UbuCon Asia 2025 Team meeting 2025-08-03 12:00 UTC

Meeting Chair

@sukso96100

Roll Call

@rupesh-nepal @rabinakarki @sukso96100 @rjhsiao @aryan @yushpokharel12 @jipangmenjerit @younggunner14 @rpandox Ashutosh_Vaidya (Local)


Updates

Sailesh / Aaditya

  • Follow up DeepComputing for importing RISC-V boards → Video call planned

Youngbin

  • Follow up with DeepComputing for booth info → Not yet
  • Test Eventbrite QR check-in → Not yet

Ashutosh

  • School of Bakery in-kind sponsorship cash value → NPR 1,38,000

Roshan

  • Draft Meta Ads → Done

Syazwan

  • Discuss CoC session scheduling with RJ & content team → Not yet

Local Team

  • Prepare detailed booth floor plan with booth numbers → In progress, example needed

Agenda

Sponsorship

  • Canonical, OnlyOffice, DeepComputing
  • Local team:
    • ISP sponsor → few companies in final stage of MoU, exploring in-kind sponsorship
    • Things Cyber → Booth package
    • Logpoint → Bronze
    • Secured sponsored talk slot with additional payment + in-kind
    • Rabina coordinating mobility company partnership and agreements with banks/consultancies
    • School of Bakery → chocolate stuffed donuts & cookies, cash value NPR 1,38,000
    • Benefit: Hi-Tea partner + space in canteen
    • NEC & Cloud Himalaya → sponsorship details pending

Marketing

  • Meta Ads (Facebook, Instagram): Draft link
  • Local team to draft on Meta Business Suite → Youngbin to submit ad with payment linked

Travel Support

  • Travel grant applicants → processed
  • UCA25 Hotel Guests → 6 guests; alternative hotel being arranged
  • Day trip → reviewing options with local travel company; decide registration/payment model (self-pay or operator-paid)
  • Local team to request hotel booking confirmations to each guest
  • Conference dinner → hosted by Programiz, arrange event & payment; info to be published on website

Content

  • Local Content Team CMS
  • FINAL schedule (main schedule, not CMS) published
  • CoC session (5–10 min + Q&A) → to be scheduled during opening remarks, day 1

Booth

  • Sponsor Booths: Canonical, DeepComputing, Things Cyber
    • DeepComputing booth numbers → detailed floor plan being prepared; Youngbin to share with them
  • Community Booths: Exhibition Info
    • Ubu4cut → confirmed
    • Ubuntu Kylin + openKylin → accepted
    • Ubuntu DDE → accepted
  • Booth Specs:
    • Outside building: 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
  • On-site check-in → Eventbrite QR code + organizer app; Youngbin to test & share workflow

Website

  • Combine in-kind sponsors into single row

Action Items

  • Sailesh & Aaditya → Follow up with DeepComputing and share updates
  • Youngbin → Test Eventbrite QR check-in
  • Local team → Prepare booth floor plan (Youngbin to provide example)
  • Rabina → Provide sponsorship details for NEC & Cloud Himalaya
  • Local team → Check conference dinner & day trip details, then publish on website

Next Meeting: August 11, 2025 12:00 UTC