Re: Flight Taibei to Beijing

[Emily Chen <emilychen522 gmail com>]

Hi Rex, 

GNOME foundation is OK to provide $400 for RMS's travel assistance. He just need to fill a form and send to travel committ. But he haven't sent to the travel application to us, instead, he ask for lodging place. 

Would you please chat with Will Lashell now, he is currently on Gtalk. He would like to share some experience of how to treat with RMS with COSCUP team. 

Thanks, 
Emily

2010/7/1 Rex Tsai <rex cc tsai gmail com>

Hi, Emily

Sure, you can forward the email to him. But it seems rms need travel
subsidy, we need to discuss how much budget to be allocated for him,
and which budget pool to be used.

Just let you know, since rms is not confirmed yet. Our backup plan is
still to announce the conference program at 7/4, and we will leave the
keynote slot blank. Until rms's trip is affirmed.

If rms could not come, the plan is
1. COSCUP have another potential sponsor is interested to take diamond
level sponsorship. If rms is not coming, we will talk to them to see
if they like to take the keynote slot by sponsoring us NTD 200,000
(USD6,400).

2. If the sponsor and rms are both not coming to the conference, we
will let candidate speakers give tech talks. (30 minutes each talk)

Regards
-Rex

2010/7/1 Emily Chen <emilychen522 gmail com>:

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> 2010/7/1 Rex Tsai <rex cc tsai gmail com>
>>
>> Hi, Emily
>>
>> A few questions
>>
>> - Does RMS request for high-rank hotel ? or Sinica hotel is fine for him?
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> I don't think very high-rank, 3 start stander hotel would be fine, from my
> assume.
>>
>> - How long he will stay in Taipei?
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> Aug 12-15, or Aug 13-16
>>
>> - Are there other people will visit Taipei with rms?
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> I don't know,  we's better check with RMS.
>
> Rex, do you mind me to forward this email to RMS?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Emily
>>
>> For Sinica hotel is NTD1600 for single room, we did not book room for
>> speakers. But we can try to arrange one for him.
>>
>> Regards
>> -Rex
>>
>> 2010/7/1 Richard Stallman <rms gnu org>:
>> >    I will work with coscup team to arrange your talk on Aug 15
>> > afternoon. The
>> >    slot is 1 hour, (45 min speech + 15 Q&A).
>> >
>> > My usual speech is lasts two hours.  Cutting it in half is possible,
>> > but lots of important points would be left out.  It seems like an
>> > unfortunate thing to do.
>> >
>> >    I am not located in Taiwan. I also need to figure out the hotel by
>> > myself.
>> >    Having talked about this issue with the local coscup organizer team,
>> > they
>> >    only provide lodging for volunteers and staff,   no lodging for
>> > speaker,
>> >
>> > That is a problem.  It probably means I can't go.
>> > I can't afford to spend hundreds of dollars on this.
>> >
>> > Yesterday I asked Jeanne to ask my previous contacts in Taiwan if any
>> > of them wants me to give a speech.  If one of them wants a speech,
>> > maybe he can provide lodging for me.  That would make my trip
>> > possible, and I could also do the speech for you.
>> >
>> > Whether the 14th or 15th would be better, I do not know yet.
>> > It depends on the flight schedule info, which is waiting
>> > for me to get some info from the people an event in Beijing
>> > (which is why I will be there).
>> >
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