[Foss4g2009] Workshop printing

[Jody Garnett]

Thanks Mark I think that answers my question; you are accounting for
bot the morning and afternoon sessions. So $8 a work book.
Jody

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Mark Leslie <mark.leslie at lisasoft.com> wrote:
> Please check my math:
>
> 2 workshops/delegate * (100 pages/book * 0.06 $/page + 1 binding/book * 1.95
> $/binding ) = 15.9 $/delegate
>
> I was expecting 290 delegates max, as that's the limit of our workshop
> seating.
>
> Jody Garnett wrote:
>>>
>>> acceptable number of pages and delivery timeline.  Does anyone think
>>> 50-100
>>> pages, comb bound (cheapest and will lie flat) is appropriate?
>>
>> That sounds just fine; limit it to black and white and I think you
>> have it. Making sure it will lie flat would be very good.
>>
>>> I have an OfficeWorks price list in front of me, listed as valid until
>>> the
>>> end of the year, which puts black and white copies at 6c each between
>>> 501-3000 copies, colour at 75c each over 501, comb binding for up to 100
>>> pages at $1.95.  This would put 580 B&W books in the range of $2871-4611,
>>> or
>>> $9-16 per delegate, though there will be some additional costs for
>>> downloading documents and covers and such.
>>
>> six cents a page is fine; I would hate to see us spend our volunteer
>> time putting books together.
>>
>> Your 9-16 does not sound correct to me; how many delegates are you
>> expecting to attend workshops?
>>
>> Jody
>>
>> PS. We should see if we can negotiate a cheaper rate for other
>> conference activities (such as tutorials and presentations which we
>> expect instructors to handle on their own?). At the very least we
>> should recommend a local copy shop and tell them to expect some
>> action.
>