[Osmf-talk] SotM2011: What's next?

SteveC steve at asklater.com
Sat Jul 17 06:51:57 UTC 2010


Something to throw out there: We could easily have paid workshop days for newbies and businesses.


On Jul 16, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Frederik Ramm wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Richard Weait wrote:
>> In Girona I heard several people asking about SotM 2011, and not just
>> asking when and where, but also asking about how to submit a bid to
>> host.
> 
> Maybe it is a good idea to talk about the size and character of the conference before soliciting bids, otherwise we'll have a self-perpetuating behemoth.
> 
> Where do we want to go with SOTM? Budget last year, £18k; budget this year, £36k; budget next year, £72k and follow FSC's advice http://twitter.com/FakeSteveC/status/18182350680 to pay for the fun? Business day yes or no? Hack day yes or no? More outreach? More technical? More exclusive? More inclusive? Two days, three days, four days?
> 
> I don't know if these are issues to be decided centrally or whether the organising groups should have the freedom to shape the character of the conference, i.e. not only put in a bid for their location but also for their concept.
> 
> If the latter, I would expect any bid to be accompanied by a concise vision - what purpose is the conference to serve? What are we willing to pay for it (in terms of money, time, mind-share, accepting to be targeted by advertising etc)? Whom do we expect to come?
> 
> If the former, then I would expect these questions to be discussed and results to be conveyed to potential bidders.
> 
> Bye
> Frederik
> 
> PS: Wasn't there supposed to be a feedback form somewhere? I see Nick's already posted an (interesting) PDF about things that went well and not so well, does this include user feedback already or is it organisers only?
> 
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