Purpose
- Our purpose is to... complete with the following primary goals:
- To engage with the local technical community in Singapore to work with Fedora and related projects. A series of talks with specific topics would be called for. A call for papers/topics should go out by October 23 2015
- Budget planning for APAC (per country as well as the whole region) events/activities in FY2017 (March 2016 - February 2017)
- Future events in each country and the whole APAC -> [| Event Planning]
- In addition, we will attempt to complete the following secondary goals as time allows:
- Feedback/comments from APAC Ambassadors
- How to produce more centralized swag and distribute it
- Distribute Ambassador polo shirts. Please check the Polo Shirts request
Planning Prerequisites
Completed work item- Registration of participation in person
- Work out budget
- Decide on Dates and Location
- Arrange Facilities
- List Resources
- Be Somewhat Structured
- Arrange Lodging
- Arrange Refreshments
- Arrange a Social Event
Date and Place
- Location: Singapore
- Date: 5-6 December 2015
- Place: Red Hat Office, 8 Shenton Way, 10-01 AXA Tower, Singapore 068 811
Travel and VISA Information
Please refer this link to find if you need VISA enter Singapore.
Local Transportation from Changi Airport to City
MRT: The train station is accessible by foot from Terminal 2 or Terminal 3. To get to the city, transfer to the westbound train at Tanah Merah station. The last train that connects to the last westbound train at Tanah Merah station leaves Changi Airport station at 11.18pm. All the trains and gantries at the stations are luggage-friendly. A single ride ticket can be purchased at train stations. A stored-value EZ-Link card for multiple rides can also be purchased from train stations or any Changi Recommends store.
Bus: Take public bus service 36/36A to the city. The first bus arrives at around 6.00am and the last leaves just before midnight. A single fare costs below $2 and the ride takes about an hour. Bus stops are located at the basement bus bays of Terminals 1, 2 and 3. Please prepare the exact fare as no change will be given. Alternatively, a stored-value EZ-Link card for multiple rides can be purchased from any Changi Recommends store or the Changi Airport train station.
Taxi: Taxis are available at the taxi stands at the Arrival levels of each Terminal. A ride to the city takes about 30 minutes and costs between $20 and $40. Fares are metered and there is an additional Airport surcharge for all trips originating from the Airport:
$5 Airport surcharge: 5.00pm - midnight (Fri - Sun) $3 Airport surcharge: All other times Midnight surcharge of 50% of final metered fare: midnight - 6.00am Peak hours surcharge of 25% of final metered fare: 6.00am - 9.30am (Mon - Fri) and 6.00pm - midnight (Mon - Sun)
Source: changiairport.com
Event Owners and Co-organizers
Important skills (for participants)
- We are welcome people who involved to (writers or co-writers) budget planning process in APAC in the last two years. Ref: Ambassadors/APAC/Budget#References
- But we encourage people who are new but really active in their home countries to come to share and learn more experience then they can implement scheduled events/activities in their country
Participants
| Attendee | Arrival Date&Time | Departure | room mate | Estimated travel cost | Funding request | Pickup Status |
| 1. Harish Pillay | local | - | local | - | ||
| 2. Danishka Navin | local | - | local | - | ||
| 3. Sirko | 4th December | 6th December | 250$ | |||
| 4. Prima Yogi Loviniltra | 4th December | 6th December | 45$ | |||
| 5. Truong Anh Tuan | 4th December | 7th December | 300$ | |||
| 6. |
Ressources
- Projector
- Whiteboard
- Wifi
- Power supply to laptops
for Remote Attendance
- Etherpad: To be create
- IRC: Please join IRC chan #fedora-fad on freenode.net for remote participation, please read How to communicate on IRC
Accommodation Information
TBD - we will be finalizing the accommodation once we finalize the date and number of attendees.
Possible lunch/dinner locations
TBD
Important Deadlines
| Date | Deadline |
| October 30th | End of registration (onsite participation) |
| October 31st | The 1st round fund support approval (for urgent requests) |
| October 14th | The 2nd round fund support approval |
| October 14th | Reservation for accommodation |
Logistics
Lunch 5-6 Dec: 10$x15(people)x2 (days) = 300$
Dinner 5-6 Dec: 15$x15(people)x2 (days) = 450$
Snacks/Beverages 5-6 Dec: 3$x15(people)x2 (per day)x2 (days) = 180$
Total = 930$
Event Budget
| Stuff | Estimated | Actual | Notes |
| Accommodation | $1200 | ||
| Foods and Drinks | $930 | snacks, two group dinners and a lunch during meetup | |
| Travel subsidy | $3000 | ||
| TOTAL | $5130 |