[Foss4g2010] Sponsorship Prospectus [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Bruce Bannerman]

Lorenzo,

> 
> hi all,
> we've been revisiting the contents of the prospectus.
> We've set up prices and other details.
> 
> there's still a couple of things, mostly about refining contents and using
> proper English, that should be done.
> 
> we invite you all to contribute, in the wiki or in this list.
> 
> the revision time will be until next monday then we'll pass the content to
> the designer for the final layout.
> 
> here's the content of the prospectus:
> http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2010_Sponsorship_and_Exhibitor_Prospectus
> 
> Lorenzo

I've had a quick look at the Prospectus.

For CCIP-2009, we found that trying to get CCIP sponsorship for participants via the Conference Organiser and also OGC didn't work and was just plain confusing for potential participants.

The FOSS4G CCIP sponsorship package offered very little to potential sponsors.


In the end, we assigned the responsibility for obtaining sponsorship dollars to the OGC.


The money that the OGC raised helped run the CCIP project.

A substantial portion of the major CCIP Sponsor's funding came back to FOSS4G for booth, conference etc fees.

I can give you these figures off line.


In short, I'd leave the CCIP sponsorship arrangements with the OGC and negotiate suitable costs depending on CCIP-2010 requirements.


I'd say that you will be getting people attending FOSS4G-2010 just to see the results of CCIP-2010. We will need to ensure that there is a definite programe of interest presented. So there will be additional return there as well.


Bruce