[committee] Computer Clubs Camp 2011

[Bob Adamson]

On Wed, 29 Jun 2011, James Andrewartha wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Jun 2011, Bob Adamson wrote:
> 
> > In case it wasn't already clear, the total cost per person is $118.80 
> > assuming we don't have to pay for power and nothing else rears its ugly 
> > head.
> > 
> > Clearly this is too high a number for there to be much attendance, so I 
> > suggest each club chips in on a per-member-attending basis. For UCC, I 
> > think we could afford to get the price down to $70 for freshers, and 
> > discriminate against everyone else by charging them $80. 
> > 
> > Please, let me know what you think, including liklihood of it working for 
> > your club, how many people are likely to attend (if any), and any other 
> > opinions/ideas.
> 
> I wouldn't do Sunday night/Monday morning, which cuts the price a lot, 
> plus I would look at Camp Leschenaultia which allows self-catering.
> Good connectivity is for wimps, previous UCC Camps ran fine with a modem 
> link, 3G is luxury.
> 
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If we leave on the Sunday we would have to be out by 2pm according to 
http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/campbookings . In my opinion, that cuts the camp 
pretty short.

The other benefits of having catering done by the camp are that the 
organisers don't have to spend so much time on the camp cooking/cleaning, 
and it makes pre-camp preparation easier since we don't have to go buying 
food for 20+ people.

3G is indeed a luxury, but if we can do it, why not? From what I can tell 
we wouldn't even be able to get a dialup connection going at 
Leschenaultia, and they advertise a lack of connectivity as a "feature".

Andrew Adamson
UCC President
bob at ucc.asn.au

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