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| + | "Accurate" attendance projections are extremely important to the early success of a conference the size of FOSS4G. | ||
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| + | ==Brain Storming== | ||
| + | ===Correlating Factors=== | ||
| + | ====By Country==== | ||
| + | *Population | ||
| + | *Industrialization | ||
| + | **GDP as proxy | ||
| + | *Distance | ||
| + | *Number of Code Contributors | ||
| + | **Which projects? | ||
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| + | ====By Region==== | ||
| + | *Distance | ||
| + | *Industrialization | ||
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| + | ==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. | ||
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| + | 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 | ||
| + | *[http://www.sheratondenverdowntown.com/meetings-and-events Denver Sheraton] can handle up to 3000 people | ||
| + | *[http://www.marriott.com/hotels/event-planning/travel/dentc-denver-marriott-tech-center/ Denver Tech Center Marriott] can handle up to 1500 people | ||
| + | *[http://http://techcenter.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/events/meetings/index.jsp Denver Tech Center Hyatt Regency] can handle up to 1350 people | ||
| + | *[http://www.marriott.com/hotels/event-planning/travel/densa-renaissance-denver-hotel/ Denver Rennaissance | ||
| + | *[http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/meetings/index.html?propertyID=883 Sheraton Denver West] can hadle 750 people | ||
| + | *[http://www.invernesshotel.com/denver-meeting-planner.php Inverness Hotel and Conference Center] can handle 600 people | ||
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| + | ==Sponsorship== | ||
Revision as of 15:06, 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
By Country
- Population
- Industrialization
- GDP as proxy
- Distance
- 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 can handle up to 5000 people
- Denver Sheraton can handle up to 3000 people
- Denver Tech Center Marriott can handle up to 1500 people
- Denver Tech Center Hyatt Regency can handle up to 1350 people
- [http://www.marriott.com/hotels/event-planning/travel/densa-renaissance-denver-hotel/ Denver Rennaissance
- Sheraton Denver West can hadle 750 people
- Inverness Hotel and Conference Center can handle 600 people