On Thu, Dec 22, 2016, at 09:06 AM, S.Kemter wrote:
2. We made at the last FAD in Kuala Lumpur a decision to couple the FAD with the FUDCon as our region has only a 10k budget and we can not afford to hold an FAD anymore with it as we have to pay this kind of FAD from our regional budget. But we still need it. You was at least physical present during that FAD so you should know it and you also know that the purpose for this FAD is to make the budget planning what requires to do it July or at least begin of August so that we can submit it in September.

The budget process is changing and this date is no longer fixed this way.  If it helps, I would encourage this group to think about the FAD and FUDCon separately.  Hopefully a way can be found to drive more of your budget planning virtually with the FAD being used for action, not discussion.  However, the point is valid, and perhaps this point can used as part of the decision matrix with regards to FADs as those are available.


3. We granted the indonesian community back at FAD in Singapore, 3.000$ for an FAD to reactivate the indonesian community, which is a bit sleepy during the last years. It was you who wanted to do this FAD, so now how can it be that nobody else from them is involved? Do you have any plans to work with the other Indonesians together?

I think it is important than an event like a FUDCon have multiple supporting organizers.  I am sure that previous FUDCon organizers will tell you how much work is involved.  Your comment that no one else from Indonesia is supporting you is worrisome.

Besides that there are some failures in the bid, like why you recommending VoA, most will arrive definitive at JKT and can go for the Visa Waiver, which costs nothing instead of paying 35$. I assume nobody of us wants to extend his stay over a month.

Sirko, I didn't see anything in the Wiki recommending one visa type over another.  Can you point out the suggestion and then use the wiki to make an edit?

There are also some calculation failures (or better you missed to clean it as you copied) you calculating with 350 visitors and 10$ for the catering a day, makes 350$ a day so for 2 days 700$ not 3.500$

Actually $10 per day for 350 people is $3500.  However, at least as of now, the wiki says $10 for 2 days.  For 350 estimated attendees at a 2 day conference this is $3500.

regards,

bex