Hi, Of course they can help! Everybody is welcome to help ALWAYS! You have a list of ToDo's, so just point them to it and they can choose what they help us with :)
Thank you Lunacy :) Velimir On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 6:49 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey there, > > I think I can help with that map issue. I'm in Banja Luka everyday so it > won't be difficult to me to mark all significant objects near the venue and > hotel. I should get a real map of the whole city from a tourist bureau or > something like that, and I will send it over the list. > Also, I have a group of people who are willing to help with whatever is > needed (regarding 'Volunteers' on this ToDo list). It's a students group on > Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FEE) in Banja Luka called > EESTEC<http://eestec.net/>. > This group is actually a local committee <http://eestec.etfbl.net/>, and > I'm a member of that group as well. The group is numbering about 20 active > members. I've talked to them, and they are willing to help with anything > they can. As we're all located in Banja Luka, everything is much easier for > us to check, investigate, ask, make a reservation etc. I think that we can > be helpful, but it's up to you to decide. > > Best regards, > > On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Vedran Omeragic <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> Hi, >> as we're pretty much out of 'planning phase', with most mayor dates >> decided, we need to begin with serious preparations. There are still several >> mayor unresolved issues, which I personally think should be dealt with by >> the end of December and January so we can have a sound structure for the >> Conference. The reason why I'm pushing all this a bit sooner than usual, is >> in a case of some unexpected problems or inconsistency in our planning. This >> way we'll have a lot of time to deal with it and make sure everything goes >> as smoothly as possible. >> >> ToDo List >> >> >> - I made a small ToDo ( DC11 specific) list, which for now, consists >> only of few topics, but feel free to add anything you think is important >> to >> the Conference. This way, we can keep track of what needs to be done, who >> does what and what teams there are. Any help will be appreciated. >> - Can be found at: http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf11/ToDo >> >> >> Travel Info >> >> >> - A tough issue at the moment. While we do have some basic 'how to get >> to BL' stuff, I would like to expand it much more so attendees can prepare >> and choose the traveling routes best suited for them. In the next few >> days I >> will research 3 local Airports (Sarajevo, Zagreb, Belgrade) to see flight >> plans. This might be tough, as there are many countries from which our >> attendees come, so I'd appreciate if someone could help. Though it's still >> too early to have exact flight dates, I'd still like to have some kind of >> confirmation of existing flight routes during that period. After air >> transport, we need to focus on land travel possibilities, like bus and >> train >> and also, mark all important routes and highways which will be used by >> people coming with their own cars. >> - Now, that we have exact dates of the Conference, we have to get in >> contact with travel agencies to discuss a possible arrangement of shuttles >> from airports, bus and train stations to the venue / hotel. First we need >> to >> know if that is possible, which I doubt would be a problem, then if it's >> possible to book shuttles for the day of the camp/conference. We also need >> to discuss the costs of this. (I'll discuss budget issues later in mail) >> - Finally decide which map should be used as main navigational map for >> dc11. In my opinion Open Street Maps is so far the best and if nobody >> objects, I'll use it on official dc11 web site and wiki. However, I do >> have >> a specific request for people from BL. All important facilities for the >> conference, as well as exchange offices, banks, restaurants, ATMs, >> ambulances/hospitals, pharmacies, etc will have to be marked. For that I >> need someone from Banja Luka to go out and mark all these locations. Of >> course, I only mean locations in near distance from Venue and Hotel >> Bosnia. >> OSM already has a great deal marked, but what is missing, we should add >> ourselves. So, who is willing to do this, or at least a part of it? >> - Also, we need to know Customs rules ( what can and can't be >> transported over the border ). >> >> Accommodations and Venue >> >> >> - With official dates decided, we can finally book Banski Dvor for >> hosting the conference as well as Hotel Bosnia as primary accommodation >> option. >> - During booking of Hotel(s), we should see if it's possible to get a >> discount on a large group. I know it's a cheap shot, but it would >> definitely >> be a plus in our budget. >> - Also, make sure to check out whatever is provided for guests >> (towels, pillows, sheets...) so we can tell people what they need to >> bring, >> in case it's not provided by hotel. >> - Check out what technical equipment is available in Banski Dvor and >> what will need to be brought. ( Where can I find info on previous DC >> technical logistics, what equipment and in which amount was used for the >> conference? ) >> >> >> Budget, Costs, Sponsorships >> >> >> - Time to make 'Financial Team'. We need someone who can keep record >> of all costs, income, outcome and all available budget. >> - We made a 'budget draft' in our paper for Government, but it's based >> only on statistics from previous DCs, so it has a margin of error. >> Nonetheless, I think we should base our future planning on these >> statistics. >> - After booking of hotel and shuttles, make a preliminary budget >> report >> - Regarding the brochures, a friend said he'd like to design one, so >> we have one more volunteer for the job. >> >> Local Team and Volunteers >> >> >> - During the last few months a great deal of people said they are >> willing to help. Anyone who volunteered said they are free and ready. >> Well, >> now is time to help. Since everything we do is voluntarily, you will have >> to >> choose what you'll want to help with. Everyone is welcome, and please use >> ToDo list to see what we need help with; Use DebConf11/Ideas for any >> suggestions. >> - If you want to join a specific team, just add your name to it on >> ToDo List >> - Also, on our Wiki, Local Team section, a lot of people added their >> names to it, yet whenever help is need nobody's there. I understand >> obligations, but don't add yourself if you really can't help or just want >> your name on the board. I'm sure Adnan and Velimir will agree with me, >> when >> I say that the Local Team list should be 'deservingly trimmed down' to >> those >> who actually did something or have in some way contributed to the >> realization of dc11. >> >> Global Team >> >> >> - While we are very enthusiastic about all this, it's also important >> to know that most of us are new to the concept of hosting a huge >> conference. >> Therefore, your guidance and help is very appreciate. We made mistakes >> before, and will probably will make some more, but your patience is >> appreciated. >> - Just a question regarding penta, who makes it? We or you? >> >> Well, that's it for now >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Debconf11-localteam mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf11-localteam >> >> > > > -- > Bojana Borkovic aka Lunacy > > _______________________________________________ > Debconf11-localteam mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf11-localteam > >
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