The fundraising team has been in discussions with the local canton about receiving a subsidy or sponsorship
Sometimes Government agencies only give this type of money if they feel there is a risk that the event will go to another region/city On this basis alone, I think we should allow these discussions with the canton to run their course before committing to any particular venue To put this in perspective, RMLL received about 30% of their funding from official sources in Geneva. It is normal in the Swiss economy for events to be subsidised, that is one reason why the prices are so high, because the venues, etc all expect that we have money from the government to spend. Personally, I believe this is another good reason for the DPL to consider deferring any decision until the fundraising team finishes these discussions with the canton and gives an accurate report about how much money has been committed by the canton to `keep' the event. _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
