[FOSS4G-Oceania] Childcare at FOSS4G SotM Oceania

[Cameron Shorter]

I agree with option 3. Provide an environment where we are accepting of 
people's family environments. Make small concessions where is it easy to 
do so. Something like: Kids attend for free. We hope they will be on 
good behaviour, but accept they kids are unpredictable and that parents 
might need to move them out of a session if the kid become distracting. 
We can facilitate discussions between parents who want to cover for each 
other. Lets not over think or over-architect this. I'd also say that we 
are going for a low budget conference, and I don't think we should 
priortise expensive childcare (option 1) over say travel grants.


On 16/7/18 2:28 pm, Martin Tomko wrote:
>
> HI,
>
> I think No 3 is absolutely ok, and perfectly reasonable, and 
> encouraged. BTW< if yours want a play buddy, my daughter is 9.5 ( she 
> will be at school, but could bring her over on Fri. Maybe we could do 
> some scratch coding for them?).
>
> No 1 and 2 are more difficult. What about just supporting those that 
> would come with children with some co-contribution for a sitter, but 
> not organising this as “us – I really do not know what the legal 
> ramifications are.
>
> If we are getting quotes form somewhere, fine, let’s see, for No2.
>
> M.
>
> *From: *FOSS4G-Oceania <foss4g-oceania-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on 
> behalf of adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Monday, 16 July 2018 at 2:18 pm
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> <foss4g-oceania-discuss at lists.osgeo.org>, 
> "foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org" <foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org>
> *Subject: *[FOSS4G-Oceania] Childcare at FOSS4G SotM Oceania
>
> Hi all
>
> We need to assess interest in childcare assistance at FOSS4G SotM 
> Oceania. A few models are possible:
>
> - full time care (needs $$), which might suit parents of small humans 
> who need to be dropped off for the day (or two) so that parents can 
> conference like a boss
>
> - part-time care (also needs $$), for parents who want to drop little 
> humans off for, say, a morning session
>
> - child-friendliness (less $$), means that that big humans are 
> tolerant of little humans being in sessions, being breastfed, being 
> around. It also means that big humans who bring little humans need to 
> be respectful of the conference in general, ie exit sessions as needed 
> to help everyone else enjoy the conference (this is the likely model I 
> will use, since my small humans will be 8 and 9.5) and respect the 
> limits of their small humans’ endurance for being stuck in conference 
> sessions.
>
> Things to consider:
>
> - legal issues. If we organise childcare, it will likely need to be 
> done by paying a provider. That covers us all for any legal issues.
>
> - cost issues. Doing the above is expensive. We’ve got some quotes, 
> but need to refine interest in using childcare and get better quotes!
>
> - general support. Are we happy as a unit to pause talks etc briefly 
> to let parents escape if need be? Are we able as a group to look out 
> for, and be tolerant of, small humans as we get around?
>
> Is that a reasonable set of stuff to discuss? Happy to hear your thoughts
>
> Adam
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