Hi, I'm starting a new thread based on Saugata's post referring to collection of ~Rs.75,000 for COMPASS-2005 participation. Assuming that we *can manage* to collect Rs. 75,000 then :
[1] We can have a 4-day presence at COMPASS, and go home happy at our collective achievement. -- OR -- [2] Fund our way to hold regular meetings by : (a) Pay @ Rs. 1000/1500 towards booking a seminar hall with 100+ seating capacity at JU or else-where (or even lower if we do a block booking for a year (12 sessions) = Rs. 30,000 (b) Pay @ Rs. 2000 for an LCD projector (assuming it doesn't come with the seminar hall amenities) for 12 sessions = Rs. 24,000 (c) Arrange for refreshments at meetings @ Rs 10/per head (assuming 100 member presence) at the max total cost per session of Rs. 1000. For 12 sessions = Rs. 12,000 (d) About Rs. 1200 (towards misc expense incl tips etc for drivers/darwans/bearers etc) @ Rs. 120 / month Leaves us with a expense budget of Rs. 67,200 and a cash surplus of Rs. 7,800 This surplus could be used to fund an ANNUAL LUG DAY or similar program catering to a wider audience, or organising a Picnic/outing for the LUG members. Other ways of using the cash surplus would be to reimburse the out-of-pocket expenses of the volunteers who would go to different schools to take our Outreach program to young students. Catch them young! -- OR -- [3] Donate the entire fund towards publication of the wonderful book "GNU/Linux Ishkool" written in Bangla by our member Prof. Dipankar Das. The book hasn't been published due to an acute shortage of funds. These are just a few thoughts I had while reading Saugata's mail. cheers, -indra -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
