[OSGeo-Conf] Do we want to cap size?
Jeff McKenna
jmckenna at gatewaygeomatics.com
Thu Jun 3 07:20:35 EDT 2010
Personally I'd like to see FOSS4G grow, and my feeling is that the
Denver&GITA team could attract between 1,000 & 2,000 attendees. No
doubt strong marketing will be required to reach that higher range; this
will take a big commitment by the LOC and OSGeo.
On the other hand I don't see a problem with capping size at 1,200.
-jeff
Eric Wolf wrote:
> The folks at GITA pointed out that the larger venues cost more per
> person. What this means is if we need capacity for 2000 people, we
> basically have just two choices of venues in Denver that are both more
> expensive than if we cap attendance and use a smaller venue.
>
> Do we want to consider capping the number of attendees for FOSS4G 2011?
> This can potentially save a great deal of money if attendance isn't at
> the projected levels. If we cap attendance at 1200 people, it opens up
> three more potential venues.
>
> Unfortunately, this is a decision that needs to be made before FOSS4G
> 2010 in Barcelona.
>
>
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