[Board] Fwd: [Foss4g2010] subscriptions

[Jeff McKenna]

> 
> Folks,
> 
> In my zealousness to protect the prerogatives of the 2010 LOC, I neglected
> the obvious statement that this is an excellent time to discuss alterations
> to the expected profit level for the 2011 conference.  The RFP is likely to
> go out soon so if we want to make adjustments, now is the time to discuss
> them.
> 
> I would be reasonably supportive of a conservatively budgetted goal of
> $40K USD profit on FOSS4G's in Europe and North America, and $20K on
> FOSS4G's in other locales.
> 
> That said, I am generally not keen on treating FOSS4G as a cash cow.  I
> prefer to see it as one of the substantial services we provide to the
> community and to aim at conservatively budgeted break even.  But I 
> understand
> this has not been the majority view in the past, and I don't feel strongly
> about it as long as we don't screw up FOSS4G by milking it too zealously.
> 

Good point Frank, as I'll be leading the charge now to get the 2011 RFP 
compiled with the Conference Committee....now is the time to make 
changes to the OGeo revenue requirement for FOSS4G.

-jeff