[FOSS4G2016] Fwd: Re: angebot basecamp / Icebreaker

[Jeff McKenna]

On 2015-06-18 8:00 AM, till.adams at fossgis.de wrote:
> Hi Gert-Jan,
>
> thanks for your opinion. You say "the locaiton is perfect for the Ice
> Breaker" - that's what I think. What most speaks for Basecamp is, that
> we do not have to care for anything more, than renting the place. In the
> botanical garden, we would have to deliver everything including movable
> toilets and security on our own.
>
> I know about the numbers before. I think realistic are 400 people, because:
> - we expect 1000 all together
> - the Ice Breaker is not limited and no pre-registration is needed
> - the location is very close to WCCB, so it's easy to carry up people
> right after conference.
>
> Different to the proposal, where I intended to charge extra for the Ice
> Breaker, I think we should follow Jeff's ideas and just to deliver a
> place, where "people can meet up and buy some beers".
>
> So, in our proposal we calculated the whole Ice Breaker as an extra
> event, that people had to register extra. Now I would say, OK, the Ice
> Breaker is included and we share costs: We pay for the location,
> attendees pay for what they consume. In they proposal I didn't think of
> delivering food at all. Maybe that was a mistake, maybe because in
> Germany people tend to say: "Two beers replace dinner".
>
> So in general: Moving to Base Camp rises our costs upon this 2800 Euros
> but makes attendance on Ice Breaker easier and follows the idea, to make
> a conference for everybody. If we'd charge Ice Breaker extra, I am sure,
> that less people would come. And we could start earlier and close later ;-)
>
> The weahter is never an issue in Bonn, because the sun nearly all the
> time shines .... but despite that fact, the situation at BaseCamp is
> better, because we could get up to 500 people into the hall. In the
> botanical garden, there is a hall where at least 200 people might get in
> - standing on each others feet.
>
>
> So we invest 2800 Euros for attracting more people, having at least a
> place you must have seen in Bonn and we have less organisation work.
> TRhe botanical garden remains open for everybody interested in a visit.
>

Well said Till.  I'm in full agreement here.

-jeff