<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Dear All </div><div>Many thanks for all your suggestions. What is evident is that it should better to discuss more on this</div><div>topic because there is not a general agreement. But we have to go ahead with the organization and we have to make available the registration page. </div><div>At this point I prefer to make for my original proposal for the sake of brevity. For next FOSS4G Europe we have definitely to decide earlier. Sorry for that but it is the very time to announce officially the Conference, also including its cost. </div><div>Thanks Stefano Campus and GFOSS for providing USB keys to attendees!!</div><div>Best regards to All of you.</div><div>Maria<br><br><div><br></div><div><div id="Signature"><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><b>----------------------------------------------------</b></font></span><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Prof. Maria Antonia Brovelli<br>Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor<br>Politecnico di Milano</span></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><b><br></b></font></span></div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><br></font></span></div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font><br></font></span></div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="margin: 0px;"><b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">FOSS4G EUROPE - Don't miss it! 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They can however pay higher fees for their employees to enter a conference.</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I don't think this is always the case. For this reason I appreciate Maria's effort to keep the fee low. If regular sponsor program is a problem, then we could think other ways to give gov org the possibility to contribute. <br><br></div><div>My 2c based on personal experience.<br><br></div><div>cheers,<br></div><div>Madi<br></div><div><br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div>Bart</div><div><div class="h5"><div><br><div><div>On 10 Dec 2014, at 08:19, Maria Antonia Brovelli <<a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" target="_blank">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a>> wrote:</div><br><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;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div 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" target="_blank">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>Maria</span><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><br></div><div><div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px"><br><font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" size="3"><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 face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" size="3">Vice Rector for Como Campus and GIS Professor<br>Politecnico di Milano</font></div><font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" size="3"><span style="background-color:rgb(204,153,255)"><font><b><br>FOSS4G ASIA - Don't miss it!<br></b></font></span></font><font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" size="3"><a href="http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2014/" target="_blank">http://www.foss4g-asia.org/2014/</a><span> </span><br></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" size="3"></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="3"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"> </font></font></p><font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" size="3"></font><font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" size="3"><span><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span>ISPRS WG IV/5 "Web and Cloud Based Geospatial Services and Applications";</span><span><span> </span></span><span>OSGeo;<span> </span></span><span>ICA-OSGeo-ISPRS Advisory Board; NASA WorldWind Europa Challenge;<span> </span></span><span>SIFET<span> </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. <a href="tel:%2B39-031-3327336" value="+390313327336" target="_blank">+39-031-3327336</a> - Mob.</span><span><span> </span><a href="tel:%2B39-328-0023867" value="+393280023867" target="_blank">+39-328-0023867</a> -<span> </span></span><span>fax.<span> </span><font><a href="tel:%2B39-031-3327321" value="+390313327321" target="_blank">+39-031-3327321</a></font></span></div><font></font><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span>e-mail1: <a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" target="_blank"></a><font color="333333"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"><a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" target="_blank">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a></font></font></span></div><font></font><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><span><a>e-mail2</a>:</span><span><span> </span><font color="333333"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif"><a href="mailto:prorettrice@como.polimi.it" target="_blank">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 face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" size="3"></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif" size="3"> </font></p></font></div></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"><hr style="display:inline-block;width:1055px"><div dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>Da:</b><span> </span>Johan Van de Wauw <<a href="mailto:johan.vandewauw@gmail.com" target="_blank">johan.vandewauw@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Inviato:</b><span> </span>martedì 9 dicembre 2014 20.23<br><b>A:</b><span> </span>Maria Antonia Brovelli<br><b>Cc:</b><span> </span>foss4g-europe;<span> </span><a href="mailto:conference-europe-private@lists.osgeo.org" target="_blank">conference-europe-private@lists.osgeo.org</a>; Jeff McKenna; Stefano Campus<br><b>Oggetto:</b><span> </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> </span><span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maria.brovelli@polimi.it" target="_blank">maria.brovelli@polimi.it</a>></span><span> </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" style="font-size:13pt;font-weight:bold" target="_blank"><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" 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></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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