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# Ferrous - Asquera Event // Meeting 15

2020-09-28, 13:00 CEST

[Past meetings](https://hackmd.io/VX3fRVO3SGauzxc-A9MD6w?view)
[Zoom](https://zoom.us/j/98143489516?pwd=VjNPRFJXVXlOYTJRZjlpSFBJVkdWZz09)

## Attendees

* Flaki
* Valentina
* Felix
* Florian
* Rafaela
* Sina

## Talking points

* Accounting closing for Oxidize 2k
    * Positive balance: 6.046,70 €  (net)
    * Asquera Event's share: 1.209,34 € (net)
* Résumé of cooperation between Asquera Event and Ferrous Systems
    * Drawing conclusion from Rafaela and Flaki's work under the banner of Asquera Event 
        * A lot of tasks were tied to Ferrous
        * Making Asquera Event sustainable in 2020 was not that successful and future outlook neither
    * Ferrous:
        * Good help with tech-prep, set up, soundchecks etc.
        * A lot of accounting was still going via Ferrous
            * Ticketing was on Ferrous side because of infrastructure, also smaller risk
        * Decisions could have been made sooner
        * Stream, MCing worked well, good feedback for live event
        * Vague future of Asquera Event as an operatign vehicle for online events  
        * Florian would like to bring Asquera Event to an end / cutting out the name 
        * Not relying on Oxidize for future funding
        * Making sure the transition to 2021 for all employees goes smooth
    * Continue cooperation in 2021?
        * Valentina won't be actively contributing in 2021
        * Not sure if Oxidize (in a similar vein like this year) will happen again due to current situation
        * Lots of companies have stepped back from conference sponsoring
        * Three organizations: Ferrous Systems, Asquera Event, Area Bay Tech Club - too many instances involved
        * Future outlook options: doing online marketing & organizing online events?
    * Terminating contract - settling for a date
        * Termination by end of August 2020
    * RustFest & Transitioning to Bay Area Tech Club
        * Non-profit only
        * Primarily for moving RustFest and other Rust events
        * Moving RustFest infrastructure to Bay Area Tech Club
        * Supporting local efforts with BATC funds
        * Getting sponsors for long-term contributions (for example 500€ a month)
            * Flaki is asking for help with this
            * Kick-off funds needed
        * Governance model around BATC: who is doing what, taking which decisions etc.
        * Wrapping everything up after RustFest Global in November 
        * BATC will offer online streaming framework services to sustain itself for the next 6 months
        * Money from sponsoring, event organizing, ...
* Long-term perspectives of the funding of Rafaela's position
    * Rafaela as potential manager of BATC
        * But: Would BATC be able to fully support Rafaela's position?
        * Writing over Asquera Event to Rafaela doesn't make sense 
        * Taxation Germany vs. Estonia / Employing from a non-profit possible?
        * "Yearly running expenses" in RustFest budget - 10-12k for Rafaela's work
            * 5-10k of budget on Asquera Event was in the account earlier, and it needs to be discussed what will be happening with the money
            * RustFest pays fixed fee to Asquera Event  
                * How much time exactly spent on RustFest? 
                * Continue the discussion within the next 2 weeks    
    
    