Hi Folks, I've started an event proposal[1] for a BarCampDC. I'm gathering that the next step[2] is to recruit a mentor, which would be great because I have loads of simple questions e.g.:
o) Many venues have different 'charity' rates - does this count (there will definitely not be a profit)? o) Where are people doing the real organizing? private mails? google groups? or? o) What's an acceptable for sponsorship? It seems most will, at a minimum, want a shout-out in the intros. Is an advert near the coffee acceptable if they've sponsored it? etc.? So, is this all I need to ask for a mentor? Note, there is great variance in the "Apache Representation" in the proposal. One, I mentioned it to vaguely in passing. One, I mentioned it and they thought I meant a different event type. One, I mentioned it to a couple beers deep. And, still others prolly have no clue what they're getting into:) So, "representation" should be interpreted as minimal committal so far and I realize I have some work to do to graduate some people from representation to 'organizer'. In any case, I think there's enough clue-fulness represented to give it the oversight necessary to ensure it's an honest event. Thanks, --tim [1] - http://wiki.apache.org/concom-planning/EventProposalBarCampDC# [2] - http://wiki.apache.org/concom-planning/ConComSupportWorkflow
