[wsfii-discuss] WSFII Local Currency : RFC

Tue Sep 20 12:42:21 UTC 2005

Hi Greenman,

I'm organising the wsfii-2006 organisers track during the workshop
week before wsfii (26th - 30th) and wondered if we would be able to
use the local currency during the week as well as at the weekend?

I could use it to pay my participants for their meals during the week
and they could redeem at the participating cafes in the area. This
would save me having to deal with either people's receipts or a pile
of petty cash and it might help add a bit of liquidity to the currency
and give it a trial run in the workshop week?

What do you think?

chrs

~/julian

oh btw is the currency called 'The Lime'?

On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 11:14:33PM +0100, Greenman wrote:
> 
> WSFII Local Currency: Request For Comments
> 
> Here is an outline of the plan to establish a local currency for the WSFII
> event. The actual implementation may end up being nothing like this, but
> hey, that's life. 
> 
> Any comments and suggestions are welcome. 
> 
> 
> * Overview
> 
> We will be creating an internal currency for the WSFII event. This currency
> will be used to pay part of the ?wages? of those working during the event,
> but all notes will be fully redeemable for cash at the end of the
> conference. 
> 
> This currency will be accepted at participating caf?s near the WSFII event.
> Should there be any stalls set up within WSFII, these stores should also
> accept the local currency. 
> 
> * The Bureau 
> 
> The WSFII front desk will operate as a Bureau de change. Currencies can be
> exchanged, commission free at a 1:1 exchange rate. 
> 
> Notes will be available in 2, 1 and ? Credit denominations. 
> 
> Notes are only valid if they are stamped with a signature WSFII ink stamp. 
> 
> 
> * Using the currency in participating shops
> 
> WSFII participants will be informed as to which merchants are accepting the
> currency. Hopefully we can use the map systems for this. 
> 
> We will provide all these caf?s with in information sheet that will ensure
> that their staff are aware of the currency. Caf?s can provide change in
> WSFII credits or in the Queen's scrip. Some caf?s may want to create special
> menus to make the exchange easier, we hope that all will offer some kind of
> discount to those using the WSFII currency. 
> 
> At the end of the weekend, we will visit all the participating stores and
> exchange their collected WSFII notes for cash at a pre-agreed exchange rate.
> If purchases were made at a discount, this will probably be a 1:1 exchange,
> but if we are nice, we could maybe get an extra bonus.
> 
> 
> * Other Currency Uses
> 
> Currency can be exchanged for anything as long as it is accepted. Go ahead,
> people should be encouraged to do whatever they want with it. However, the
> notes will cease to be exchangeable for cash at the end of WSFII. 
> 
> 
> Ok. That?s part 1. 
> 
> Greenman 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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