[OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2021 Buenos Aires BID - Full proposal
Malena Libman
malena.libman at gmail.com
Mon Nov 25 10:11:41 PST 2019
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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