FOSS4G 2013 Planning Meeting January 11th
Attendance
Ian Edwards, Ian Holt, Jo, Claire Gilmour, Barry, Suchith, Addy, Steven, Franz-Josef, Peter B, Jeremy, Mark
Sponsorship Update
Redacted for confidentiality reasons
Update from Academic track
Final call for papers has gone out on various channels no submissions as yet some reviewers have been invited system is working and is linked through from the FOSS4G website A reminder to go out on all channels asap
Update on Program
Call for papers out more work planned for voting for papers could use the AGI's survey monkey, or just a google form or Barry thought there was a plugin for WordPress JM to contact Paul Ramsay about using the anonymous system
Keynote speakers
1st day - 2-3 speakers Close Session - 2 key speakers Series of key stream speakers who set the "feel" for the day Top level sponsors who be invited to deliver stream keynote in appropriate session JM sending a message to Tim Berners Lee IH may be the person best placed to badger Shadbolt with an OS hat MI to speak to WorldBank Chris Vein SF to speak to Paul Ramsay (mailed 14/1/2013) Arnulf Christl might be as a good OS tag-team presentation with either Ian James/Vannesa MI to talk to Kate Chapman IH to talk to Ian James
Update on web site
Barry has done a great job
Registration
Registration can be up by the end of the month IF CG can get a list of the costs for each package. To do this SF and CG need to tie up the loose nds that will impact on pricing.
Hack IE will sort out a Hack Meeting about this before next meeting
Media Sponsorship
See forwarded mail from slashgeo.org around 6 free media passes JC is taking this up and will liaise with the comms group.
Entertainment
BSR: I have something on this http://www.noelgay.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=44:festival-of-the-spoken-nerd&Itemid=7 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ACI79fb_w MI - thinking about a panto. Shouldn't he be doing his PhD? Do we need after dinner speakers? Mike Parker always funny
Contract update
Marquee - not included in venue contract, deal with Field and Lawn directly. This avoids a 7% handling fee from the event. Hawthornes (elec contractors) seem helpful so looks easier to deal directly. CG to arrange meeting with them at AGI HQ. WiFi - details in contract include 9am-6pm support and if there are significant outages then they refund 50% of the WiFi fee. JM suspects they will not accept this, but it highlights the importance that the LOC place on the WiFi connection. JC remembers a complaint system from Victoria that would allow users who are having difficulties to log their complaint at the time. Having people register means we can monitor the numbers Hotel rooms - seems to be ok, minimum of 350?!? Need 2 cheques - i) 20k for venue ii) one for marquee but not sure how much.