Re: Flight Taibei to Beijing

[Rex Tsai <chihchun kalug linux org tw>]

Hi, Will
Sorry I am not in the office now, could you try to send us email or
talk to ernest?

I will go back to office at evening or tonight.

-Rex sent from iphone

2010/7/1, 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>:
>> >
>> >
>> > 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?
>> >
>> > I don't think very high-rank, 3 start stander hotel would be fine, from
>> my
>> > assume.
>> >>
>> >> - How long he will stay in Taipei?
>> >
>> > Aug 12-15, or Aug 13-16
>> >>
>> >> - Are there other people will visit Taipei with rms?
>> >
>> > 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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