[Inpycon] Summary of status and tying up some loose ends

[Noufal Ibrahim]

There's been some vagueness of late regarding the activities going
on. This mail is an attempt to clear my own head as well as to offer a
"state of affairs" so that we're all on the same page. 

We also need a few volunteers for some items. I've noted these in SCREAM
CAPS.

Here you go.

- Sponsorships:
  We have one 3 confirmed sponsorships (excluding the PSF). One from
  ZeOmega, one from IIT-B and one from TANDBERG. The first two are
  platinum and the last one is silver. The first cheque will be dropped
  this weekend. The other two are to be picked up.

- CFP:
  The CFP is closing at the end of this month (i.e. today) and after
  that, judging will start. Anand has made an outline of the judging
  procedure so that all the judges are on the same page. There will be
  blog post and a proper announcement soon. Don't touch that dial!

- T-shirts/Logo:
  The designs are finalised. We NEED A VOLUNTEER to lead the creation of
  the cheatsheet for the T-shirt and SOMEONE TO FIND AND TALK TO A T-SHIRT
  printer. I have some leads but there's work that needs to be done.

- A/V:
  Christabel has recommended an A/V person. I'll contact them and keep
  the list posted. 

- Venue:
  Sree and Anil are on top of this. 

- Bank account and society:
  The bank account is created and functional. The society is fine too. 

- Payment:
  We're allowing people to pay on the spot. This will create some
  inconveniences for us but will be helpful for the bulk of people
  attending. The blog and relevant pages will be edited to reflect
  this.

- Newbie track:
  I timed and managed this badly. GSoC evaluations, holidays at colleges
  etc. Too few proposals in this department and too little time to
  manage them properly. We're cancelling the "formal" newbie (no prizes,
  certificates etc. )track but will try to schedule the simpler talks
  together in a single room for the convenience of the crowd. 

- Swag/Posters/banners:
  Still on disk. Not loaded yet.


That's it. I don't think I've missed anything. Let me know if you have
any questions. 

Let's have a F2F meeting sometime mid-August to discuss the way things
are moving. 

Thanks.

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