[Kde-finance-apps] Spring meeting

Guillaume DE BURE guillaume.debure at gmail.com
Thu Jan 28 22:56:13 CET 2010


Huh, sorry, realized that I'm only available on the first week-end in
may, not from may 14th... Sorry for that.

2010/1/28 Guillaume DE BURE <guillaume.debure at gmail.com>
> Hey Guys,
>
> I'm sorry for kicking in so late, as I mentionned before, I was out of
> PC for a while :( I'm not done yet with all the emails I missed during
> this period, but this one being the most exciting topic of the moment,
> it got my attention immediately ;)
>
> Anyway, I'll be trying to attend for the skrooge team, I will need to
> get my Boss agreement before. No I'm not talking about my boss, but
> about my *Boss*, ie my wife =D !!! We all have our family issues, so I
> won't bother you with details, only that the oldest of my three kids
> is 4 1/2, so leaving all the work on her for a few days is a tricky
> issue to tackle !
>
> But I would really want to be part of this, so I'll do everything I can !
>
> OK, more on the topic below...
>
> 2010/1/28 Thomas Baumgart <thb at net-bembel.de>:
>
>>> What about these concrete date proposals:
>>> friday, april 30th -> sunday, may 2nd
>>> or
>>> friday, may 14th -> sunday, mayy 16th
>>
>> May 13th is "Father's day" and a lot of people take Friday off. But that
>> shouldn't matter.  May 1st there is an annual large bike race around
>> Frankfurt. This might have some impact on accommodation, as they start not too
>> far from the meeting location. (http://www.eschborn-frankfurt.de/)
> I'm fine with any of these
>
>>> > Sponsorship:
>>> > We can probably get good support from the KDE e.V. for that, finance
>>> > and location wise if we ask. Usually the KDE e.V. reimburses 80% of
>>> > travel- and accomodation costs, if we follow some simple rules like
>>> > for example that we inform the community of what happened.
>>>
>>> I checked with Cornelius (he is the president of the KDE e.V.) and he
>>> said that the e.V. board is expecting our sprint and they have the money
>>> planned for that.
>>>
>>> > Can the e.V. issue 'Spendenquittungen' (don't know if donation receipt
>>> > is the right translation)? That might bring in some sponsors.
>>>
>>> Sure, since it is a 'real' eV ;-)
>>
>> Good to know.
> Fantastic. It is really something that will weight *a lot* in my coming...
>
>>
>>> > Location:
>>> > If over a weekend, Thomas can offer his office space here near Frankfurt
>>> > (coffee included :) ) There are hotels around in walking distance and
>>> > their weekend rates should be reasonable - he can check on that if
>>> > needed.  All we have to make sure is, that there's no large trade show in
>>> > Frankfurt.
>>>
>>> I would suggest to go to Frankfurt if Thomas is ok with that. Especially
>>> for people flying in from far Frankfurt is perfect, and its also ok for
>>> France and Belgium I think. Thomas, if ok with you, please check dates
>>> or suggest others.
>>
>> From Brussels it is a four hour car ride to Frankfurt. From France, it depends
>> where you live: from Paris one might be better off to take the fast train via
>> Cologne or a plain than a car ride.
>>
>> Both dates are fine with me - and I have confirmation from my company that we
>> can use the facilities.
> I live near Toulouse, but could leave from Paris if needed, so I don't
> really mind.
>
>>
>>> > Now, we should collect who is coming. Every application team will know
>>> > who is the best people to come.
>>>
>>> For Kraft it would be
>>> - Klaas Freitag (Nuremberg, Germany)
>>> - Thomas Richard (Belgium) (@Thomas: i assume ;-)
>>>
>>> Please add names here for the other teams!
>>
>> For KMyMoney that would be (planned)
>> - Thomas Baumgart (Frankfurt, Germany)
>> - Alvaro (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
>> - Fernando Vilas (Texas, USA)
>>
> For Skrooge, that would be
> - Guillaume De Bure (Toulouse, France)
>
>>> > We also have to invite designers, translators, etc. outside of this list.
>>>
>>> As said, I would not do that for the first time. Lets keep it rather small
>>> to make it effective.
>>
>> Agreed.
> Agreed also for the first shot.
>
>>
>>> > In my case, going all the way up there for only 3 days means spending
>>> > as much time on the plane as on the meeting,
>>>
>>> Yes, and I guess we have to be flexible with the date in order to get an
>>> ok flight fare for you. Can you check the costs soon and let me know?
>>
>> I am pretty flexible with the dates. And the facilities shouldn't be a
>> problem: I have access to a meeting room at the local sports club also, if
>> needed.
>>
>> BTW, we usually do much better than this guy if we speak English
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXPPu418C78
>>
>> It is sooo embarrassing.
> Eh eh... ever heard Sarkozy (current french president) or Chirac
> (previous) speak english ? You'd have a good laugh too !!!
>


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