Ideally as I understand it community funds are there to help but not every time or for every event. There is only a small amount and not enough to fund even one event for every loco. :) plus its not a short process it took me over a month to get funding for an upcoming event in June here in Portland. On Apr 13, 2015 10:29 AM, "Walter Lapchynski" <<a href="mailto:wxl@ubuntu.com">wxl@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: > > Don't be pedantic when you knew what I meant XD Canonical collects the > money and is in charge of approving or denying community requests for > that money. As a general rule, you should have no problem when it > comes to funding an event, as long as you're clear on the costs. The > other thing that I would say is that you can ABSOLUTELY get a jam pack > full of goodies. Make sure to ask for that separate from the request > for the money. If you need help with this, let me know. > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Benjamin Kerensa <<a href="mailto:bkerensa@gmail.com">bkerensa@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > Ubuntu Community Donations... The money is donated to the Community not > > Canonical. :) > > > > > > On Apr 13, 2015 8:26 AM, "Walter Lapchynski" <<a href="mailto:wxl@ubuntu.com">wxl@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: > >> > >> Again, Canonical community donations: > >> <a href="https://forms.canonical.com/cda/">https://forms.canonical.com/cda/</a> > >> > >> @wxl > >> Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA > >> Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact > >> Ubuntu Oregon Team Leader > >> Eugene Unix & GNU/Linux User Group Co-organizer > >> > >> On Apr 12, 2015 7:44 PM, "Cody Smith" <<a href="mailto:cody.smith9202@gmail.com">cody.smith9202@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Also, food is gonna be another story, being as I have less money than I > >>> thought, I might have to get people to chip in for food and drink or > >>> something. I'll for sure cover the venue if that ends up costing anything. > >>> > >>> --c_smith > >>> > >>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 7:11 PM, Walter Lapchynski <<a href="mailto:wxl@ubuntu.com">wxl@ubuntu.com</a>> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I'm sure we could get Canonical to send stuff. You know about the > >>>> community donations, no? > >>>> > >>>> On Apr 12, 2015 2:42 PM, "Cody Smith" <<a href="mailto:cody.smith9202@gmail.com">cody.smith9202@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Also, being as I didn't have a huge amount to begin with, there likely > >>>>> won't be a giveaway, but what Ubuntu 14.04 disks I have left are still up > >>>>> for grabs, and I have a craptonne of Firefox buttons and a bunch of pens > >>>>> that will also be up for grabs. > >>>>> > >>>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Cody Smith <<a href="mailto:cody.smith9202@gmail.com">cody.smith9202@gmail.com</a>> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> That's still up in the air (trying to find a venue, Broadway Commons > >>>>>> is looking to be the most probable), plus I'm having to deal with BOTH of my > >>>>>> main PCs breaking, leaving me with a chromebook with no operable ctrl keys. > >>>>>> So I may not have much money to work with. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> --c_smith > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Linda Dean <<a href="mailto:s0rceress0@gmail.com">s0rceress0@gmail.com</a>> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Oh, and ON release day right? the 23rd? I was going to reserve a car > >>>>>>> but I need to make sure I'm on the right page :) > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Scarlett Clark > >>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:sgclark@kubuntu.org">sgclark@kubuntu.org</a>> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> turns out I will be at LFNW as well. oops. > >>>>>>>> Scarlett > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On 04/12/2015 12:30 PM, Ryein Goddard wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Salem sounds good to me. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Apr 12, 2015, at 12:22 PM, Linda Dean <<a href="mailto:s0rceress0@gmail.com">s0rceress0@gmail.com</a>> > >>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Hey guys, just wondering what's going on with the release party > >>>>>>>>>> since I'd have to rent a car. Did we settle on a place? :) > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 12:05 PM, Cody Smith > >>>>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:cody.smith@ubuntu.com">cody.smith@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> So just heard back from Walter, he has no plans for this since > >>>>>>>>>>> he'll be at LFNW, so I have a few possible places I can contact for a venue, > >>>>>>>>>>> one of them being Broadway Commons' meeting rooms. I'll be getting to work > >>>>>>>>>>> on that, Ben, if it works out better and is feasible, do you think Mozilla > >>>>>>>>>>> would be able to do the venue? I'd rather have something here in Salem for > >>>>>>>>>>> once, but if I find nothing in the next week, we may have to fall back on > >>>>>>>>>>> that. > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> --c_smith > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:35 PM Cody Smith <<a href="mailto:cody.smith@ubuntu.com">cody.smith@ubuntu.com</a>> > >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Plus for me here in Salem would be nice for a change, since > >>>>>>>>>>>> portland and Eugene are both 45 minutes and an hour and 15 minutes > >>>>>>>>>>>> respectively worth of driving. > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:34 PM Cody Smith > >>>>>>>>>>>> <<a href="mailto:cody.smith@ubuntu.com">cody.smith@ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Alright, Phil, James (jvlb) and I were discussing this which is > >>>>>>>>>>>>> the main reason I sent the original email, and Broadway Commons' meeting > >>>>>>>>>>>>> rooms would be viable, but I'd only do this IF nobody else was doing a > >>>>>>>>>>>>> release party elsewhere, don't want to have too many things going on at > >>>>>>>>>>>>> once. There's a set of meeting rooms that COULD do perfectly, the venue has > >>>>>>>>>>>>> decent wifi (albeit unprotected, which is something I am not too keen on), > >>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd probably have to see about the food and drink. and the venue is > >>>>>>>>>>>>> something that has to be booked beforehand and isn't free. So, I guess we'll > >>>>>>>>>>>>> see what Walter says, I'll see if I can ping him tonight or tomorrow. > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> --c_smith > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:20 PM Che Dean <<a href="mailto:dean.che@gmail.com">dean.che@gmail.com</a>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't think we'll make it to Portland (we were just up there) > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> but Salem or here in Corvallis sounds good. I'll have to clear it S0rceress0 > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> but it should be fine. Would be great to have a meet up instead of just the > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> two of us and the BBQ. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 3, 2015 19:49, "Benjamin Kerensa" <<a href="mailto:bkerensa@gmail.com">bkerensa@gmail.com</a>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mozilla can also very likely host in Portland but I would > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need to know sooner than later to book. We have WiFi, AV, beverages and > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> snacks. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 3, 2015 6:42 PM, "Cody Smith" <<a href="mailto:cody.smith@ubuntu.com">cody.smith@ubuntu.com</a>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Okay, so I've heard nothing on this. 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