<div dir="ltr"><div>Looks like they add 15% so might need to bump it up slightly but I guess we have some</div><div>time.<br><br></div><div>Lets see about feedback or maybe other ideas? Let it simmer for a few days and then</div><div>we can nail things down and submit a request?<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 12:48 PM, Benjamin Kerensa <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bkerensa@gmail.com" target="_blank">bkerensa@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>In the past my experience has been install parties are not very successful up here</div><div>so i might suggest just hanging out discussing new features in the release and</div><div>having a good community building opportunity.<br><br></div><div>So what say we $100 weekend rental of the guest room? <a href="https://luckylab.com/hawthorne-brew-pub/" target="_blank">https://luckylab.com/<wbr>hawthorne-brew-pub/</a><br><br></div><div>and a few of these platters plus say $75 for non-alcoholic drink tab at the bar? <br><br></div><div>So like $339.85 (First three platters with hummus upgrade because its Portland) and $75 drinks</div><div>and $100 for rental. Maybe ask for $545 total to allow for flexibility on drinks, gratuity and any</div><div>change in prices etc.<br><br>?<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 12:39 PM, Walter Lapchynski <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wxl@ubuntu.com" target="_blank">wxl@ubuntu.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I think that's probably about as much as we'd see, yes. I think there's<br> probably more folks who would come that are in PDX. Maybe if we<br> circulate this around local meetups and like minded groups, perhaps we<br> can get a little more draw. But yeah, I can't imagine it being too huge.<br> <br> Should we take this as just an opportunity to hangout, get swag, etc.,<br> or should we see this more as an install party, too? If so, will the<br> venue be able to accommodate that sort of thing (like with all the<br> electricity, connectivity, etc.)?<br> <br> In any case, I'm willing to support whatever we can come up with. I just<br> need some numbers to hand off to Canonical ;)<br> <span><br> On 2018-01-29 12:24, Benjamin Kerensa wrote:<br> > Sorry about that! So with release date on April 26th it might make<br> > sense to do the 28th and my<br> > guess is since we have not done events in Portland for some years<br> > turnout might be light but<br> > perhaps around 15-20 people.<br> ><br> > If we wanted we could meet at the Lucky Labrador on Hawthorne it is a<br> > large space and very<br> > tech friendly. If this sounded reasonable we could try to identify how<br> > many guests we planned to<br> > have and seek funds to accommodate food and drinks for slightly over<br> > target.<br> ><br> > I'm sure some of the current and former Canonical employees and Debian<br> > Devs will come out for<br> > it.<br> ><br> > Thoughts?<br> ><br> > On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 12:20 PM, Walter Lapchynski <<a href="mailto:wxl@ubuntu.com" target="_blank">wxl@ubuntu.com</a>><br> > wrote:<br> ><br> >> Seems we're replying personally to one another. No problem with that<br> >> on<br> >> my end, but just wanted to make sure that's what we want ;)<br> >><br> >> [April 26][1]<br> >><br> </span>>> [1]: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseSchedule" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bionic<wbr>Beaver/ReleaseSchedule</a> [1]<br> <div><div class="m_-6984671350610782474h5">>><br> >> On 2018-01-29 12:13, Benjamin Kerensa wrote:<br> >>> Is there a tentative release date yet that you know of?<br> >>><br> >>> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 11:40 AM, Walter Lapchynski<br> >> <<a href="mailto:wxl@ubuntu.com" target="_blank">wxl@ubuntu.com</a>><br> >>> wrote:<br> >>><br> >>>> As the guy with the contacts in Portland, I'd be inclined to lean<br> >>>> heavily on you, Ben. With that in mind, I think we make do with<br> >>>> whatever<br> >>>> is convenient for you and/or the venue. I think the only<br> >> requirement<br> >>>> I<br> >>>> have is to do it on a weekend and as close as possible to the<br> >> actual<br> >>>> release date.<br> >>>><br> >>>> On 2018-01-29 09:27, Benjamin Kerensa wrote:<br> >>>>> I guess we should figure out a venue first and then put up an<br> >> rsvp<br> >>>> to<br> >>>>> gauge how many would turnout then we’d have a idea for food<br> >> and<br> >>>>> beverage and maybe some swag. Let me reach out about a venue<br> >> now.<br> >>>>><br> >>>>> What date are we thinking? What would work best for folks?<br> >>>>><br> >>>>> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 7:45 AM Walter Lapchynski<br> >> <<a href="mailto:wxl@ubuntu.com" target="_blank">wxl@ubuntu.com</a>><br> >>>>> wrote:<br> >>>>><br> >>>>>> Sure. How much should I request? Canonical usually wants a<br> >>>> breakdown<br> >>>>>> of<br> >>>>>> costs.<br> >>>>>><br> >>>>>> On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 08:21:29AM +0000, Benjamin Kerensa<br> >> wrote:<br> >>>>>>> Hoping wxl is still willing to make a funds request as the<br> >> loco<br> >>>>>> lead as<br> >>>>>>> this will<br> >>>>>>> be essential for making this happen. If he is then I can start<br> >>>>>> asking about<br> >>>>>>> a venue in Portland.<br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 9:02 PM Cody Smith<br> >>>> <<a href="mailto:cody.smith@ubuntu.com" target="_blank">cody.smith@ubuntu.com</a>><br> >>>>>> wrote:<br> >>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>> Just checking in on this and seeing if there's anything that<br> >> I<br> >>>>>> can do on<br> >>>>>>>> my end and to get discussion picked back up.<br> >>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>> Hope everyone had a decent holiday!<br> >>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>>> --c_smith<br> >>>>>>>> --<br> >>>>>>>> Ubuntu-us-or mailing list<br> >>>>>>>> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> >>>>>>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at:<br> </div></div>>>>>>>>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm<wbr>an/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or</a> [2]<br> <span>>> [1]<br> >>>>>>>><br> >>>>>>> --<br> >>>>>>> Benjamin Kerensa<br> >>>>>><br> >>>>>>> --<br> >>>>>>> Ubuntu-us-or mailing list<br> >>>>>>> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> >>>>>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at:<br> </span>>>>>>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm<wbr>an/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or</a> [2] [1]<br> <span>>>>>>><br> >>>>>> --<br> >>>>>> @wxl | polka.bike<br> >>>>>> C563 CAC5 8BE1 2F22 A49D<br> >>>>>> 68F6 8B57 A48B C4F2 051A<br> >>>>>><br> >>>>>> --<br> >>>>>> Ubuntu-us-or mailing list<br> >>>>>> <a href="mailto:Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> >>>>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at:<br> </span>>>>>>> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm<wbr>an/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or</a> [2] [1]<br> <span>>>>>><br> >>>>> --<br> >>>>><br> >>>>> Benjamin Kerensa<br> >>>><br> >>>> --<br> >>>> @wxl | polka.bike<br> >>>> C563 CAC5 8BE1 2F22 A49D<br> >>>> 68F6 8B57 A48B C4F2 051A<br> >>><br> >>> --<br> >>><br> >>> Benjamin Kerensa<br> >>><br> >>><br> >>><br> >>> Links:<br> >>> ------<br> </span>>>> [1] <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm<wbr>an/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or</a> [2]<br> <span>>><br> >> --<br> >> @wxl | polka.bike<br> >> C563 CAC5 8BE1 2F22 A49D<br> >> 68F6 8B57 A48B C4F2 051A<br> ><br> > --<br> ><br> > Benjamin Kerensa<br> ><br> ><br> ><br> > Links:<br> > ------<br> </span>> [1] <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseSchedule" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bionic<wbr>Beaver/ReleaseSchedule</a><br> > [2] <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm<wbr>an/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or</a><br> <div class="m_-6984671350610782474HOEnZb"><div class="m_-6984671350610782474h5"><br> --<br> @wxl | polka.bike<br> C563 CAC5 8BE1 2F22 A49D<br> 68F6 8B57 A48B C4F2 051A<br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-- <br><div class="m_-6984671350610782474gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Benjamin Kerensa<br><br></div></div></div> </font></span></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Benjamin Kerensa<br><br></div></div></div> </div>