[FOSS4G-Oceania] T-shirt supplier and sizes

[John Bryant]

-1 from me for sponsor & partner logos on the t-shirt. I have a few reasons
for this:

   1. Personally, I feel the t-shirts would be much better without
   sponsor/partner logos on the back. My favourite FOSS4G t-shirts from the
   past few years are the ones that haven't had these.
   2. I'm not convinced of the value proposition for printing logos on the
   t-shirts. They aren't being provided to every conference attendee, only
   some registrants have so far opted to buy one. For Platinum sponsors, we
   have committed '*Prominent company logo on conference memento (issued to
   all attendees)*'  in the sponsorship prospectus, so the t-shirts won't
   meet this promise - we will have to come up with something else (I believe
   Daniel has some recommendations for this). Further, my clear impression
   from all 3 Platinum sponsors to date is that the key value proposition for
   them is about supporting the development of this community, over and above
   the exposure they get.
   3. People are paying the full cost for these shirts, they're not being
   subsidised by sponsors, we shouldn't force them to wear advertising
   messages that aren't necessarily even desired by the sponsors themselves.
   4. I'm thinking of the moment when an attendee walks up to the
   registration desk on day 1 and we hand them their shirt. At that moment we
   have an opportunity to delight them with a piece of wearable art - putting
   sponsor logos on the back risks turning that delight into a 'meh' moment. I
   know not everyone feels this strongly about conference t-shirts... but I'd
   wager those that are ambivalent about conference t-shirts probably won't
   shell out the $30 for one.

I'm fine with putting the logos on committee and volunteers t-shirts,
they're free and they'll be prominent at the event.

I strongly agree we should affirm our commitment to generate value for
partners and sponsors. There is work yet to do, but I'm confident this is
on track.
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