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In Denver, there are several prospective venues:
 
In Denver, there are several prospective venues:
  
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*[http://denverconvention.com/meeting-planners.html Colorado Convention Center] can handle up to 5000 people
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*[http://denverconvention.com/meeting-planners.html Colorado Convention Center]
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*[http://www.sheratondenverdowntown.com/meetings-and-events Denver Sheraton] can handle up to 3000 people
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** Largest space: 5000 people
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*[http://www.marriott.com/hotels/event-planning/travel/dentc-denver-marriott-tech-center/ Denver Tech Center Marriott] can handle up to 1500 people
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** Near light rail
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*[http://http://techcenter.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/events/meetings/index.jsp Denver Tech Center Hyatt Regency] can handle up to 1350 people
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*[http://www.sheratondenverdowntown.com/meetings-and-events Denver Sheraton]
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*[http://www.marriott.com/hotels/event-planning/travel/densa-renaissance-denver-hotel/ Denver Rennaissance  
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** Largest space: 3000 people
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*[http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/meetings/index.html?propertyID=883 Sheraton Denver West] can hadle 750 people
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** Near light rail
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*[http://www.invernesshotel.com/denver-meeting-planner.php Inverness Hotel and Conference Center] can handle 600 people
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*[http://www.marriott.com/hotels/event-planning/travel/dentc-denver-marriott-tech-center/ Denver Tech Center Marriott]
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** Largest space: 1500 people
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** Near light rail
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*[http://http://techcenter.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/events/meetings/index.jsp Denver Tech Center Hyatt Regency]
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** Largest space: 1350 people
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** Near light rail*[http://www.marriott.com/hotels/event-planning/travel/densa-renaissance-denver-hotel/ Denver Rennaissance]
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** Largest space: 1200 people
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** Not near light rail
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*[http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/meetings/index.html?propertyID=883 Sheraton Denver West]  
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** Largest space: 750 people
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** New light rail station won't be operational until 2013
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*[http://www.invernesshotel.com/denver-meeting-planner.php Inverness Hotel and Conference Center]
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** Largest space: 600 people
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** Near light rail
  
 
==Sponsorship==
 
==Sponsorship==

Revision as of 14:19, 2 June 2010

Attendance Projections

"Accurate" attendance projections are extremely important to the early success of a conference the size of FOSS4G.

Brain Storming

Correlating Factors

  • Economic Crisis

By Country

  • Population
  • Industrialization
    • GDP as proxy
  • Distance
    • Local vs. Distant
    • What is "local"?
  • Number of Code Contributors
    • Which projects?


By Region

  • Distance
  • Industrialization

Venue

One of the biggest decisions is what venue to hold the conference. Venues with larger capacities have a higher per-attendee cost. If we can come up with a reasonable range of number of attendees, we can make a better decision about the venue. The availability of a particular venue can also impact dates.

In Denver, there are several prospective venues:

Sponsorship

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