UbuCon Asia 2025 Team meeting 2025-07-13 12:00 UTC

Meeting Chair

@sukso96100

Roll Call

@sukso96100 @rjhsiao @yushpokharel12 @saileshsingh36 @rabinakarki @rpandox @ronitblenz @utsavdotdev @rupesh-nepal Badal_Raut(Local) Ashutosh_Vaidya(Local)


Updates

  • Youngbin

    • Follow up OnlyOffice & DeepComputing → Done
    • Create promo code for backup speakers → Not yet
    • Inform Ubuntu DDE booth result → Not yet
  • Syazwan

    • Update timetable on Indico → Done
  • RJ

    • Leave comment on Indico for backup speakers → Not yet
  • Sailesh / Local Team

    • Provide co-speakers/co-authors list → In progress
    • Follow up with actual room names on venue → In progress

Agenda

Sponsorship

  • Canonical, OnlyOffice, DeepComputing
  • Plan to bring 2 RISC-V boards via flight → check customs issues
  • Lenovo contact via Mauro & Ken → no luck
  • Local team:
    • ISP sponsor: few companies at final stage of signing MoU; also looking for in-kind sponsorships
    • Things Cyber → Booth package
    • Logpoint → Bronze sponsor
    • Secured sponsored talk slot with additional payment + in-kind
    • School of Bakery → sponsoring chocolate stuffed donut and cookies

Travel Support

  • Travel grant applicants → all processed
  • UCA25 Hotel Guests → only 6 guests; local team looking for alternative hotel booking

Content

  • Local Content Team CMS
  • FINAL schedule (main schedule, not CMS) → timetable published
  • Coupon code for co-speakers

Booth

  • Sponsor Booths: Canonical, DeepComputing, Things Cyber
  • Community Booths: Exhibition Info
    • Ubu4cut → confirmed
    • Ubuntu Kylin + openKylin → accepted
    • Ubuntu DDE → Youngbin to send mail for result
  • Booth Specs:
    • Ground Outside: L 10x10 → 10, M 5x10 → 20, S 4x8 → 20
    • Diamond → in front of keynote hall
    • Hallway (Gold & Silver) 5x4 → 3-6

Registration

  • Promo code for backup speakers & co-speakers

Website

  • Indoor map draft → ready

Action Items

  • RJ → leave comment on Indico for backup speakers
  • Youngbin → create promo code for backup speakers
  • Sailesh / local team → provide co-speakers/co-authors list
  • Youngbin → inform Ubuntu DDE booth result
  • Local team → follow up with actual room names at venue
  • Roshan → update $6k USD justification & submit expense request on OpenCollective
  • Utsav → add indoor map on website
  • Sailesh → coordinate hotel booking for 6 guests
  • Content team → make decision for Nirjal’s talk (original speaker missing)

Next Meeting: July 27, 2025 12:00 UTC