[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2011 Attendance Projections

[Cameron Shorter]

Tyler,
Up until this year, the number of abstracts submitted has been fairly 
constant while attendance has changed. So # of abstracts doesn't seem to 
be a good indicator.

Metrics available at:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Al9zh8DjmU_RdEZoOUtSeVZRVWtKQzV6R2N5ekdSdlE&hl=en_GB#gid=62

On 03/06/10 12:45, Tyler Erickson wrote:
> Are there stats available on abstract submissions for the prior 
> conferences?  Seems like that might be a strong predictor of 
> attendance (although the attendee/abstract ratio may likely be higher 
> for locations that are easier to reach).
>
> - Tyler
>
> On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Lorenzo Becchi <lorenzo at ominiverdi.com 
> <mailto:lorenzo at ominiverdi.com>> wrote:
>
>     Sorry guys, I've lost this,
>
>     On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:25 PM, Cameron Shorter
>     <cameron.shorter at gmail.com <mailto:cameron.shorter at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Lorenzo, did you see this query?
>
>
>         -------- Original Message --------
>         Subject: 	[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2011 Attendance Projections
>         Date: 	Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:26:15 -0600
>         From: 	Eric Wolf <ebwolf at gmail.com> <mailto:ebwolf at gmail.com>
>         To: 	conference <conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org>
>         <mailto:conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org>
>
>
>
>         I am starting to work on the attendance projections for 2011.
>         Sorry I haven't gotten to it sooner. I've been wrapped up in
>         other things over the long weekend.
>
>         I'm going to start with Cameron's spreadsheet. I'm also going
>         to start brainstorming on the Wiki.
>
>         But first, do we have preliminary registration data for
>         Barcelona? If we just have raw data, I'd be happy to crunch
>         the numbers in the spreadsheet.
>
>
>
>     to date we have 130 inscription.
>     as we all know, looking at the great metrics Cameron created most
>     of the subscription happens in the last 2 months. We are still 90
>     days before our conference.
>
>     Our very early bird (Jan 15) has been good to see the first money
>     move and to check the registration platform. Very early deadlines
>     help the group of the LOC to start to be effective.
>
>     We have some very good sign from the abstract submission (more
>     then 360) and the sponsorships (70% of the expected budget already
>     covered).
>     It is supposed to be the worst year for the crisis but lots of
>     companies are investing in the sponsorship and more are coming
>     soon. It's an index of the growing interest in FOSS4G, IMO.
>     There's still a lot to do. We still expect more then 1000
>     attendees but at the moment we are only 130 and the volunteers :)
>
>     if you need more stats I can get the raw data of the subscribers
>     but I cannot see great stats for 130 pax.
>
>     lorenzo
>
>
>
>         -Eric
>
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