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[Andreas Skyman <skymandr AT fripost.org>]

On 08/04/2019 18:20, Thomas Gramstad wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I suggest to offer Blockwave Norway the responsibility of programming
> half a program track -- one day of program -- at FSCONS 2019.

Traditionally this is what we used to call one track, not a half track.
;) (3-4 tracks / day, 6-8 tracks over a weekend.)


> Blockwave Norway is a student association at Informatics, UiO. They
> started about half a year ago, and they grow out of this course and
> environment:
> IN5420 – Distributed Blockchain Technologies
> https://www.uio.no/studier/emner/matnat/ifi/IN5420/index.html

> They have organized several well organized events and talks already. To
> us they can be more hands/help with programming and organizing, and of
> course they can be a connection to the local students -- with promo and
> visibility advantages for FSCONS.
>
> In return Blockwave Norway can get sponsor status for FSCONS, their logo
> in the program, and free passes to FSCONS for their board members (and
> perhaps for their paying members?).

If they can commit to helping in a considerable way with volunteers,
marketing etc. then I am not against them being called partners or
similar, and them having their logo in the programme and so on, but not
as sponsors and not for just organising a track (this is not what you
suggest, but I wanted to make that clear). I think that the track
organisers and any volunteers they gather should get free passes, like
all other volunteers, but I am sceptical towards the idea of offering
them as an organisation a general discount. I would then rather see a
general student discount.


> More about Blockwave Norway:
> https://www.facebook.com/Blockwave/
> https://www.facebook.com/groups/525255294629350/
> 
> I will put this suggestion on the agenda for our next FSCONS planning
> meeting. Please check the links above before the meeting, to form your
> own opinion about this suggestion.

Since I may not be able to make the meeting, I'll take the opportunity
of replying here instead! :)

/Andreas

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