DebConf10/ToDo

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[edit] Proximate

• Reservations Issues (richard)
  • Decide what combination of housing options we will use
  • Decide how soon we can start offering deposits (perhaps find local sponsors already who aren't interested in DC9)
  • Finalize dates (Before DC9 in July)
    • Check conflicts http://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf10/OtherConfs
  • Confirm/Reserve with venues
• Decide on meals (catered vs dine-out) (richard)
• Start collecting a list of local volunteers/sponsors (jimmy/bgupta)
• Collect local press contacts (bgupta)
  • New York Ubuntu LoCo Team <http://main.newyork-ubuntu.com/>: This is a "local community team" for New York State that I'm part of, and obviously there are members from NYC and downstate that are interested in DebConf10 being held in NYC.
    • https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ny
  • Creative Commons Salon: <http://wiki.creativecommons.org/NYC_Salon>
  • Free Culture Columbia: <http://wiki.freeculture.org/Free_Culture_Columbia>
  • NYLUG: <http://nylug.org/>
  • NY GNU/Linux Meetup: <http://linux.meetup.com/392/>
  • Some local news agencies, PR wires, newspapers, event listings, etc. would be good too
    • Gary's guide: http://newyork.garysguide.org/
    • http://hackervisions.org/?cat=30
    • http://hackervisions.org/?page_id=45
    • https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=nycusergroups%40brandorr.com&ctz=America/New_York
• Setup a team to help deal with visa and border issues (jimmy)

[edit] Long Term

• Pick day trips
• DebianDay planning
• Plan Debconf10 visual identity (logo, colour schema, t-shirts, bag gifts, etc)
• Identify and Liaise with various global teams:
  • Sponsorship
  • Treasury (Jimmy and Schultmc)
    • Need local bank account (SPI)
  • Press (Brian)
  • Website
  • Site IT infrastructure
  • Talks team
  • Travel sponsorship team
  • Room allocation team
• Put together a schedule:
  • Open registration
  • Close registration
• Printing/conference bag - t-shirts - conference proceedings