[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G impact survey - possibility?

[Cameron Shorter]

Understanding FOSS4G buying decisions would be very valuable for me when 
considering how we structure FOSS4G2009.
Things like:
What is more important? Plush venue, or $100 off the price.

Who would pay for your trip to FOSS4G? Personal? Work? Other?
Would your work pay you wages while at FOSS4G?


jo at frot.org wrote:
> dear all,
>
> There has been some discussion on the Board list about the importance
> of workshops to FOSS4G and the extent to which a dedicated workshop
> event in the Spring might affect attendance at the FOSS4G conference.
>
> http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2008-May/002462.html , e.g.
> following up from the workshop event proposal - 
> http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/board/2008-May/002444.html 
>
> One problem is that many of us may have a "gut feeling" about whether
> attendance at FOSS4G could be negatively affected, but we can't know. 
> I wonder whether a "user survey" would be a useful tool and help
> reflect reality, or just a distraction. It could be a chance to get
> some broader feedback on FOSS4G and what the OSGeo community expects
> from it, in a form more constructive than a limited email discussion.
>
> I would imagine it looking something like this:
>
> * Did you attend FOSS4G in previous years?
> * Are you planning to attend FOSS4G in future years?
> * What other FOSS or GIS conferences will you likely attend?
>
> [less likely------------not affected------------more likely]
> * If FOSS4G was cheaper would this affect your decision?
> * If FOSS4G was more expensive would this affect your decision?
> * If a smaller conference at a different time was more local to you 
> would this affect your decision to attend FOSS4G?
> * If a dedicated workshop/training event were available more locally
> would this affect your decision?
>
> Forgive me if this looks too woolly or variable to provide useful
> information. I'd just like a way of getting more concrete and
> quantifiable information about how adjustments in the conference
> policy would affect the user community. Plus you lot are the experts,
> right? :)
>
>
> jo
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