[FOSS4G2016] Proposed change to the Sponsorship and Exhibition Model

[till.adams at fossgis.de]

definitely Marc explained it better than me ;-)

Till


Am 2015-10-21 12:53, schrieb Marc Zakelijk:
> Arnulf,
>
> Given the lay out of the exhibition area (free space with not that
> many back walls available) the suggestion is to make it more into a
> Cas(h)bah. The (Cathedral vs) Bazar finally visualised, OS having its
> own 3D footprint!
>
> No boring bland sad rows of booths, but islands where visitors can
> meander through the hall.
> It makes the experience more lively and interactive, empty booth are
> less noticeable (while still getting sponsor money for it).
> Value/pricing would then be per square meter(s).
> Which enables SME to have as a cheapest option a single standing
> table with some high stools around it.
>
> Let's be different from what all others have done for ages!
>
>
> Vriendelijke groet,
> Marc Vloemans
>
>
>> Op 21 okt. 2015 om 12:34 heeft Arnulf Christl 
>> <arnulf.christl at metaspatial.net> het volgende geschreven:
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>> Folks,
>> we propose some changes to sponsorship levels and and exhibition 
>> area.
>> Some of this has already manifested on the web site:
>>
>> 1) Please note, that we separated sponsorship and exhibition. 
>> Sponsors
>> from Bronze upwards may also book exhibition space. Prices and 
>> details
>> to exhibition will be announced soon.
>>
>> 2) Please also note, that we assign exhibition places in the order
>> sponsors announce their sponsorship!
>>
>>
>> Before going ahead we want to let you know what we have come up with 
>> and
>> ask for feedback. Ideally short, concise and now so that we can go 
>> ahead
>> with contacting sponsors.
>>
>>
>> Background:
>> So far exhibition space increased proportionally to the sponsorship
>> level. Experience shows that this makes a lot of sense for the 
>> Bronze
>> and Silver levels. They typically represent the totally Open Source
>> committed SME who can barely afford to go to FOSS4G AND ship a booth 
>> AND
>> folks to man the stand. But they still do it. And the exhibition 
>> area is
>> alive because of those folks. They are all enthusiastic and will 
>> come up
>> with nice ideas how to get involved with visitors and community.
>>
>> The bigger the sponsors the more diverse their interest in 
>> exhibiting.
>> The biggest sponsors often even politely decline to man a booth at 
>> all
>> because their interest in supporting FOSS4G (and OSGeo) is not so 
>> much
>> in talking to end users. Therefore in the past quite a few large
>> exhibition areas were deserted or sparsely used at the expense of 
>> the
>> smaller exhibitors.
>>
>> Therefore we propose that by default we include basic exhibit space 
>> for
>> all sponsorship packages (except Supporter). It includes (something
>> like:) 1.5 Meter front line, 1 table 2 chairs (detaisl up for
>> discussion). BUT - additionally - sponsors *have to* explicitly 
>> register
>> for this exhibition space, otherwise we do not reserve any space for
>> them. This prevents us from those ugly empty boxes, half-baked
>> last-moment printed wall posters and unmanned stands.
>>
>> Any sponsors can additionally book exhibit space at regular prices, 
>> e.g.
>> 1 Meter front line at €1000 or some such. Making the front-line 
>> rather
>> expensive will help to raise the value and make sure that people use 
>> the
>> space they have efficiently. Plus it may prevent one sponsor from 
>> buying
>> up all space... :-)
>>
>> All exhibitors obviously get full wired Internet access, 220V 
>> sockets,
>> etc. ...
>>
>>
>> Please comment (ideally sort of NOW as we are already busy 
>> contacting
>> sponsors).
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Arnulf
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