Re: [guadec-list] Terms and conditions for registration

[Dave Neary <dneary gnome org>]

Hi,

Germán Póo-Caamaño wrote:
>> The purchaser is responsible for any loss, theft or damage to the
>> ticket.
>> </p><p>
>>
>> The organisation reserves the right to cancel ticket bookings that it
>> reasonably suspects to have been made fraudulently.
>> </p><p>
> 
> What is the purpose of the ticket?
> 
> For activities that involves a payment it looks fine.  But for
> contributors who does not have any affiliation it is free of charge, so
> if they lost their ticket, why do they not request a new one?
> May be I missed something.

Free of charge?

I had understood that the conference would be cheap, not free. We have
in the past waived conference registration fees for some people, but
there's a big difference between waived for some people and free for
almost everyone.

>> [...]
>> Visitors consent to being filmed, photographed and recorded as members
>> of the audience. The resulting film footage, images and recordings may
>> be used to promote the event and its activities in print, in the media
>> and on websites. The organisation will endeavour to inform visitors
>> prior to the commencement of a presentation if filming is to take
>> place. 
> 
> This item seems contradictory with the following one:

Only if there is no authorised photographic & recording equipment :)

>> The unauthorised use of photographic and recording equipment is
>> prohibited.
> 
> GUADEC attendants like to take a lot of pictures. So, this statement may
> sound harsh, to say the least.

I agree.

>> The unauthorised use of laser pens and mobile phones in all of the
>> venue auditoriums is prohibited. 
> 
> What is the purpose of this item?

"Please turn off your cellphone during presentations, and don't try to
blind the presenter", I imagine.

Cheers,
Dave.

-- 
Dave Neary
GNOME Foundation member
dneary gnome org