Re: [Debconf-team] Budget woes
On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 08:33:30PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> - Water bottles. Sturdy, reusable aluminum water bottles - branded with
> the Debian logo, of course! - would be a nice perk to send people home
> with, that would be useful during the conference too. (And they would
> definitely come in handy for people on the day trip.) They are also
> something that we could order extra of - I'm *sure* that people would be
> interested in buying extras.
I already replied on IRC yesterday encouraging the idea of ordering
these to sell to attendees. Seeing the full numbers, I would be in
favour of distributing them free to attendees for use during the
event, as well as selling a "spare" portion of the order.
> - Beverage service. We can always let people fill their water bottles at
> the drinking fountains, and there are beverages available for purchase
> down on the first floor. If we want to provide anything more than that
> to our attendees, it has to be contracted with the authorized caterer
> (Aramark). We have a quote for this below. It's basically a complete
> rip-off for anything beyond water, but those are the rules we have to
> play by if we want something like this. Depending on how they count "per
> person" for coffee and tea, this could be as much as $600/day. So
> personally, I think if we do anything here it should only be water; and
> if it's only water I'm not sure it adds value over just buying reusable
> water bottles for everyone.
Making sure there are water fountains in the rooms, or clearly
labelling the nearest drinking water taps, seems more useful, given
your description of the pricing.
But what are the recommended options for people who need frequent
coffee? And for those who want to have hot water for mate?
Moray
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