Thanks Cameron,<div><br></div><div>I included the Government employees who fly in with another category. Almost all Government employees attending on official travel will stay at the conference hotel. Local Government employees will not. So I split them. There is also a huge local community of geospatial professionals who would just show up for a day or two and definitely wouldn't stay at the conference hotel.</div>
<div><br></div><div>-Eric</div><div><br clear="all">-=--=---=----=----=---=--=-=--=---=----=---=--=-=-<br>Eric B. Wolf New! 720-334-7734<br>USGS Geographer<br>Center of Excellence in GIScience<br>PhD Student <br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Cameron Shorter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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Good work Eric,<br>
Looks like you have done your homework as this looks pretty close.<br>
<br>
What you are calling "Colorado Front Ranger" might be a bit broad.<br>
<br>
I'd probably break that down into: Colorado Government Employee (20%)
profile as below, USA Government Employee in GIS Department (Manager or
the senior wizard tech guy) (30%). (Wild guesses on the % here).<br>
The USA Government employee will need to fly in from around the USA, so
will stay in a hotel, and will stay for the duration, but will leave
early to get home on Friday night and spend time with the kids on the
weekend.<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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On 23/06/10 23:18, Eric Wolf wrote:
</div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div></div><div class="h5">In order to put better understand the venue needs for
FOSS4G 2011, I have come up with some rough projections based on
2007-2009 attendance. I also created four "profiles" of different sorts
of attendees and the percentage of the whole that I suspect they would
make up. I would greatly appreciate feedback on any of this -
especially if I'm missing something. Feel free to check out the same on
the WIki:
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<div><a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2011_Denver_Attendance_Projections#Attendee_Profiles" target="_blank">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2011_Denver_Attendance_Projections#Attendee_Profiles</a>
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<div>Attendance</div>
<div> Pessimistic 426</div>
<div> Likely 839</div>
<div> Optomistic: 1431 (capped at 1200)</div>
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<div>Profiles:</div>
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<span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:15.6px;line-height:19px"><font face="arial"><span style="line-height:normal;font-size:small">Low-income Contributor
- 15%<br>
<br>
This person may be a student, come from a developing nation, or just be
under-employed. She will be paying out of pocket for the conference.
She will not stay at the conference hotel and may even be interested in
a hostel or "couch-surfing". She will use public transportation or
borrow a bicycle (highlight the new Denver bike share program). Despite
her low income, she will come armed with at least one laptop and a
smart phone. She will use the conference WiFi and power outlets heavily.<br>
a. Low conference fee with extras being optional<br>
b. Very low cost accommodation options<br>
c. Heavy use of wifi and power<br>
d. More likely to lead a workshop than attend one.<br>
<br>
FOSS Professional - 30%<br>
<br>
This person may be a consultant applying FOSS for customers or work for
a large company integrating FOSS into the company's systems.
Consultants will be paying out of pocket (as consultants always do) and
others will have their employer either pay for or reimburse costs. She
may likely stay at the conference hotel to increase networking
opportunities. If she doesn't stay at the conference hotel, she will
stay at a nearby hotel. She will come to workshops with a laptop but
may only carry a smart phone to presentations. She will rely on public
transportation or cabs. Most US government employees fall in this
category. Many of these people like to self-identify with the
"Low-income Contributor" as there is a certain romance to being heavily
involved in contributing to FOSS.<br>
a. Will pay for extras, especially if the conference fee is low.<br>
b. Likely stay at conference hotel if the rates are good<br>
c. Likely to attend many workshops<br>
<br>
Business Leader - 5%<br>
<br>
This person will be in upper management or an officer of a company. The
company may be an established utility or a tech startup. Her time is
more valuable than the cost of the conference. She will stay at the
conference hotel but will likely only stay for a one or two days. She
will rely on taxis rather than public transportation. May have a laptop
but more likely will use a smart phone or a tablet with 3G rather than
depending on WiFi.<br>
a. May appreciate an "everything" registration option.<br>
b. Will stay at the conference hotel<br>
c. May attend a workshop or two but won't want to choose until she is
here.<br>
<br>
Colorado Front Ranger - 50%<br>
<br>
This person is from the local area and may fit one of the above
profiles. Her company may give her one or two days off to attend
workshops or key presentations but may not pay for registration. She
will not stay in a hotel and will either drive or use public
transportation each day to reach the event. She will have a laptop and
a smart phone and will use WiFi and power. May attend one social event
but not all.<br>
a. Would appreciate single-day registrations<br>
b. Will not stay at the conference hotel (or any hotel)<br>
c. Will likely attend many workshops - and may skip the rest of the
conference.<br>
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<div>-Eric</div>
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Eric B. Wolf New! 720-334-7734<br>
USGS Geographer<br>
Center of Excellence in GIScience<br>
PhD Student <br>
CU-Boulder - Geography<br>
<br>
GPG Public Key: <a href="http://www.h4h.net/ebwolf.public.key.txt" target="_blank">http://www.h4h.net/ebwolf.public.key.txt</a><br>
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