Conference Committee 2010 Bid Questions

This page is here for historical reasons only. Barcelona has been selected as conference venue for FOSS4G 2010.
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The OSGeo Conference Committee would like the following information from the proposed 2010 local committees by the next IRC meeting. A representative from each of the proposed committees should be in attendance for the meeting. Responses can also be sent to the conference_dev mailing list.
== Barcelona, Spain ==
# Local capabilities
#* Propose more local committee members in order to improve representation
#* Specify which local committee members exist on site (in Barcelona)
# Budget
#* re: Publication and Web: Would you be prepared to use the existing OCS package to manage the website and conference files?
#* How are you going to achieve your proposed sponsorship number?
#** List the organizations that will help achieve that number
#* Verify that the proposed cost for Wireless Internet is correct? (it appears to be very low for that number of attendees)
#* Does your existing AudioVisual budget account for extra demands of a plenary session? (such as stage setup, big screens, large projections, back draping etc.) If not please specify.
# Venue
#* Describe workshop venue and computer facilities
#* Describe Internet connection plan for workshop and conference attendees
# Program
#* Describe your program structure (such as plenary structure, how many presentations do you expect to put on, how many workshops do you expect to put on)
# Selected Date
#* Provide some analysis of conflicting conferences on the global calendar and why yours are viable dates
# Marketing
#* Describe how are you going to maximize visibility of the conference (marketing plan)
#* Provide a breakdown of expected local, regional and international attendance, how this will affect the budget, and how you are going to approach this aspect of marketing. 
# Accommodation
#* Provide sample pricing. What are the prices in EUR of hotels near the venue, that you will be recommending to attendees?
==== Response ====
* Addendum
== Beijing, China ==
# Local capabilities
#* Provide more background on all committee members
# Budget
#* Can we assume that all of the numbers in the submitted budget are accurate for the China market?
#* How are you going to achieve your proposed sponsorship number?
#** List the organizations that will help achieve that number
# Venue
#* Describe workshop venue and computer facilities
#* Describe Internet connection plan for workshop and conference attendees
#* Provide room details (what does the venue offer for rooms?)
# Program
#* Describe your program structure (such as plenary structure, how many presentations do you expect to put on, how many workshops do you expect to put on)
# Selected Date
#* The 'presentation blueprint' table lists the conference date as 21-Sept to 26-Sept, is this the date that you have selected?
#** Give reasoning for selecting weekend dates (on a Saturday and Sunday)
#* Provide some analysis of conflicting conferences on the global calendar and why yours are viable dates
# Marketing
#* Describe how are you going to maximize visibility of the conference (marketing plan)
#* Provide a breakdown of expected local, regional and international attendance, how this will affect the budget, and how you are going to approach this aspect of marketing. 
#* Would you be prepared to use the existing OCS package to manage the website and conference files?
# Transportation
#* Include details on transportation (such as getting to Olympic City, airport, and main city)
==== Response ====
* Addendum
== Denver, United States ==
# Budget
#* Provide budget estimates for an attendance of 600 (or describe how you would scale your estimates down for a lower attendance)
#* Explain the reasoning for a low workshop cost
# Venue
#* Describe Internet connection plan for workshop and conference attendees
#* Describe workshop venue and computer facilities
# Marketing
#* Describe how are you going to maximize visibility of the conference (marketing plan)
#* Provide a breakdown of expected local, regional and international attendance, how this will affect the budget, and how you are going to approach this aspect of marketing. 
#* Would you be prepared to use the existing OCS package to manage the website and conference files?
==== Response ====
* Addendum
== Utrecht, Netherlands ==
# Budget
#* Explain difference between 'introductory' vs 'technical' workshops and why they are priced differently
#* Provide a more detailed budget
# Venue
#* Is TU Delft a venue location?
#* Explain the Internet connection plan for workshops
#* Explain the plan for workshop PCs
# Program
#* Describe your program structure (such as plenary structure, how many presentations do you expect to put on, how many workshops do you expect to put on)
# Selected Date
#* Provide some analysis of conflicting conferences on the global calendar and why yours are viable dates
# Marketing
#* Would you be prepared to use the existing OCS package to manage the website and conference files?
# Accommodations
#* Provide examples and pricing
# Transportation
#* Explain transportation plans from different venues (e.g. main venue to code sprint location)
==== Response ====
* Addendum
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