[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G impact survey - possibility?

Paul Ramsey pramsey at cleverelephant.ca
Tue May 27 22:37:23 EDT 2008


Cameron,

Would you be willing to undertake the survey?  Since you're going to
have access to the mailing list data eventually anyways, we could
share that with you now to do this bit of research.

P.

On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Cameron Shorter
<cameron.shorter at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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