#463 Funding request for Lennart Poettering for FUDCON Beijing
Closed: Fixed None Opened 9 years ago by lennart.

  • What do you need covered? (Please estimate the costs in USD: hotel $X, travel $Y.)

flight is 900 USD but, gnome will pay half, so I am asking for 450 USD from Fedora. 3 nights conference hotel (240 USD). (Also, I'll get funding for the flight from the Linux Foundation too, since I will visit Japan prior to FUDCON, but I don't know the details yet, hence I am asking for 450 USD for the flight for now.

  • If we cannot provide a full subsidy, will a partial subsidy be helpful? (Yes/No?)

yeah.

  • If Yes, specify the minimum amount you need covered to facilitate your attendance.

A third of the 900 USD would be great for the flight.

  • What will you accomplish by being at FUDCon? (Please be as specific as possible, since this is the most important factor in granting requests.)

I am one of the creators of systemd which is one of the most core components of Fedora. At this conference I would like to talk about that and collect feedback in order to make sure that we deliver what people want, and that the Fedora community can drive where things go.

  • If you are requesting airfare, include complete flight information such as flight numbers, desired departure and arrival airports, and times. Also let us know if you have specific time restrictions.

It's difficult at this point, given I lack the details for the funding for Japan yet.

  • Do you need a visa or other official processing before you can attend FUDCon? If so, approximately how long does that processing take?

Yes, I need a visa for china, which should take a month to acquire, according to the consular web site.

  • Include any additional, relevant information.

As discussed with GNOME.Asia committee, they will sponsor your lodging and $450 of your travel, so we will sponsor '''USD $450 ''' for your travel here.

Heya, so the flight was much cheaper than anticipated, and hence I will not need funding for the flight. I hope this saves Fedora a bit of money! Thank you very anyway, for the offer! Much appreciated!

I have now blogged about the conference here, after all I did get the hotel in Bejing paid for:

http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/fudcon-gnomeasia.html

My slides are online:

http://0pointer.de/public/gnomeasia2014.pdf

Thanks for allowing me to keynote at the conference! Much appreciated!

(Oh, and great conference, btw! I enjoyed it a lot!)

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