FOSS4G 2013 Lessons Learned
Sponsorship
This year we had a "supporter" sponsorship level, which was aimed at those companies who would not want a stand, but would want some minor branding on the website and at the event. This was very popular and we'd recommend it to future organisers.
Website
- A submission notification should be provided within the service for submitting abstract, workshop, etc. An automatic reply mail would do d the trick.
Publicity
We've used Lanyrd to publicise the event alongside the "usual" channels, and also Eventbrite for dealing with the free hackathon registration.