in 2008 we chose the big expensive slick venue. It was nice and we still made a moderate profit but we came only half-way to filling it, so it was a disproportionate expense. <br><br>I think locations with high population density that are also hives of FOSS GIS activity i.e. Europe and North America, maybe some Asian locations, should go big, with very little risk.<br>
<br>Big expensive venues are still a risk for the remote, alternative venues - Africa, Aus, S. Am. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 3 June 2010 01:54, Paul Ramsey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pramsey@opengeo.org">pramsey@opengeo.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">We do, and 1200 is a perfectly reasonably maximum, it would still be<br>
almost 2x the size of the previous North America event, and a grand<br>
success if we manage it.<br>
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On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 7:15 PM, Eric Wolf <<a href="mailto:ebwolf@gmail.com">ebwolf@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> The folks at GITA pointed out that the larger venues cost more per person.<br>
> What this means is if we need capacity for 2000 people, we basically have<br>
> just two choices of venues in Denver that are both more expensive than if we<br>
> cap attendance and use a smaller venue.<br>
> Do we want to consider capping the number of attendees for FOSS4G 2011? This<br>
> can potentially save a great deal of money if attendance isn't at the<br>
> projected levels. If we cap attendance at 1200 people, it opens up three<br>
> more potential venues.<br>
> Unfortunately, this is a decision that needs to be made before FOSS4G 2010<br>
> in Barcelona.<br>
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