[OSGeo-Conf] Re: Sydney's formal bid to host the FOSS4G 2009 Conference

[Jeff McKenna]

Cameron and fellow Sydney Committee,

Thank you for your proposal to host the FOSS4G 2009 conference.

Even though yours was the only bid submitted, it is important that we go 
through the proposal question period (ending on the 25th) and decision 
process to fully understand your bid.  I would like to propose that 
representatives from your bidding team and the OSGeo conference 
committee members hold a conference call to discuss this proposal, 
possibly on Tues 22nd 9AM Sydney time, which is Mon 21st 5PM EST [1].

For the record, the Sydney proposal files have been posted on the OSGeo 
conference page[2].

Thank you again.

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[1] 
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2008&month=1&day=21&hour=22&min=0&sec=0
[2] http://www.osgeo.org/conference/rfp



-- 
Jeff McKenna
OSGeo VP Conferences




Cameron Shorter wrote:
> Jeff McKenna and the OSGeo Conference Committee,
> 
> It is with great pride that I present Sydney's formal bid to host the 
> FOSS4G 2009 conference.
> 
> This bid has been collated by a professional, enthusiastic team with a 
> great collective breath of experience. I'm confident that a FOSS4G 
> conference in Australia will be an event to remember and I hope you will 
> agree.
> 
> Attached you should find two documents, the proposal and the budget.
> 
> The budget has been quoted in Australian dollars. Today, 11 January 
> 2008, the exchange rate is:
> 1.00 AUD = $0.89 USD
> 
> The key elements of the budget are:
> Early Bird Participant = $695 AUD = $622 USD
> Standard Participant = $795 AUD = $711 USD
> Conference Dinner = $130 AUD = $  USD
> 
> Total Fixed Costs = $213,850 AUD = $191,248  USD
> Total Variable Costs = $449,050 AUD = $401,590  USD
> 
> Net Surplus = $35,863 AUD = $32,073  USD
>