> If we want to pursue attempting to bring YAPC::NA to Houston, we need some > research and ideas in the next few weeks to a month and some time spent > writing a proposal.
Of course I'm all in if that's still an option. ;-) > We would need to evaluate venues for the conference itself and track down > some potential sponsors. Looking back on all of the previous YAPC::NA, it has always been held at a university. As I mentioned to Wade off-list, I looked into the University of Houston as an option. I have contact information for those in charge of housing (dorms; as per one of the preferred venue requirements) and the University Center complex. I've also been contacted by their Conference Coordinator, Chris Arnold. I have room sizes and prices, but it looks like finding enough of the right size rooms may prove difficult. I've also been made aware by a few people (including my wife) that UofH may not be in the best of neighborhoods. Regarding sponsorship, I know that there are several companies in Houston that have posted jobs on jobs.perl.org, as well as Monster (and other job sites). I'm sure they would be interested. Also, looking at Chicago's proposal, they wrote it showing the conference could pay for itself and still have some money left over (their numbers didn't include sponsorship at the time). Including possible sponsorship early on could possibly be a HUGE plus on the bid proposal. > It sounds like this could be handled by a handful of people in the early > stages. If YAPC did come here we would probably need more volunteers to > help at the conference with various facilitation and people directing > roles. I would think that working with several student organizations and their advisors that I would be able to find a good number of 'student' volunteers to help with things. I've been told by one advisor that we could possibly have a pool of around 300 to choose from, if needed, just in his group alone. > We also probably want to choose a person to take the lead on the proposal > and organization. Anyone interested? Of course I would love to, but not being 'in' Houston would probably be a hindrance and I might not be the caliber needed to do it. Consider me a definite failsafe. ;-) Unless Wade or someone else takes it, I'm definitely there to take on the role. Thanks, Jeremy _______________________________________________ Houston mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston
