<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Gavin,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>A quick question about your projected sponsorship / exhibitor income. I assume this is for both the GISSA and FOSS4G components of the conference? Quick conversion makes this about $230,000 USD at today's rates -- could get worse by next summer, who knows at this point.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>As Paul indicated - I believe the FOSS4G2007 total was somewhere in the range of $160,000 USD, and I think conservatively we have to assume it might drop this year -- so let's say conservatively we aim for a baseline of $100,000 for the FOSS4G component, does it seem reasonable that an additional $130,000 would come from the GISSA aspect of this event?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Dave</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On 1-Nov-07, at 9:42 AM, Gavin Fleming wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"> <DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Hi all<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">We had a budget meeting this morning and a final working budget should be circulated very soon. To achieve fair registration fees and cover the risk of low attendance we need to secure about R1.5mil sponsorship and exhibitor income. I believe we can do that. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Magda is collating our contacts and we should have the prospectus and contact lists for each LOC member by early next week.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">A booking schedule for the conference centre will also be circulated shortly. PeopleSA will then need to submit it asap to the CTICC so we can be invoiced and pay the 10% deposit to secure the venues.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">We also discussed the following dates. Please check if they make sense and fit into your working groups schedule. We need to firm them up asap:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">- make all sponsorship and exhibitor contacts, mail prospectus, etc. 16 November<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"> -seek response by mid Jan<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"> -if positive, seek contracts and funds by end Feb latest.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">- call for workshops and labs 16 November<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"> - cutoff Feb 15<SUP>th</SUP><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"> - notification of acceptance Feb 25<SUP>th</SUP><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"> - inclusion in web registration package before March 1<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">- Call for papers mid Jan<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"> -inclusion of early submitted papers on website as they arrive<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"> -cutoff - end April<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"> - online voting first two weeks of May <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"> - notification of acceptance - end May<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">-early bird registration opens 1 March<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"> -early bird registration ends end June<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"> -online registration cutoff 12 Sept<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"> Im still waiting for your Gantt charts! <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">cheers<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><DIV style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt">Gavin Fleming MSc<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt">Senior GISc and Sustainable Development Researcher <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt"><A href="http://www.foss4g2008.org/">FOSS4G2008</A> conference chair<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt">Mintek, </SPAN></FONT><ST1:STREET w:st="on"><ST1:ADDRESS w:st="on"><SPAN lang="EN-US">200 Malibongwe Drive</SPAN></ST1:ADDRESS></ST1:STREET><SPAN lang="EN-US"> (formerly <ST1:STREET w:st="on"><ST1:ADDRESS w:st="on">Hans Strijdom Drive</ST1:ADDRESS></ST1:STREET>)</SPAN><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt">P/Bag X3015, Randburg, 2125, </SPAN></FONT><ST1:COUNTRY-REGION w:st="on"><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><SPAN lang="EN-US">South Africa</SPAN></ST1:PLACE></ST1:COUNTRY-REGION><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt">w: +27-11-709-4668 c: 0845965680 f: 0866164820<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt">xmpp (Jabber, Google Talk, etc.): </SPAN></FONT><FONT size="1" face="Tahoma"><SPAN style="font-size: 8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"><A href="mailto:gavinjfleming@gmail.com">gavinjfleming@gmail.com</A></SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt">Skype: phlemingo<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></DIV><P class="MsoPlainText"><FONT size="2" face="Courier New"><SPAN lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">27.9782E 26.0896S</SPAN><O:P></O:P></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> </O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">FOSS4G2008LOC mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:FOSS4G2008LOC@lists.osgeo.org">FOSS4G2008LOC@lists.osgeo.org</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2008loc">http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss4g2008loc</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>