Re: [guadec-list] GUADEC sponsor brochure: GNOME.Asia pack

[William from Texas <williamfromtexas gmail com>]

Here is the revised draft:
http://upload.williamfromtexas.com/download/GUADEC_Sponsor_Brochure_draft8.pdf

And here are the working files:
http://upload.williamfromtexas.com/download/sponsor_brochure_draft8_files.7z

On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Germán Póo-Caamaño <gpoo gnome org> wrote:
> On Sat, 2012-03-24 at 20:43 +0100, Chema Casanova wrote:
>> O Sáb, 24-03-2012 ás 11:39 -0700, Germán Póo-Caamaño escribiu:
>> > On Sat, 2012-03-24 at 19:07 +0100, William from Texas wrote:
>> > > On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Brian Cameron <brian cameron oracle com> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > William from Texas:
>> > > >
>> > > > Looks really good to me.  Two minor comments:
>> > > >
>> > > > 1. Item #3 in terms & conditions on page 7 says we only accept euros or
>> > > >   USD for GUADEC, and only USD or HK$ (Hong Kong) for GNOME.Asia.  It
>> > > >   says we will accept other currencies if we agree.
>> > > >
>> > > >   Wouldn't it just make the most sense to just say that we'd
>> > > >   accept funding for any of these events in euros, USD or HK$?
>> > > >   I'd think that's what we'd do anyway since we are already
>> > > >   planning to handle all these currencies in the coming sponsorship
>> > > >   year, and it seems less complicated to just say so.
>> > > Not sure how it would change things, though I feel there's a
>> > > difference between the two. Sure we can agree on a different currency,
>> > > but these are the ones we've agreed to be set-up to accept. Anyone a
>> > > here a Treasurer to give a say?
>> > I am not the treasure, but I do not see any problem.  AFAIU, HK$ was
>> > added to make the sponsor easier for local/Asian sponsors.  Nobody
>> > sponsoring only GUADEC will pay in HK$.
>> > If GNOME Foundation receives the funds, the currency will be converted
>> > and we will receive the funds in US dollars (with a fee).
>>
>> For GNOME Hispano the funds will be received in an Euros account,
>> payments in US dollars will simply have the cost of the currency
>> conversion.
>
> All in all, I do not think nobody is going to read the brochure and send
> the money right away.  They would get in touch and negotiate, then we
> would know which currency is better for them to pay and we can redirect
> them where is more convenient.
>
> That said, it is safe to say we accept those currencies in the simplest
> way.
>
> --
> Germán Póo-Caamaño
> http://people.gnome.org/~gpoo/