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[Thomas Gramstad <thomas.gramstad AT ub.uio.no>]

On Wed, 10 Apr 2019, Andreas Skyman wrote:

> 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.)

I stand corrected :-)


> > 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 may be imprecise with the words "sponsor", "partner", I don't 
even remember what I called it.

To keep it simple: I want to offer them a track, and I want to 
offer them to have their logo in the program.

I hope that they can volunteer for the conference beyond just 
their own track, but am uncertain how much we can demand or ask 
for in that regard. I suggest we discuss this on sunday.

> 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 agree.

> I would then rather see a general student discount.

Yes, IIRC we already have that.

Thomas


> > 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