[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2021 Buenos Aires BID - Full proposal

[Malena Libman]

Hi Steven,

Thank you for your questions. Please find the answers to your questions in
the Wiki page.

Cheers

Malena

El lun., 25 nov. 2019 a las 11:45, Steven Feldman (<shfeldman at gmail.com>)
escribió:

> Malena
>
> Thanks for your great proposal. Lot's of exciting ideas which I welcome.
> I'd like to focus on the financial stuff (as usual for me!) - also posted
> at https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Q%26A_Stage_2_Buenos_Aires
> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Q&A_Stage_2_Buenos_Aires>
>
>    -
>       - You have asked for a $60k advance from OSGeo, normally we have
>       limited our advance to $40k, can you provide some more detail on why you
>       need a larger advance and the timing of the cash outflows?
>       - Are you also seeking any further guarantees or underwriting from
>       OSGeo?
>       - If you request an advance from OSGeo the norm is that at least
>       80% of the surplus from your event is returned to OSGeo, your proposal only
>       returns 30% to OSGeo. This is a substantial change which would need to be
>       approved by the Board if recommended by CC, can you explain why such a
>       low %age should be accepted?
>       - Your projected surpluses are on the low side, whilst I appreciate
>       your low ticket prices, I wonder whether you can afford to charge a little
>       more and possibly reduce the early bird discount to a consistent 20%
>       (particularly for what you define as International) as a way of increasing
>       your surplus and providing a safety net?
>       - I love the low prices that you are proposing and the option to
>       top up pricing for those who can afford more, perhaps you could phrase this
>       in a slightly different way by quoting higher prices and allowing those who
>       need to self declare for a discount with the lowest price being your
>       current rates? This could work well for corporates who may not respond well
>       to a request to top up but could voluntarily exclude from an "in need"
>       discount.
>       - I did not see any explicit mention of video recording or
>       streaming. What are your plans and are they fully costed in your budget?
>
>
> May the FOSS be with you
> ______
> Steven
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> On 22 Nov 2019, at 23:32, Malena Libman <malena.libman at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear conference committee,
>
> We are pleased to send you the full proposal to host the FOSS4G
> International conference in 2021 in Buenos Aires, Argentina: A part of the
> world which has never seen an international FOSS4G.
>
> Please find attached: the proposal document, and the Anex with the letters
> of support. The budget will be sent privately.
>
> Cheers
>
> Malena & María
>
>
>  Proposal - English.pdf
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QHuC0MaHF3AH-9ZeXLKQC9mscNyDMMha/view?usp=drive_web>
>
>  Proposal_Annex - English.pdf
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gV-SaYla6ze6CPVvVJWn6buz0swjttv4/view?usp=drive_web>
>
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