# Ferrous - Asquera Event // Meeting 8 2020-05-27, 12:00 CEST [Past meetings](https://hackmd.io/VX3fRVO3SGauzxc-A9MD6w?view) ## Attendees - Valentina - Florian - Rafaela - Flaki ## Talking points * CfP * Will be extended for a week - schedule tweet for Sunday 31st May * Currently 4 submissions only * Potentially reach out to speakers from Oxidize 1k and ask them to extend on their 10 min talk * Suggestion: more shorter talks than longer ones, for ex. 2 x 15 min instead of 1 x 30 min * Twitter CfP in native languages, ask contacts to retweet * Compose a list of who to reach out to * [ ] Spanish (South America, ...) * [ ] French (Canada, ...) * [ ] Japanese * [ ] Russian * [x] Chinese * Organize panel talk * Invite them for a pre-discussion, talk about rules of engagement (which kind of / how many questions will be asked etc., time frames, ...) * Aim for 2 panel discussions * Potential topics: * "The road of Rust to Safety Critical" (Sealed Rust) * "Adoption of Rust in the Industry" * Perks? * Mention and expose their company * Diversity (avoid all-male panels) * Create a list with names * Keynote: Nell-Shramnel Harrington (Mozilla) on industry <> community interaction * Have Ferrous talks * Ticket sales: status quo? * Sold conference tickets: * Sold workshop tickets: * Contracts * Skylark - Ferrous: meeting outcome? * Meeting was successful, we are following up on the next steps * Updates? * Flaki: List on requirements for platform * It's important and inseparable to discuss the [actual format](https://ferrous.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/221823-Oxidize-2020/topic/Oxidize.20Global.20format) of the conference as we discuss platform requirements * Some updates come on Zulip later this week * Valentina: List of sponsor offers * Rafaela: Online accessibility - [first draft](https://hackmd.io/y8GSMUjlQmaa08kjMA0sKA?view) * Feedback needed @all * General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) * Sold tickets from the original planned conference * Option to donate to selection of non-profits * Which non-profits? Create list * Request from Argentina: Discounted workshop tickets? * We should discuss the policy around this async * Create thread on Zulip (Rafaela)