[FOSS4G-Oceania] Childcare at FOSS4G SotM Oceania

[adam steer]

ok, loooong missive to the discuss list sent - trying to gather thoughts on
how a small human friendly event can work for everyone.

On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 at 14:06, Edoardo Neerhut <ed at mapillary.com> wrote:

> 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
>>>
>>> --
>>> Adam Steer
>>> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Steer
>>> http://au.linkedin.com/in/adamsteer
>>> http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-7236
>>> +61 427 091 712
>>> skype: adam.d.steer
>>> tweet: @adamdsteer
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> FOSS4G-Oceania mailing list
>>> FOSS4G-Oceania at lists.osgeo.org
>>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania
>>>
>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> FOSS4G-Oceania mailing list
>> FOSS4G-Oceania at lists.osgeo.org
>> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g-oceania
>>
>>
>

-- 
Adam Steer
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Steer
http://au.linkedin.com/in/adamsteer
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-7236
+61 427 091 712
skype: adam.d.steer
tweet: @adamdsteer
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/foss4g-oceania/attachments/20180719/fe44644d/attachment.html>