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# 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