Re: [guadec-local] [Party] Renting Rio Rio

[skymandr fripost org]

2015-07-09 12:53 skrev Alexandre Franke:
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Oliver Propst 
> <oliver propst gmail com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 10:35 AM, Fabiana Simões
> > <fabianapsimoes gmail com> wrote:
> > > We haven't booked anything yet. The board did agree to pay for the
> > > place, but we're still checking if we'll be able to afford one or two
> > > drinks per person. It looked promising once we got new sponsors, but
> > > registration has been slow and we're not making as much as we hoped
> > > from it.
> >
> > Guess some people would appreciate to have the option to attend a
> > party style event at Rio. Would consider it a bummer for the
> > prospective if we decide we can not afford drink vouchers.
>
> Just a reminder that the budget last year was tight as well and the
> two events we had were "let's all go to this bar" and everyone had to
> pay for their own drinks. Noone complained to me. Sure it's cool when
> you can provide the attendees with free food or drinks, but if the
> budget is tight it shouldn't be something you worry about.

I agree, and would add that I think there are vastly better things to 
put our money on, than subsidising insobriety. ;) If it were up to me, I 
would let people pay for their own drinks, and rather sponsor food.

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