[OSGeo-Conf] 2009 RFP draft review

[Jeff McKenna]

Thierry Badard wrote:
> Jeff,
> 
> Sorry for the late reply, just a final input ...
> 
> Jeff McKenna a écrit :
>> comments inline:
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> 5) In point 5 or 6 of the requirements, I would add an item about 
>>> available working and meeting facilities (rooms for small business 
>>> meeting, rooms with tables and power supply facilities in order to be 
>>> able to work with laptops during the conference, ...), number of 
>>> rooms, number of places per room, pricing, available options (e.g. 
>>> video projectors) and prices.
>>
>> Isn't that part of 2b) ?
>>
>> "2. The hosting location.
>>         ...
>>     b)  What venue will the conference be in, what are the number of 
>> rooms available, seating, and
>>                   associated pricing?"
>>
>> Or do you want more detail there?
>>
> 
> Yes, I agree. It is normally included in this item but to my mind more 
> details will be appreciated because bidders will often mainly focus on 
> rooms and facilities for the presentations and workshops but they will 
> forget other facilities in order to facilitate the work out of the 
> office during the conference (I know that during the conference, I 
> should normally be far from my computer but ... it is rather theoretical 
> than practical ;-) ). In addition, one or two available rooms for small 
> business meeting during the presentations and workshops could be another 
> good idea.
> 

- added the following to part 2 ("The hosting location:):

   d)  Available rooms for additional small business meetings.

- moved workshop facilities requirement in part 5 to part 2


thanks Thierry.

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jeff