[Board] Re: [OSGeo-Conf] 2009 RFP draft review

[Robert Bray]

I tend to agree with Paul and would prefer to put a stick in the mud of some sort. Even if it is a small stick we can always adjust it later.

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:board-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Paul Ramsey
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 4:19 PM
To: Jeff McKenna
Cc: conference; board at osgeo.org
Subject: [Board] Re: [OSGeo-Conf] 2009 RFP draft review


It's a bit of a big thing to hide in ambiguity, I think.  If we don't
put a number to it, what is a bidder to make of it?

On 25-Oct-07, at 2:58 PM, Jeff McKenna wrote:

> sorry paul, i see you were addressing the profit issue that Frank
> also mentioned.  Here is the line that caught my attention:
>
> previous doc:
>
> "OSGeo will take on financial responsibility, including bridge
> funding and absorbing shortfalls, should attendance fall short. It
> is, however, intended that the conference be essentially revenue
> neutral after completion."
>
> paul's:
>
> "OSGeo will take on financial responsibility, including bridge
> funding and absorbing shortfalls, should attendance fall short of
> conservative budgeted estimates (to be agreed on early in the
> planning process).
> In return, it is expected that the conference will be budgeted to
> produce some revenue ($20K) for OSGeo, using conservative expected
> attendance and sponsorship estimates."
>
> Do we really want to put a number to this????
>
> --
> jeff
>
>
>
>
> Jeff McKenna wrote:
>> Starting to update the doc...
>> Paul, I see that you have suggested several changes in your
>> document. Can you please summarize them in an email for everyone?
>> (specifically I thought the consensus from yesterday's meeting was
>> not to mention a specific profit number for now).  I was assuming
>> that major changes would be discussed in yesterday's meeting, and
>> today was minor updates...
>> jeff
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