FAD Phnom Penh 2014

Purpose

1. Our purpose is to complete with the following primary goals:
   • Budget planning for APAC (per country as well as the whole region) events/activities in FY2016 (March 2015 - February 2016)
   • Future events in each country and the whole APAC
2. In addition, we will attempt to complete the following secondary goals as time allows:
   • Feedback/comments from APAC Ambassadors
3. SWAG & equipment inventory
   • who has and where is equipment like rollup etc.
   • how to produce more centralized swag and distribute it
4. Ambassador Polo Shirt Supply
   • Polo Shirts request

Planning Prerequisites

See the How to organize a FAD.

• Completed work item
• Work out budget
• Decide on Dates and Location
• Arrange Facilities
• List Resources
• Be Somewhat Structured
• Arrange Lodging
• Arrange Refreshments
• Arrange a Social Event
• Make country-specific plans before coming (per attendee)

Date and Place

• Date: November 15 - 16 November 2014
• Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm (UTC+7)
• Place: Development Innovations - 296 271 Yothapol Khemarak Phoumin Blvd Phnom Penh
• map: Development Innovations

Note:

• There will be on 14th an Fedora Release Party you are welcome there!
• There will be an RPM packaging workshop during this weekend also

Travel Information

Phnom Penh International Airport [1] (IATA: PNH) - airport is around 7km outside Phnom Penh city centre, costs for an tuktuk are around 7US$, for an cab 9US$

All visitors, except citizens of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam need a visa to enter Cambodia. Visas can be obtained at Cambodian embassies or consulates. Visas are also available "on arrival" at both international airports, all six international border crossings with Thailand, some international border crossings with Vietnam, and at the main border crossing with Laos. You will need an visa type T, which will cost 30$ (starting 1st October) Detailed visa information More information about Phnom Penh

Local Transportation Information

There is no public transport in Phnom Penh, this is mostly done by Taxis,Motorbike-taxis and Tuktuk

Taxis forget about them,through the chaotic traffic situation they are slower then a Tuktuk and also more expensive. There are some metered taxis available but still some un-metered are running, fares must be agreed in advance.

Motorbike-taxis, (motodops or simply motos) should take you anywhere cheaply. A trip from Sisowath Quay to Central Market costs about 2,000 riel (USD0.50). Fares are higher at night and with more than one passenger. Often little English is spoken. No helmets are provided.

some rules for tuk tuk

• Agree a fare in advance. Be clear whether it is for one way or return and in total or per person.
• Drivers will try to avoid losing face by not admitting ignorance. Therefore, "Do you know where this address is?" will always be answered by "yes". Put it to the test and show a driver a recipe, while claiming it's an address. Be patient and expect the driver to pull over mid-trip to ask passers-by for directions even to the most obvious of destinations.
• Don't leave possessions exposed to snatchers. Women are often targeted.
• The tuk-tuk drivers outside the Foreign Correspondent's Club are notoriously pushy and aggressive. Avoid them: walk half a block and hire someone else. If you don't want a lift saying "no thanks" generally works. Better still, try it in Khmer: "otday awkunh".
• Have small Dollar bills, bigger notes they cant often exchange

Event Owners and Co-organizers

• Kong Somvannda
• Ban Botrey Nisa
• Truong Anh Tuan (help for managing budget and organizing tasks)
• Sirko Kemter (help for organizing tasks and consulting)

Important skills (for participants)

• We are welcome people who involved to (writers or co-writers) budget planning process in APAC in the last two years. Ref: Ambassadors/APAC/Budget#References
• But we encourage people who are new but really active in their home countries to come to share and learn more experience then they can implement scheduled events/activities in their country

People will attend the event

We have a nice badge for the FAD, we will award it only to the registered attendees!

Deadline for participation in person is September 26th 2014

Attendee	Arrival Date&Time	Departure	Estimated travel cost	Funding request
1. Kong Somvannda	-	-	-
2. Ban Botrey Nisa	-	-	-
3. Amita Sharma	Nov 14	Nov 17	$661	#143
4. Sarup Banskota	NA	NA	Remote	NA
5. Truong Anh Tuan	Nov 14	Nov 17	$394	#148
6. Danishka Navin	Nov 14 14.25 3K593	Nov 17 15.10 3K594	$314	#150
7. Alick Zhao	Nov 14 23:30 CZ323	Nov 17 8:00 CZ234	413 USD	#149
8. Zamir SUN	NA	NA	Remote	NA
9. Sirko Kemter	Nov 12 18.40 PG935	Nov 24 19.30 PG936	730-890US$	#145
10. Nitesh Narayan Lal	Nov 14	Nov 18	$400	#147
11. Kushal Das	NA	NA	Remote	NA
12. Mohan Prakash	NA	NA	Remote	NA
13. Siddhesh	Nov 14	Nov 17	$477	#153
14. Pravin Satpute	NA	NA	Remote	NA

Ressources

• projector
• whiteboard

for Remote Attendance

• etherpad: will be created 2 weeks before event
• IRC: Please join IRC chan #fad-apac on freenode.net for remote participation
  • TODO getting zodbot into channel

Accommodation Information

Hotel	Single	Double	Triple	Map	Conditions
Go Inn Hotel	20 US$	25 US$	30US$	map	Clean but take around 10 minutes by Tuk Tuk to Development Innovations
Passion Guesthouse	14 USD	16 USD	Not available	map	Clean, and it is ony 5 minutes walk to Development Innovations

Possible lunch/dinner locations

Lunch:

• Sugar 'n Spice Garden Cafe 2000m from DI, website
• Vikings Vegetarian Restaurant, 1800m from DI
• Jars of Clay 2000m from DI, 5-10$, website

Dinner:

• Charcoal BBQ & Soup 15min by Tuktuk from DI, fine khmer BBQ (buffet), all you can eat,11.5$
• Kuch Angkor 15min by Tuktuk from DI or Passion Guesthouse, Local Food, but great taste.

Social Event

November 15th Mekong cruise? Costs around 8$ a person

Important Deadlines

Date	Deadline
September 13th	The 1st round fund support approval (for urgent requests)
September 26th	End of registration (onsite participation)
September 27th	The 2nd round fund support approval

Event Budget

Stuff	Estimated	Actual	Notes	Funding request
Hotel	$400		About $25 per double room per night
Foods and Drinks	$400		two group dinners and a lunch during meetup
Travel subsidy	$3,200
TOTAL	$4,000

Links

• http://nisaban.wordpress.com/2014/08/28/fedora-activity-day-phnom-penh-2014/
• http://fedoracambodia.wordpress.com/2014/09/10/fedora-activity-day-fad-phnom-penh-2014/
• http://fedoramagazine.org/5tftw-2014-09-09/

Photos

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