On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 03:45:38PM -0400, Paul Stauffer wrote:
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 09:49:19PM -0400, Paul Stauffer wrote:
On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 04:42:23PM -0400, Paul Frields wrote:
willing to extend some more time if needed, if Paul Stauffer thinks that BU would be able to operate as a backup for now -- with the understanding that we could tell them by about June 1, 2010 about
I haven't done any legwork here, so I can't really commit to BU's availability as a backup at this point; but I can make some inquiries tomorrow to try to get a feeling for things, just in case.
Haven't heard back with an "official" confirmation of space availability yet, but thus far things look good for BU as an emergency backup of last resort. Classes won't start up until Jan 18, 2011, so anything prior to that should be reasonably easy to accommodate. Most likely we could have the large auditorium and any number of smaller classrooms / meeting rooms.
There would be no charge for the space. There would be no charge for the wireless. Funds will likely remain tight for BU for the next year, so expenses would probably all need to be paid out of Fedora's budget this time. BU's out-of-pocket expenses the past couple of times were usually something like $1500, mostly for providing breakfast & beverages, some printing of materials, and paying the media services union employees to show up and turn the projectors and sound on/off for us. Given that there is now an official Fedora events budget, I assume it wouldn't be an issue if BU can no longer pony up for these things.
So in short, take this as a semi-qualified confirmation that in all likelihood you have a viable backup location available in the event that Tempe or elsewhere doesn't work out.
Paul,
Thanks so much for looking into this. I don't foresee any problem at all with picking up the costs you mention, in the event that we have to take the "Plan B for Boston" option. The folks at BU have always been incredibly supportive of Fedora and we appreciate it greatly.
Obviously news will continue to roll out here on the fudcon-planning list as we go, so stay tuned!