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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Hi<br><br>If your considering using a University venue, financially it would be worth trying to find an academic/adminstrative unit that has an interest in OSM. If they were prepared prepared to support such an event and put costs/income through their accounts (hire of venues etc) I believe there are good savings to be made on VAT.<br><br>Regards<br><br>Dudley <br><br><br>> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:08:31 +0100<br>> From: jon@spiffymap.net<br>> To: chippy2005@gmail.com<br>> CC: talk-gb@openstreetmap.org<br>> Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] SotM 2013<br>> <br>> On 27/09/12 20:27, Tim Waters wrote:<br>> > Hi<br>> ><br>> > On 17 September 2012 18:00, Jonathan Harley <jon@spiffymap.net <br>> > <mailto:jon@spiffymap.net>> wrote:<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Just to throw another venue idea into the mix, how about Warwick<br>> > University? Advantages: it keeps winning awards as one of the best<br>> > conference venues in the UK, and can offer a very full-service<br>> > event where the venue will provide all the materials needed for<br>> > the organisers as well as things like extra people to help do the<br>> > running around (putting up signs etc). I work within walking<br>> > distance and could act as venue liaison. Coventry isn't far from<br>> > Nottingham which will host FOSS4G. Takes just over an hour on the<br>> > train from London and is in the centre of the motorway network too.<br>> ><br>> > Traditionally SOTMs have been run by us, the volunteers, versus <br>> > professional organizers. (In comparison the larger FOSS4G is run by <br>> > professionals). I think this keeps costs down and in my opinion makes <br>> > it a more friendly affair. I'm not sure if this is set in stone, but I <br>> > think we should be prepared to run everything ourselves.<br>> ><br>> <br>> Hi Tim, I agree completely. On the other hand, having organised a con <br>> where a couple of organisers dropped out at a late stage it is nice to <br>> have a contingency plan. Or perhaps you'd argue that if we don't have a <br>> big enough team that we would not be able to cope if a couple of people <br>> dropped out just before the event, we shouldn't bid.<br>> <br>> All of which begs the question - just how many volunteers do we need to <br>> get a credible bid together?<br>> <br>> Jonathan.<br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> Dr Jonathan Harley : Managing Director : SpiffyMap Ltd<br>> <br>> md@spiffymap.com Phone: 0845 313 8457 www.spiffymap.com<br>> The Venture Centre, Sir William Lyons Road, Coventry CV4 7EZ, UK<br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Talk-GB mailing list<br>> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org<br>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb<br> </div></body>
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