<div dir="ltr">Guess I'll be leaving some lanyards at home then.<div><br></div><div>Makes my backpack so much lighter! </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 3:04 PM Karl Kloppenborg <<a href="mailto:k@rl.ag">k@rl.ag</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Afternoon all,<br>
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We've been contacted by one of the sponsors of our conference in April about persons who aren't sponsors handing out free drinks, in particular vodkas and whiskeys, etc. While everyone likes getting a drink full of free alcohol, we ask that attendees respect
the financial commitment that our sponsors make towards funding the conference. They cover almost half the cost and in return they get the right to shout beverages to all of you who attend.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">/ end of sarcasm.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Kind Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Karl Kloppenborg,
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">(BCompSc, CNCF-[KCNA, CKA, CKAD], LFCE, CompTIA Linux+ XK0-004)<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:-webkit-standard;color:black">Managing Director, Invention Labs.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">AusNOG <<a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@ausnog.net" target="_blank">ausnog-bounces@ausnog.net</a>> on behalf of Brendan Halley <<a href="mailto:brendan@halley.net.au" target="_blank">brendan@halley.net.au</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, 2 August 2022 at 2:56 pm<br>
<b>To: </b><a href="mailto:david@hughes.id" target="_blank">david@hughes.id</a> <<a href="mailto:david@hughes.id" target="_blank">david@hughes.id</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>AusNOG Mailing List <<a href="mailto:ausnog@ausnog.net" target="_blank">ausnog@ausnog.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [AusNOG] Promotional material at AusNOG Events.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Hi David,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Very disappointed to hear this.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Has removing this sponsor and letting one of the many companies willing to sponsor take their place? From what I understand there are quite a few big names willing to take a sponsorship slot.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">It shouldn't just be about what a sponsor wants when we're talking about an event built around an industry that functions more like a community.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">Brendan<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 2:21 PM <<a href="mailto:david@hughes.id" target="_blank">david@hughes.id</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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We've been contacted by one of the sponsors of our conference in April about companies who aren't sponsors handing out promotional material, in particular branded t-shirts etc. While everyone likes getting a bag full of free merch, we ask that attendees respect
the financial commitment that our sponsors make towards funding the conference. They cover almost half the cost and in return they get the right to promote themselves to all of you who attend.<br>
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If you are not a sponsor please do not distribute swag to delegates at the conference.<br>
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Regards,<br>
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David, on behalf of the Board<br>
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