FOSS4G 2014 Planning Meeting 12th November
FOSS4G LOC Planning Meeting Renewable Funding November 12, 2013
Attending: Eli, Tanya, Darrel, Percy, Matt, Molly from VTM
On the phone: Eli, Rafa, Greg from CUGOS
Agenda
Sponsorship topic:
- Eli has assembled sponsor contacts from 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.
- Tanya has the sponsorship packet stuff for Eli - need to make pretty. Eli recommends that we wait for our logo and visual design stuff to come along.
- T-shirt sleeve to be included in sponsorship levels
Design Contract
- Elizabeth to be contacted tomorrow. VTM can sign the contract.
- The one parameter for design is that the ribbon must be included
- Include list of the formats/sizes that we want - > T-shirts, banners, website, program
VTM Milestones
- Trisha distributed the milestone list (email from last monday). You can check it out here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ar2H3CpAJS9MdFRqOHQ1VWhQdWVQVEhSMm4xckk2OFE#gid=0
- We agreed that Molly will go back to Travel Portland and look at getting 1000 room nights
- Elliot center booking: block out the B block, Atrium, and option the A block
- Consider Code Sprint vs WhereCamp sponsorship issues
- Already talking with E3 webcasting about that contract
- Call for papers system - Molly will get us some recommendations from other clients
- Eventbrite - Molly will also make recommendations about alternatives.
- Meeting next week Monday to follow-up
Presentation Submissions
- System needs to be ready accept submissions by Dec 15th, so that we can launch by Jan 15th
- Check out Symposian CMS (conference ware) for the items that it covers
Academic track
- Percy is pursuing an open source lab at PSU
- We should reconnect with Deb Bryant and see how we can best partner with her
Christmas Bucket list
- Percy has examples of Lenticular program cover - so awesome!
- Mobile app for the program ??