Team Roles
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Please sign up for the roles which interest you, or which you could see yourself taking on. Signing up is tantamount to a firm commitment to the role. Where listed, the work must happen in coordination with the listed DebConf teams.
If you're part or leader of an existing team please just add yourself here!
Per role
Role |
Description |
Lead(s) |
Helpers |
Chief organiser |
The chief organiser is in charge of everything. This role entails being first point of contact for all and sundry, and representing the conference to the outside world. This is a very communicative and intermittently extremely time-consuming role. This can of course also be taken on by a team which works together extremely closely. |
dictoss |
Shunsuke Yoshida |
Allrounder |
Does whatever needs doing: kicking the chief organiser, annoying the treasurer, going to the party, whatever. |
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Accommodation |
Student dormitory |
uwabami |
Shunsuke Yoshida |
Accessibility |
Assist any person with physical disabilities for any reason, along with a single point of contact to co-ordinate. |
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Artwork and Design |
Creates and finalises artwork, co-ordinates with community. |
Takanori Suzuki |
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Bursaries |
Decide who gets sponsored for the conference |
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Catering |
Deals with all things related to catering, including the bar, and serves as the participants' point of contact for these matters. |
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Cheese and Wine |
Organize and serve as point of contact / responsible person during the party itself. |
minmin |
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Conference Dinner |
Organize and serve as point of contact / responsible person during the party itself. |
minmin |
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Content |
Defines the content of the conference: keynotes, talks, schedule, etc. |
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Copy editing (proof reading) |
Reviews texts for native English editing: usage, grammar readability and etc. For examples, publicity, website, and other English documents. Attending organizing meetings. |
Luke Yasuda |
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Day Trip |
Organises the day trip, and serves as point of contact on the day. |
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su_do, Luke Yasuda, dictoss |
Diversity and Welcoming newcomers |
Contact point for diversity inclusion and welcoming newcomers |
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Luke Yasuda |
Facilities |
Remains in constant contact with the venue's management, and relays queries, desires and alterations between the team and the venue staff. |
Shunsuke Yoshida |
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Family coordinator |
Deals with the needs of families, in regard to accommodation, catering and childcare, and tends to the relevant wiki pages. |
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Fundraising |
Determines the sponsorship levels and takes charge of the acquisition of ALL THE MONEYZ! |
dictoss |
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Network |
Deals with LAN, routing, and DHCP, and lays cable and sets up access points if necessary. |
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Luke Yasuda, mizuno_as |
Printing |
Responsible for public information signs and advertising. Overall in printed materials kind of photo wall, placards, banners, etc. |
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Publicity |
Spreads the word about DebConf using the Debian Publicity channels, and DebConf specific channels. Supplies the local press with news items frequently and regularly, and serves as their contact person on the phone and in person. |
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Registration and Front Desk |
Before the conference, general point of contact, during the conference, the person who solves people's problems, or refers them to someone who can. |
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Luke Yasuda |
Room assignments |
Plans the distribution of participants among rooms, and rooms among participants, and serves as the participants' point of contact for these matters. |
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Servers |
Looks after local servers (Debian-Mirror ?, possibly hosting for Videoteam server). |
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Luke Yasuda |
Swag |
Design, find vendors and arrange swag items in time for the event |
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Travel |
Up to scratch on the subject of visas, etc.; also point of contact for travel coordination including local arrival and departure, and in charge of maintaining the relevant wiki pages. |
minmin |
Luke Yasuda |
Treasurer |
Drafts the budget in cooperation with the team, ensures it is adhered to or adjusted, maintains all accounts and is in charge of all monetary transactions. |
Takanori Suzuki |
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Video |
The team who does the live streaming of the conference. |
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Luke Yasuda |
Visa |
Helps attendees on visa issues and invitation letters. Background check if attendee is a visa-seeker or a real attendee. |
Luke Yasuda |
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Website |
Designs, implements, and maintains the website, including all content which doesn't fall within the remit of other specific team members. |
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Luke Yasuda, YoshihitoYoshino |
Per person
IRC nick |
Salsa |
Person |
Lead |
Help |
dictoss |
dictoss-guest |
Chief organiser, Fundraising |
Day Trip |
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? |
koedoyoshida-guest |
Facilities |
Chief organiser, Accommodation |
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iwamatsu |
iwamatsu |
Treasurer |
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lukie |
del111 |
Copy editing (proof reading), Visa |
Day Trip, Diversity and Welcoming newcomers, Network, Registration and Front Desk, Servers, Travel, Video, Website |
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? |
? |
Takanori Suzuki |
Artwork and Design |
Treasurer |
uwabami |
uwabami |
Accommodation |
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YOSHINO Yoshihito |
yyoshino-guest |
Printing |
Website |
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? |
minmin |
Masato MInda |
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Team channels
#debconf-team (matrix bridge: #debconf-team:matrix.debian.social)
#debconf26jp:matrix.debian.social Matrix group, mostly speaking Japanese
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