On 9/4/24 21:06, Pat McEvoy wrote: > >> On Aug 29, 2024, at 00:00, Pat McEvoy <mcevoy....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On behalf of the BSDCan, EuroBSDcon, and NYC*BUG A/V Team, we are very much >> looking forward to this year's EuroBSDcon in Dublin. This preparation time >> highlights the importance of strategic equipment planning we have been >> researching and acquiring to streamline our workflow. What equipment, you >> may ask? We have a carefully-chosen list of components that are portable and >> are oten be difficult to rent, which follow us to BSD events across the >> globe. Our goal is to acquire the necessary items to cover a four-track >> BSDCon with minimal reliance on rental equipment, thereby saving thousands >> on fees year over year. As an example, much of the hardware we rely on >> ranges in price from $50 to $2500 to purchase, nearly that much to rent per >> event. >> >> We have steadily increased our repository and were fortunate enough to roll >> out a first-gen version deployment at BSDCan 2024 with excellent results! >> The streams were consistent, our capture coverage was good, and the majority >> of the videos were up within two weeks. As a volunteer effort, it is >> critical that we make the most of our precious time by utilizing the correct >> hardware. This work enables participation and viewership from *BSD community >> around the world. >> >> To that end, we are reaching out to the community to request your support in >> achieving our goal. The FreeBSD Foundation is facilitating tax-deductible >> donations as a 501(c)(3) public-benefit organization and we are very >> appreciative of their assistance. If you would like to contribute to our >> efforts, donations can be made to the FreeBSD Foundation with the memo >> "Community AV Team". >> >> We, The AV Team, thank you! >> Patrick McEvoy >> > > @EuroBSDCon fundraising news: We have a commitment of €500 from the > repeat-supporter at the €500 level: @OpenBSDAms > This gets us closer to our €2000 goal for needed hardware: a second ATEM > streaming deck plus wireless microphone and accessories needed for EuroBSDCon > Dublin. If you can help the make our video efforts it will go toward making > EuroBSDCon and future *BSD community videos easier to produce and of higher > quality. The first round of hardware donations were used in the main room of > BSDCan (1160) and the FreeBSD Dev Summit to good results. Boosts welcome.\
Patrick has been providing bad-ass video for a long time.. he's been consistent and the videos get a lot of views. It would be great if some corp or organization could make up the other ~$1500. A lot of people far and wide have reaped the benefits of his work (and expenditures out-of-pocket)... high-time for others to step up so he can continue. g _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@lists.nycbug.org https://lists.nycbug.org:8443/mailman/listinfo/talk
