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

[Paul Ramsey]

Hello All,
Your proposal is very nicely structured and well done!

- Your plan to scale back facilities in the event of shortfall in
registrations is wise. A question on that: what are the deadlines for
cancellations? How much of the deposit will they retain? Unfortunately you
will not have a clear feel for potential attendance until the early bird
registration period closes, which can be only a few months before the final
date. At some point, the venue will ask for full payment. Do your schedule
points for things like early bird line up with your decision points for
things like venues?

- If you'll excuse my language, the facility prices you quote seem very
"international", that is, they would be not surprising in any other major
global city. At the same time, the entry fees seem very low, compared to
the general foss4g trend. I see that the A/B and food costs are lower than
I would "expect", have those been validated in the marketplace? Generally
expensive venues have exclusive catering arrangements with firms that are
equally expensive, are you allowed to use your quoted catering in the
venues you have chosen?

- How much of your $122K in budgeted sponsorship is "sure" already? That
is, have the government corporate sponsors of this proposal made some kind
of non-binding statement of interest in sponsorship?

- Not a question, but one way of squaring the "can afford it" pricing
problem is an "individual" rate vs a "corporate" rate. The community
pgcon.org conference in Ottawa uses this construction.

Thanks again for a great proposal.

P
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