[committee] Computer Clubs Camp 2011

[Bob Adamson]

On Thu, 30 Jun 2011, James Andrewartha wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Jun 2011, Bob Adamson wrote:
> 
> > > 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.
> > 
> > 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.
> 
> That length of time has been fine for previous UCC camps - in fact, we 
> might have had to leave DRAC by 10am. Also going into Monday makes it 
> harder for old guard to attend.

Old guard are welcome to leave on Sunday night. I'm not making the camp 
shorter unless we have no other choice.
 
> > 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.
> 
> $17pp for breakfast is way too much to spend though.

Indeed. We could knock it down to continental breakfast for $10.90, or add 
pancakes and make it $11.90. Full catering prices are at 
http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au//assets/files/Camps/Catering/Accolade%20Community%20Menu%202010%20and%202011.pdf
Assuming we don't do pancakes that makes cost per person $129.80

> > 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".
> 
> What I meant is you can get 3G (just) at Leschenaultia, and it's faster 
> than dialup which has previously been sufficient.

Their catering options are fixed at $45 per day, which blows the cost out 
to even higher than it currently is. Would you be willing to organise and 
cook all the food for the camp?

Andrew Adamson
UCC President
bob at ucc.asn.au

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