# The RustFest Project // Meeting 2 2021-04-08, 12:00 CEST [Past meetings](https://hackmd.io/-Ot4iLZKSvOHauYmZt4tzA?view) [Zoom](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85165600233?pwd=cENhaFpWb0VvWllzYUVkaldsWWU1UT09) ## Attendees * Jan-Erik * Flaki * Rafaela * Florian ## Talking points * Merchandise * Rafaela: Received hoodie test print * Nice digital direct quality * Will check again after first 30° wash * Rafaela will take a model picture wearing the hoodie * RustFest Project [Governance](https://hackmd.io/81IiAegRRGiGSUrSgw21jA) * Public announcement of the Governance draft * Internal team: any interest for the remaining governance positions yet? * Income/Budget * Flaki: Currently not paying self-promoted leadership from existing funding * Flaki: Long-term the plan would be to have those positions paid * Florian: * People on the board should be compensated * Usual: Chair person is paid * Option: Board members get a compensation for their work, compensation is donated back immediately * Message: it's legitimate and important that people that do the work are getting paid for it * Flaki: * Ballpack currently for the director: 700 eur * RustFest conf split from project * Florian: * Avoid this construction * Work onto making the position well paid soon * What's the target wage? * Rafaela * Unclear time involvement at the moment * How much time will the director role take, how much time the RustFest Global organization work? * Florian * Director has power and freedom to decide, including invested hours of work * Flaki * Most work this year: organizing the event * Positions are elected * Florian * Director = employment agreement, can be put on the board, with or without voting rights * Rest of the board can be elected * "Board members are not executives" * Alternative: * Board member compensation * Tied to reelection * Flaki * Board still makes decisions by vote (e.g. proposals) * Jan-Erik * How are we actually legally paying people involved? * (Not made easier by it being split across countries, etc) * Florian * Split across BayArea Tech Club and RustFest? * Flaki * Need to talk to accountant * Florian * Feedback on the structure: should be addressed * Rejection of the structure: a different problem * "I was also interested": put on the list and involve when budget is larger * RustFest team is already "arbitrary selected" * Flaki * Participation enables future involvement in decisions * RustFest Global 2021 * Flaki * Kickoff organization by May * Tokyo team already showed interest for their own event * Timeline: early October? * Action items * Flaki: updated proposal, send for internal review, post it soon after publicly * Target: next week * Flaki: RustFest Project announcement targeting early May * Budget and funding