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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Hi all<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Sorry, I missed
commenting on these in my earlier email. See this as a continuation:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Paul: Credit card costs are listed at 6%.
We were charged 3%. Is 6% a standard SA credit card processing
overhead? A: Petro please answer. We will only pay the standard card
charge as levied by the banks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Paul: Do we need the exhibition hall for a full
day for set-up? We got by with 1/2 a day. A: Venues are only available for
hire on a full-day basis at CTICC. So exhibitors set up on the Monday
morning, can attend the plenary if they like and we might open the
exhibition in the evening during the icebreaker. Then it will be ready for
action on the Tuesday morning. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Paul: Why is PeopleSA including the contingency
fee in the total used for their fee? How is the final 7.5%
determined? Against what total number? A: this is just a budgeted amount.
The final fee will be 7.5 of actual incurred cost. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Attendance: We’re basing optimistic estimates
on 200 from Europe and N. Am, 600 from southern <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>
and 200 from the rest of the world. Worst case estimates are, say 400 from
SA, 100 from <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place> and N.Am and 100 from
the rest of the world. AfricaGIS/GISSA 2005 had about 800, mainly from
Africa and <st1:City w:st="on">ICA</st1:City> in 2005 in SA attracted 200
just from the rest of <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Paul: … concern on workshops and
presentations, on whether the distance factor is going to substantially
suppress the amount of participation and abstract submissions. As
someone pointed out, the conference doesn't exist without content, and we
depend on our presenters to provide that content gratis (not only gratis,
we expect them to pay to get in! :) A: well we’re hoping for lots of
submissions and realise we probably won’t get as many local workshop
presenters as did 2007, so we are keeping flexible as regards programme and
venues. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>?: I'd be interested to see what percentage
registered early last year, but I think the current figure of over 80% for
early registration is over optimistic. I doubt that it will be over
50%. Paul: It was about 65% at FOSS4G2007 (which was a new record high,
achieved by having that price differential between early/late, and by
ensuring people knew that the cut-off date was coming). What was it for
GISSA? Gavin: Carrin please let us know what it was for GISSA. We’re
going to have to be guided by the experts and history here!<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none'><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Carrin: there is no fat on this budget and we
are going to get into trouble as there will be unexpected costs and we won't
have the funds. The full conference rate needs to be higher. I'm not
sure why there is such a big difference between the early and the late, I
know that we want to get people to register early, but we cannot run at a
loss. Gavin: Please all play around with registration costs on the spreadsheet,
as well as differentials between early and late registration. We can set
this as high as the LOC feels the market can bear, which is____? <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-ZA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>cheers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Gavin Fleming MSc<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.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></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.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></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.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></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.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></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.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></p>
<p class=section1 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.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></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Skype: phlemingo<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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