== Low Friction process for Release Parties ==
We are proposing a new low-friction process for funding release parties.
Anyone (not just Ambassadors or Advocates) can request up to $100 USD in
reimbursement for a release party. The general stipulation will be that the
person requesting the funds must provide some critical pieces of
information both before and after the event, to ensure the event meets with
Fedora's release party guidelines. Only $25 USD of the release party budget
may be used for transportation costs, and a limited amount of swag
(stickers, buttons, pens, etc.) will be sent to the organizer.
The idea is that if someone wants to get a reasonably sized group of people
together to celebrate the newest release, we'll happily buy some
chips/sodas/pizzas/snacks and send a small bit of swag.
=== Before the event ===
Open a Mindshare ticket with the following information:
* Time/Date
* Location
* Expected number of attendees
* Expected cost
=== After the event ===
Update the Mindsare ticket with the following information:
* Actual number of attendees
* Photos of the event
* Actual cost
* Any lessons you learned from the event, or tips for other events to help
them be successful
* A link to your blog post, ideally in the Fedora CommBlog, or on Fedora
Planet about the event
=== Other notes ===
* Costs (up to $100 USD) will be reimbursed after the event. We will not
send money before the event. No more than $25 can be spent on
transportation. No money may be spent on swag.
I really like this idea, make a Release Party easier to organice is a great step for the
good, just curios about something, Fedora 28 have been released, request for F28 release
parties can follow this new process or we must still open tickets in per Regions
instances?