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==Brain Storming== | ==Brain Storming== | ||
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| + | ===Formula=== | ||
| + | <code>A = ((P * I) / (D)) * 1/E</code> | ||
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| + | ====Where==== | ||
| + | * A = number of attendees from a country | ||
| + | * P = population of a country | ||
| + | * I = Industrialization | ||
| + | ** GDP of the country | ||
| + | * D = Travel Cost Distance from country | ||
| + | ** Price of airfare in local currency (somewhat intractable, proxy?) | ||
| + | * E = Some unknown general economic factor | ||
| + | ** DJIA? | ||
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| + | ''Will this work for States within the USA?'' | ||
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===Correlating Factors=== | ===Correlating Factors=== | ||
*Economic Crisis | *Economic Crisis | ||
Revision as of 14:29, 2 June 2010
Attendance Projections
"Accurate" attendance projections are extremely important to the early success of a conference the size of FOSS4G.
Brain Storming
Formula
A = ((P * I) / (D)) * 1/E
Where
- A = number of attendees from a country
- P = population of a country
- I = Industrialization
- GDP of the country
- D = Travel Cost Distance from country
- Price of airfare in local currency (somewhat intractable, proxy?)
- E = Some unknown general economic factor
- DJIA?
Will this work for States within the USA?
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:
- Colorado Convention Center
- Largest space: 5000 people
- Near light rail
- Denver Sheraton
- Largest space: 3000 people
- Near light rail
- Denver Tech Center Marriott
- Largest space: 1500 people
- Near light rail
- Denver Tech Center Hyatt Regency
- Largest space: 1350 people
- Near light rail
- Denver Rennaissance
- Largest space: 1200 people
- Not near light rail
- Sheraton Denver West
- Largest space: 750 people
- New light rail station won't be operational until 2013
- Inverness Hotel and Conference Center
- Largest space: 600 people
- Near light rail