closed once the local team provides an event report and/or social media about BalCCon2k24.

Have a great time, team! Looking forward to seeing amazing photos. Maybe cookies too? 😀

This request is ~"state::approved". The BEAR request is sent for processing (redhat/ospo/bear#49). I will work with @fedorauser1 to secure the conference registration. I also see there is a 60€ per person cost for event name badges. We can include that cost in this request because I have a pool of underspent funds from another event this quarter that expire at the end of September. This issue can be closed once the local team provides an event report and/or social media about BalCCon2k24. Have a great time, team! Looking forward to seeing amazing photos. Maybe cookies too? :grinning:

justwheel commented

2024-09-13 19:03:20 +00:00

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assigned to @fedorauser1 and unassigned @jwflory

fedorauser1 commented

2025-03-01 21:04:28 +00:00

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Closing this issue as all is resolved.

Report: https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/balkan-computer-congress-novi-sad-serbia/

Closing this issue as all is resolved. Report: https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/balkan-computer-congress-novi-sad-serbia/

fedorauser1 (Migrated from gitlab.com) closed this issue

2025-03-01 21:04:30 +00:00