FYI - this is being handled through the sponsors team; no need to respond to Lenka through debconf-team.
Thanks! Patty On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:31:14AM +0200, Lenka Kasparova wrote: > Dear DebConf team, > > I am not sure whether I reached the right set of people by sending a message > to [email protected]… I have not received any feedback and I think since > there is not so much time that we should start on the sponsorship… I have > asked for all things which are needed from our side, but (as I said) without > any response… Can you please help me to identify the right point of contact? > > Thank you for your help, > regards, > Lenka > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Lenka Kasparova <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Debconf-sponsors-team] [rt.debconf.org #3753] Debian > > Conference 2014 Sponsorship > > Date: June 23, 2014 at 11:49:48 AM GMT+2 > > To: [email protected] > > > > Dear Clint, > > > > finally I got everything confirmed so we can start the paperwork. Please > > find a list of requirements below: > > > > 1. Contract from your side > > - if there is no contract set on your side, than a single offer letter > > including the conference details (date, name, place), sponsorship > > information (level: Bronze, benefits) etc. is enough. > > > > > > 2. Standard Oracle Addendum > > - Please find attached the standard Oracle Addendum for Sponsorship. Please > > check the name of the supplier, fill in signatory details and please send > > me signed scanned copy for Oracle signatory processing. > > - If some of the statements in the contract are not acceptable for you, > > please mark them, suggest your changes and send me un-signed copy, I will > > circulate that to our legal department for legal evaluation. The document > > is in the “recording changes” mode, so in order there are no additional > > changes from your side, please just accept the changes you did. > > > > > > > > 3. PO & payment > > - there might be 2 ways of payment, AMEX credit card & PO + invoice. Which > > one would you prefer? > > - if PO then nothing should be done since I can find the Software in the > > Public Interest, Inc. in our system. The PO will be created in the US, > > because if that goes via Czech Republic (where I am based) there would be > > withholding tax applied for the payment (35%), so I guess that is nothing > > we would like to go with… So, please let me know what you would prefer. > > Once the PO is approved I will send you the PO number together with the > > billing address for the invoice… > > - if AMEX, then please let me know how you would like to process this > > payment. > > > > 4. Oracle/MySQL logo usage permission > > - as I stated already below in order we to put our logo on your website we > > need to get our trademark department permission to do so. I will ask for > > this permission, but I need to have a contact person business card > > information for the responsible person. Can you please send me following?: > > - name > > - position > > - company > > - address > > - phone number/fax (if applicable) > > - email address > > - place where the logo will be used (i.e link to the web page - if known > > already, conference brochure… etc.) > > - once we receive this approval, I will send you logo. > > > > Can you please provide me with the info above? I would like to process the > > paperwork (and mainly the payment) as soon as possible in order we to be > > listed as your sponsor on the website soon. > > > > Please let me know what you would need form me. > > > > Thank you, > > Lenka > > > > > > > > On Jun 20, 2014, at 1:27 PM, Lenka Kasparova <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> Thank you Morgan! > >> > >> Dear Clint, > >> nice to meet you… I will be responsible for the paperwork around the > >> sponsorship of Debconf. Please let me summarize first what I will need in > >> order to process the sponsorship. > >> > >> - PO : I am able to find your company (Software in the Public Interest, > >> Inc.) in our system, so PO should not be a problem… > >> - Level of Sponsorship: based on my records we agreed on Bronze > >> sponsorship for 2K USD with following benefits, right? > >> Logo on sponsors website > >> Logo on all pages of our website and a link back to company homepage > >> - Paperwork: I will need a couple of legal things in order to process the > >> sponsorship.. However I need to get them confirmed by our lawyers first, > >> so I would suggest following approach (if you agree): > >> - once you confirm that Software in the Public Interest, Inc. is the > >> right company and that the Bronze sponsorship is correct, I will submit a > >> PO and ask you for an invoice. The invoice will be processed and in the > >> meantime we will work on the legal paperwork. > >> - would this work for you? If so, I will submit a PO immediately and > >> once approved I will send you the PO number asap in order to speed up the > >> payment process… > >> > >> Also, another thing we will need to get is the Logo Usage Permission from > >> our trademark department in order to be able to place MySQL/Oracle logo on > >> your website and materials. In order to get that I need to receive a > >> contact information for person who is responsible for logo placement. This > >> person can be our point of contact (i.e. you Clint) or webmaster or anyone > >> who is in charge… I will ask for the permission and I will send you the > >> logo once we get the permission. Can you please send me following > >> information for the person who should get the permission? > >> - name > >> - position in the company > >> - company > >> - address > >> - phone / fax/ email > >> - place where the logo will be used (please list them, i.e. website URL, > >> brochure, screen at the conference….etc.) > >> > >> I guess that is all for now, I will work with our legal on getting the > >> right guidelines for contract and the legal paperwork and get to you soon > >> with the requirements. > >> > >> Thank you and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any > >> questions, > >> regards, > >> Lenka > >> > >> > >> On Jun 19, 2014, at 11:35 PM, Morgan Tocker <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Clint, > >>> > >>> Let me introduce you to Lenka on the MySQL Community Team. > >>> > >>> I’ve asked for her help in order to make sure we can sponsor Debconf this > >>> year. > >>> > >>> - Morgan > >>> > >>> On Mar 20, 2014, at 1:15 PM, Morgan Tocker <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi Clint, > >>>> > >>>>>> 1) Is the Business Name we’d be sponsoring Software in the Public > >>>>>> Interest, Inc? > >>>>>> 2) Do you happen to know if SPI has done business with Oracle before? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> (It is always a little easier to work with existing suppliers). > >>>>> > >>>>> Yes, SPI should be in your supplier system as of January 2012. > >>>>> Let us know if you need additional information to track that down. > >>>> > >>>> I wasn’t able to find it - if you do have additional information that > >>>> may be helpful. > >>>> > >>>> Alternatively, I did manage to research a way: > >>>> > >>>> * SPI Donations http://www.spi-inc.org/donations/ accepts credit card - > >>>> but not Amex. > >>>> * On the same donations page, it mentions "Network for Good” which can > >>>> be used for Paypal. > >>>> * Network for good has a ‘designation’ where I can write in Debconf 2014. > >>>> > >>>> Is this an acceptable method for payment? > >>> > >> > >> <oracle_sig_logo.gif> > >> Lenka Kasparova | MySQL Community Events Coordinator & EMEA MySQL User > >> Groups Manager > >> Phone: +420-724778872 > >> Email: [email protected] > >> ORACLE Czech, s.r.o. | V Parku 2308/8, 148 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic > >> > > > > > > > > Lenka Kasparova | MySQL Community Events Coordinator & EMEA MySQL User > > Groups Manager > > Phone: +420-724778872 > > Email: [email protected] > > ORACLE Czech, s.r.o. | V Parku 2308/8, 148 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic > > > > > Lenka Kasparova | MySQL Community Events Coordinator & EMEA MySQL User Groups > Manager > Phone: +420-724778872 > Email: [email protected] > ORACLE Czech, s.r.o. | V Parku 2308/8, 148 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic > > _______________________________________________ > Debconf-team mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Patty Langasek [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------- At times, you may end up far away from home; you may not be sure of where you belong, anymore. 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