[OSGeo-Conf] Projections and Profiles

[Cameron Shorter]

Good work Eric,
Looks like you have done your homework as this looks pretty close.

What you are calling "Colorado Front Ranger" might be a bit broad.

I'd probably break that down into: Colorado Government Employee  (20%) 
profile as below, USA Government Employee in GIS Department (Manager or 
the senior wizard tech guy) (30%). (Wild guesses on the % here).
The USA Government employee will need to fly in from around the USA, so 
will stay in a hotel, and will stay for the duration, but will leave 
early to get home on Friday night and spend time with the kids on the 
weekend.

On 23/06/10 23:18, Eric Wolf wrote:
> In order to put better understand the venue needs for FOSS4G 2011, I 
> have come up with some rough projections based on 2007-2009 
> attendance. I also created four "profiles" of different sorts of 
> attendees and the percentage of the whole that I suspect they would 
> make up. I would greatly appreciate feedback on any of this - 
> especially if I'm missing something. Feel free to check out the same 
> on the WIki:
>
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2011_Denver_Attendance_Projections#Attendee_Profiles 
>
>
> Attendance
>  Pessimistic 426
>  Likely 839
>  Optomistic: 1431 (capped at 1200)
>
> Profiles:
>
> Low-income Contributor - 15%
>
> This person may be a student, come from a developing nation, or just 
> be under-employed. She will be paying out of pocket for the 
> conference. She will not stay at the conference hotel and may even be 
> interested in a hostel or "couch-surfing". She will use public 
> transportation or borrow a bicycle (highlight the new Denver bike 
> share program). Despite her low income, she will come armed with at 
> least one laptop and a smart phone. She will use the conference WiFi 
> and power outlets heavily.
>    a. Low conference fee with extras being optional
>    b. Very low cost accommodation options
>    c. Heavy use of wifi and power
>    d. More likely to lead a workshop than attend one.
>
> FOSS Professional - 30%
>
> This person may be a consultant applying FOSS for customers or work 
> for a large company integrating FOSS into the company's systems. 
> Consultants will be paying out of pocket (as consultants always do) 
> and others will have their employer either pay for or reimburse costs. 
> She may likely stay at the conference hotel to increase networking 
> opportunities. If she doesn't stay at the conference hotel, she will 
> stay at a nearby hotel. She will come to workshops with a laptop but 
> may only carry a smart phone to presentations. She will rely on public 
> transportation or cabs. Most US government employees fall in this 
> category. Many of these people like to self-identify with the 
> "Low-income Contributor" as there is a certain romance to being 
> heavily involved in contributing to FOSS.
>   a. Will pay for extras, especially if the conference fee is low.
>   b. Likely stay at conference hotel if the rates are good
>   c. Likely to attend many workshops
>
> Business Leader - 5%
>
> This person will be in upper management or an officer of a company. 
> The company may be an established utility or a tech startup. Her time 
> is more valuable than the cost of the conference. She will stay at the 
> conference hotel but will likely only stay for a one or two days. She 
> will rely on taxis rather than public transportation. May have a 
> laptop but more likely will use a smart phone or a tablet with 3G 
> rather than depending on WiFi.
>   a. May appreciate an "everything" registration option.
>   b. Will stay at the conference hotel
>   c. May attend a workshop or two but won't want to choose until she 
> is here.
>
> Colorado Front Ranger - 50%
>
> This person is from the local area and may fit one of the above 
> profiles. Her company may give her one or two days off to attend 
> workshops or key presentations but may not pay for registration. She 
> will not stay in a hotel and will either drive or use public 
> transportation each day to reach the event. She will have a laptop and 
> a smart phone and will use WiFi and power. May attend one social event 
> but not all.
>   a. Would appreciate single-day registrations
>   b. Will not stay at the conference hotel (or any hotel)
>   c. Will likely attend many workshops - and may skip the rest of the 
> conference.
>
> -Eric
>
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