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'''The following information is preliminary, and has not been confirmed by the FOSS4G 2009 Organising Committee''' | '''The following information is preliminary, and has not been confirmed by the FOSS4G 2009 Organising Committee''' | ||
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+ | == Policy == | ||
+ | There is a significant amount of work required to put on a successful, large conference like FOSS4G, and in order to keep prices down, much of this work needs to be done by volunteers. A few discounts will be offered to people who take on some of the laborious, less glamorous tasks as an incentive / thankyou. | ||
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+ | Unfortunately, we will not be able to give discounts to all the worthy volunteers / supporters / presenters, as this would make the conference price unobtainable for many. | ||
== Conference Committee == | == Conference Committee == |
Revision as of 14:43, 15 December 2008
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The following information is preliminary, and has not been confirmed by the FOSS4G 2009 Organising Committee
Policy
There is a significant amount of work required to put on a successful, large conference like FOSS4G, and in order to keep prices down, much of this work needs to be done by volunteers. A few discounts will be offered to people who take on some of the laborious, less glamorous tasks as an incentive / thankyou.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to give discounts to all the worthy volunteers / supporters / presenters, as this would make the conference price unobtainable for many.
Conference Committee
- Conference committee members receive credit for registration for "the Conference" (not Conference + Workshops)
- The credit is for registration, and does not represent a specific dollar amount
- The credit cannot be divided
- Conference committee members may add workshops to their complimentary registrations using the Workshops-Only rate
Exhibitors
- Exhibitors receive a complimentary registration and discounts to "the Conference" (not Conference + Workshops) as detailed in the Sponsorship & Exhibitor Prospectus
- Exhibitors may add workshops to their complimentary registration using the Workshops-Only rate
Lab Instructors
- Lab instructors receive credit for 50% registration for "the Conference" (not Conference + Workshops)
- If there is more than one instructor, then there will be two credits available
- Lab instructors are not allowed to attend Workshops as an observer
- The credit is for 50% registration, and does not represent a specific dollar amount
- The credit cannot be divided
- The credit may be transferred to someone else by notifying the Conference Secretariat
Panelists and Lighting Talks
- There are no discounts for plenary panelists
- There are no discounts for plenary lightning speakers
Posters
- There are no discounts for people who are presenting Posters
Presenters
- There are no discounts for people who are doing Presentations
Sponsors
- Sponsors receive complimentary registrations and discounts to "the Conference" (not Conference + Workshops) as detailed in the Sponsorship & Exhibitor Prospectus
- Sponsors may add workshops to their complimentary registrations using the Workshops-Only rate
Media Sponsors
- Position Magazine will receive a complementary registration to "the Conference" (not Conference + Workshop) in return for advertising in Position Magazine.
Volunteers
- Whether Volunteers will be utilized has not been determined, nor has it been determined if Volunteers would receive any discouts
Workshop Instructors
- Workshop instructors receive credit for registration for "the Conference" (not Conference + Workshops)
- If there is more than one instructor, then there will be two credits available
- Workshop instructors may attend a Workshop during the time slot(s) when they are not instructing their Workshop, but only as an observer at the back of the classroom (subject to available space)
- The credit is for registration, and does not represent a specific dollar amount
- The credit cannot be divided
- The credit may be transferred to someone else by notifying the Conference Secretariat
Workshop Committee
- Workshop committee members receive credit for registration for "the Conference" (not Conference + Workshops)
- The credit is for registration, and does not represent a specific dollar amount
- The credit cannot be divided
- If the member is also part of the Conference Committee, they do not receive a second credit
- Workshop committee members may add workshops to their complimentary registrations using the Workshops-Only rate