[Board] Request for seed funding for FOSS4G-NA 2019

[Jeffrey Johnson]

The total venue cost is $40k total with no requirements to commit to a
hotel block at catering. They require a 1/2 deposit so $20k would be
better. Not sure if that much budget would be available?

Happy to discuss at the IRC meeting.

On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 11:09 Jody Garnett <jody.garnett at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Jeff,
>
> We can of course amend our budget to help (kind of thought we had until
> next year but opportunity waits for no one).
>
> 10k seems ... a bit low. Your venue must indeed be inexpensive.
>
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 8:59 AM Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> Our San Diego Local Organizing Committee would like to request seed
>> funds for FOSS4G-NA 2019 which we are organizing for mid-april next
>> year. The past few years have seen this event organized by
>> LocationTech and with a professional conference organizer, and while
>> we will strive to put on a really great event, we are going to try to
>> be budget conscious and run a more grass roots event. We have a great
>> location on Mission Bay in SD that imposes very few restrictions on
>> what we can and cant do, giving us alot of freedom to do things a bit
>> differently than they have been done before.
>>
>> We are shooting for an overall budget of $150k-200k and expecting 500+
>> people. I'm not quite sure the level of seed funding provided in the
>> past for these types of regional events, but we would like to ask for
>> $10k if possible.
>>
>> Do let me/us know if you have any questions/concerns that can be
>> answered and hope to see some of you in April next year.
>>
>> Jeff & Rob (SDLOC Co-chairs)
>>
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