<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=iso-8859-1"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">I think Johan pointed out, and I agree with his assessment, that government organisations normally cannot sponsor events. They can however pay higher fees for their employees to enter a conference.<div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Bart</div><div><br><div><div>On 10 Dec 2014, at 08:19, Maria Antonia Brovelli <<a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Dear Johan</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">excellent point. But let me think a bit more how to exploit your suggestion: besides the "normal" registration we have also the sponsorship package (<a href="http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/#sponsors">http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/#sponsors</a>) . Probably this should be better highlighted also in the registration paragraph. And sponsors attendees should have also a special badge, with special color, corresponding to their generous offer. Does it make sense? </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Thanks a lot!</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span id="ms-rterangepaste-end">Maria</span><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><br></div><div id="Signature"><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><br><font size="3" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgb(204, 153, 255);"><font><b><br><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">----------------------------------------------------<br></span></b></font></span></font>Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli<br><div><font size="3" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor<br>Politecnico di Milano</font></div><font size="3" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"><span style="background-color: rgb(204, 153, 255);"><font><b><br>FOSS4G ASIA - Don't miss it!<br></b></font></span></font><font size="3" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"><a id="NoLP" target="_blank" href="http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2014/" tabindex="0">http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2014/</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="3"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"> </font></font></p><font size="3" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"></font><font size="3" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"><span><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and Applications";</span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span>OSGeo;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span>ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS Advisory Board; NASA WorldWind Europa Challenge;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span>SIFET<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO (ITAL<font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif">Y</font>)</span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>Tel. +39-031-3327336 - Mob.</span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>+39-328-0023867 -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span>fax.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><font>+39-031-3327321</font></span></div><font></font><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span>e-mail1: <a id="NoLP" href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" tabindex="0"></a><font color="333333"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"><a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a></font></font></span></div><font></font><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span><a id="NoLP" tabindex="0">e-mail2</a>:</span><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><font color="333333"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"><a href="mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it">prorettrice@como.polimi.it</a></font></font></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br><br></div></span></font><font size="3" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="3" face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"> </font></p></font></div></div><div style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><hr tabindex="-1" style="display: inline-block; width: 1055px;"><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Da:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Johan Van de Wauw <<a href="mailto:johan.vandewauw@gmail.com">johan.vandewauw@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Inviato:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>marted́ 9 dicembre 2014 20.23<br><b>A:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Maria Antonia Brovelli<br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>foss4g-europe;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:conference-europe-private@lists.osgeo.org">conference-europe-private@lists.osgeo.org</a>; Jeff McKenna; Stefano Campus<br><b>Oggetto:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Conference-europe] Registration fee</font><div> </div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Maria,<br><br>Thanks for keeping the costs down - it helps to be an inclusive community!<br></div><br></div><div>On the other hand, conferences like this are perhaps one of the few ways commercial and governement entities can sponsor Osgeo easily. They often don't mind paying a fee for a conference and workshops whereas sponsoring is going through entirely different departments. I guess it is too late now, but for the future we could perhaps consider having two prices: a standard price and a 'starving hacker' price (better name suggestions welcome). The latter could be for students, charter members and others who apply.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, looking forward to the conference!<br></div>Johan<br><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 7, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Polimi<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" target="_blank">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a>></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="auto"><div></div><div><div>Dear All</div><div>Marco and I have made some simulations about possible registration fees. The idea is to keep them as lower as possible. We will provide the basic facilities ( rooms, staff for registration, technical staff for the computer rooms, ...) and then considering how many people will register and/or how many sponsors we'll have we will add the extras (t-shirts, coffee breaks, ice-breaker party, lunches, and so on). USB keys will kindly offered by GFOSS, the Italian association of Free and Open Source GIS (thanks!).</div><div><br></div><div>Here the fees we need at least to start the conference:</div><div><br></div><div>100 euro for normal registration and 50 euro for students before 30th April 2015 (Early Bird)</div><div><br></div><div>200 euro for normal registration and 100 for students after 30th April 2015</div><div><br></div><div>300 euro on site registration.</div><div><br></div><div>Workshops: </div><div><br></div><div>20 euro for each workshop</div><div><br></div><div>It seems me reasonable costs. I hope to have many people to be able to offer more and more.</div><div><br></div><div>In few days Nick will prepare also this page and then, at least, the first step is done!</div><div>Thanks to everybody!</div><div><br></div><div>Maria</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><span><font><b>----------------------------------------------------</b></font></span><div><span>Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli<br>Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor<br>Politecnico di Milano</span></div></div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><span><br></span></div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><span><br></span></div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><b>FOSS4G EUROPE - Don't miss it! </b><a href="http://europe.foss4g.org/2015" target="_blank" style="font-size: 13pt; font-weight: bold;"><font>Home</font></a></div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><div><div style="padding: 30px 30px 40px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 578px; vertical-align: top;"><div style="padding-bottom: 10px;"><span><br></span></div><div style="padding-left: 11px; padding-right: 5px; margin-top: 14px;"><table cols="2" rows="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="https://plus.google.com/_/notifications/emlink?emr=03450634040182435548&emid=COD1q67m-cECFQ_DjAodSl8AJA&path=%2F115663172974992941672%2Fposts%2F3zd7VWkEKDK&dt=1415957935909&ub=49" target="_blank"><font><img alt="immagine non visualizzata" src="http://europe.foss4g.org/2015/assets/img/logo.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; display: block; border: 0px none; max-width: 220px; max-height: 220px;"></font></a></td><td><table cols="1" rows="2" width="240"><tbody><tr><td><span><br></span></td></tr><tr><td><span><br></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><span><font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p><font><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and Applications"; OSGeo; ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS Advisory Board; NASA WorldWind Europa Challenge; SIFET <br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a>Via Natta, 12/14 - 22100 COMO</a> (ITALY)</div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Tel. <a href="tel:+39-031-3327336" target="_blank">+39-031-3327336</a> - Mob. <a href="tel:+39-328-0023867" target="_blank">+39-328-0023867</a> - fax. <a href="tel:+39-031-3327321" target="_blank">+39-031-3327321</a></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">e-mail1: <a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" target="_blank">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a>e-mail2</a>: <a href="mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it" target="_blank">prorettrice@como.polimi.it</a></div></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font> </font></p></font></span></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Conference-Europe mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Conference-Europe@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">Conference-Europe@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe" target="_blank">http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe</a><br><br></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Conference-Europe mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Conference-Europe@lists.osgeo.org">Conference-Europe@lists.osgeo.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe">http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/conference-europe</a></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>