On Mon, Jun 11, 2018, 08:31 Claude Warren <cla...@xenei.com> wrote: > 2019 is awful close as I have not yet tested the waters in the area to see > what we could do. We have a couple of disadvantages that have to be > overcome. But I will see if there is much support locally for the idea. >
You're right that 2019 is close. And it would be nice to plan events 2 years out. We've just never been that organized. :) > > How much technical support is there from Apache? By that I mean is there a > professional/semi-professional group that provides convention operational > support and guidance? Does this include legal reviews of contracts and > assistance with contract negotiation? > We sometimes have volunteers who can do some of these tasks. But we don'thave any paid staff that do conference production. I guess I am looking for an idea of how much support and expertise I need > to assemble on the ground here. Is there anyone that has run an ApacheCon > before that could provide some guidance? My only experience with this sort > of thing is that I ran a Science Ficiton/Horror convention in Denver once > upon time. (i.e. long ago) > A lot of us have experience doing Apachecon but we've always had a professional event production organization. What is it that you're offering to help with? A venue? Local support? More/less than that? > > >
