[FOSS4G-Oceania] Childcare at FOSS4G SotM Oceania

[Edoardo Neerhut]

Really good work pushing for this guys.
I think it's fantastic to see kids being welcomed.

On 19 July 2018 at 13:10, Greg Lauer <gregory.lauer at gmail.com> wrote:

> I support option Three
>
> Greg
>
> On Sun, Jul 15, 2018 at 11:17 PM, adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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