> But how many of the first summit European attendees would be at
summit 2
> in the US without sponsorship
I agree... There were all of maybe 15 North Americans (yes,
including Canada) at the summit -- and I think we were all sponsored
(i.e., I don't think _any_ Americans came without sponsorship).
Even if the summit was immediately after another conference (like it
was this time), there might be a bunch of additional registrants, but
they wouldn't be Maemo community members.
I actually think Germany is a great central location for most people
in and around Europe. And, it's not that difficult for Americans to
get there (e.g., no visa required, easy customs, etc.).
Tim
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----- Original Message -----
Subject: Re: Events in 2009
From: Jamie Bennett
To: "List for community development"
Date: 10/07/2008 8:44 am
On Tue, 2008-10-07 at 10:36 -0400, Ryan Abel wrote:
> On Oct 7, 2008, at 10:31 AM, Jamie Bennett wrote:
>
> > For the summit to be its most successful it needs to be held
where
> > most
> > of its target audience is physically based or can get to easily.
If
> > the
> > majority of community members and contributors are in Europe
then it
> > makes no sense to hold the summit in Australia for instance. Too
much
> > cost for interested people to attend and too expensive for Nokia
to
> > ship
> > people there on mass. Of course key contributing members should
be
> > sponsored regardless of where they are based.
>
>
> Which is fine, but why should we hold the Summit on the same
continent
> every time? Switch it up a bit and shift the costs around some by
> changing the continent every so often. Problem solved. ;)
But how many of the first summit European attendees would be at
summit 2
in the US without sponsorship and how many people missed out this
time
because it was in Europe? Interesting statistic maybe?
> Ryan Abel
> Maemo Community Council chair
Regards,
Jamie
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