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

[Malena Libman]

Hi Paul,

Thanks so much for your questions, we are working on the answers and will
upload them to the wiki.

cheers

Malena

El jue., 28 nov. 2019 a las 19:14, Paul Ramsey (<pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>)
escribió:

>
> 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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