Wow! That is awesome work. It makes me wonder if local conferences/seminars might also serve as a fund raising vehicle...
Landon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Warmerdam Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 9:44 AM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Fundraising Landon Blake wrote: > Frank, > > Thanks for posting the budget. It was an interesting read. I was > impressed with the fact that the Foss4G conference appears to pay for > itself. Landon, It is currently an objective that the conference should make a modest profit for the foundation (I think we targetted 5% of gross revenue as profit). But the Victoria conference, due to great management, sponsorship and attendance made $100K. Best regards, -- ---------------------------------------+-------------------------------- ------ I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, [EMAIL PROTECTED] light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush | President OSGeo, http://osgeo.org _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
