[foss4g2014] Setting Conference Pricing

[David Percy]

we could negotiate with the cart vendors to take coupons (scrip) that we
would give the attendees.

the whole cart fest thing is a lot more work organizationally on our part,
but it's a totally ROCKIN' idea!!!



On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 5:12 PM, TC Haddad <tchaddad at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Actually it looks like in 2014 there will only be one farmers market (on
> Tuesdays)
>
> The location that hosts those farmers markets is owned by a private entity
> and they might be amenable to a cart fest. They currently already host:
>
> Tuesday: Farmers market
> Wednesday: music in the park
> Thursday: nothing - maybe we can schedule a cart fest?
> Friday: nothing - maybe we can schedule a cart fest?
>
> you can see more about the venue here:
>
>
> http://www.langleyinvestmentproperties.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/013113-Oregon-Square-Fact-Sheet-Langley.pdf
>
> it is 3 blocks (or one max station) away form OCC.
>
> Tanya
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 4:57 PM, Matt Sayler <matt.sayler at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> OCC I can pretty much guarantee would have a problem with that.
>> Washington CC had a problem with people selling cookies for charity at PAX
>> (The Cookie Brigade). Actually, weren't even selling them technically.
>> Taking donations.
>> On Feb 13, 2014 4:41 PM, "Darrell Fuhriman" <darrell at garnix.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Now that's an interesting idea.
>>>
>>> But being owned by the OCC, I wonder if they'd let us get away with that...
>>>
>>> I like the idea, and it is very Portland.
>>>
>>> d.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 13, 2014, at 16:30, Justin R. Miller <justin at mapbox.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Something OpenSourceBridge and (I think) other conferences have had
>>> luck with is bringing in food carts to the plaza by the MLK statue during
>>> lunch for the benefit of the attendees. It was heavily promoted by the
>>> conference to try to ensure a good turnout and making it worth the owner's
>>> time. The cart I remember in particular was Koi Fusion.
>>>
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