>>>>> "JP" == Jerrad Pierce <[email protected]> writes:
>> funding isn't the primary mit issue. it is finding a school >> sponsor. they would be responsible for all potential expenses which is a >> big risk unless they are doing their own conference. so we have to sell >> them on the history of yapc always breaking even, the benefits of >> hosting it, the CS points, etc. JP> Which takes time (=money). Time's not the only reason YAPC::Boston JP> hasn't happened in the past, but in previous recountings it has JP> sounded like a major factor. Something else that might help would JP> be to have plan of which rooms one would like to use, and JP> especially trying to make use of some the lesser known/desirable JP> spaces like Barton Theater, the lecture halls in building 34, La JP> Sala de Puerto Rico, etc. Everyone wants Stata and Sloan, but if JP> we can make due with other spaces it ought to make it easier to JP> okay... easier scheduling around other events, and lower JP> value/cost spaces (and therefore diminished risk) since there's JP> less competition? one prof i spoke to said he wouldn't sponsor it because of time committments. even though i told him yapc is self run, he said that is never the case. JP> Didn't the Media Lab used to do the small languages conference? JP> They seem to be having a resurgence with the new building and JP> all. Maybe they could be conned into co-sponsoring it? ;-) JP> (Barton's in the Media lab building too) i dunno anyone there but an admin assistant. i can ask her. her husband is an alum of that group too. thanx, uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [email protected] -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
