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=== Travel Grants ===
 
=== Travel Grants ===
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Bringing as many people as you can is noble, but need a long lead time.
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Response was overwhelming. Huge number of applicants, so selection was difficult. ~350 applicants in the first round; and, ~600 applicants in the second round for ~950 total. 132 total grants were awarded and 92 people were able to attend. Most of the round 2 drop outs were due to late notification. Of the first 50 awarded in round 1, only 10 were unable to come, mostly due to not getting any supplemental funding support.
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Need to have a single point-person "owning" the TGP and can keep it moving.
  
 
=== Abstract Submissions  ===
 
=== Abstract Submissions  ===

Revision as of 05:52, 18 September 2018

FOSS4G 2018 Home

Previous Years Lessons Learned

FOSS4G 2018 Lessons Learned

This is to document things that the local committee learned, for the benefit of future FOSS4Gs!!

Sponsorship

LOC Organization

Marketing

Discounts

Travel Grants

Bringing as many people as you can is noble, but need a long lead time.

Response was overwhelming. Huge number of applicants, so selection was difficult. ~350 applicants in the first round; and, ~600 applicants in the second round for ~950 total. 132 total grants were awarded and 92 people were able to attend. Most of the round 2 drop outs were due to late notification. Of the first 50 awarded in round 1, only 10 were unable to come, mostly due to not getting any supplemental funding support.

Need to have a single point-person "owning" the TGP and can keep it moving.

Abstract Submissions

Paper selection

Workshops

Academic Track

Code Sprint

Other side events