If it is any assistance, I will be pleased to review the public transport information available for the SotM 2013 venue you select. I should be able to get the source timetable data improved if that is found to be necessary, and I would recommend some of the excellent information providers who use OSM to present public transport information.
Peter In message <[email protected]> Michael Collinson <[email protected]> wrote: > 2 to 4 ground team and 1 must live or be frequently in the venue area > itself, from my experience of helping 3 sotm. 4 would be the optimum, > I'd say. That assumes another 2 or 3+ active folks as part of the sotm > team but living anywhere in the world, hello Holland. > At Limerick, we had 2 folks in Eire which was just enough. The main > logistical problem there was that neither where in Limerick itself and > arranging evening eating proved difficult. > The main things the ground team needs to do is get sponsorship, > arrange eating venues, catering lunches and breaks, find key hotels > and accommodation preferably with discounts, travel FAQs, and > organise the venue itself. I put venue last as that will have already > been organised in principle when you make the bid. The international > (non ground team) provides know-how from previous years, money (I.e > good to get the OSMF treasurer involved!) and can handle speaker > programme. It is also very important to have folks who are prepared to > attend weekly telephone conferences on a fairly regular basis to > provide continuity and progress on all the admin items like getting > printing done, goody bag prep, logo, arranging audio and video > coverage etc ... they don't have to be all local but it helps. > At Amsterdam, we had 4 very active and engaged ground team, if I > recall. This manifested itself in a big, big jump in the > professionality of the conference presentation. > Girona was pretty much run by the Amsterdam team and 1? pre-event > ground team, with more local volunteers at the event itself. > Of course, the more ground folks you can get involved the better, > particularly on the prep day(s) and conference itself as the superb > Japanese hospitality and arrangement showed at Tokyo this year. > Mike > On 28 Sep 2012, at 18:08, Jonathan Harley <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 27/09/12 20:27, Tim Waters wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> On 17 September 2012 18:00, Jonathan Harley <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Just to throw another venue idea into the mix, how about Warwick >>> University? Advantages: it keeps winning awards as one of the best >>> conference venues in the UK, and can offer a very full-service >>> event where the venue will provide all the materials needed for >>> the organisers as well as things like extra people to help do the >>> running around (putting up signs etc). I work within walking >>> distance and could act as venue liaison. Coventry isn't far from >>> Nottingham which will host FOSS4G. Takes just over an hour on the >>> train from London and is in the centre of the motorway network too. >>> >>> Traditionally SOTMs have been run by us, the volunteers, versus >>> professional organizers. (In comparison the larger FOSS4G is run by >>> professionals). I think this keeps costs down and in my opinion makes >>> it a more friendly affair. I'm not sure if this is set in stone, but I >>> think we should be prepared to run everything ourselves. >>> >> >> Hi Tim, I agree completely. On the other hand, having organised a con >> where a couple of organisers dropped out at a late stage it is nice to >> have a contingency plan. Or perhaps you'd argue that if we don't have >> a big enough team that we would not be able to cope if a couple of >> people dropped out just before the event, we shouldn't bid. >> >> All of which begs the question - just how many volunteers do we need >> to get a credible bid together? >> >> Jonathan. >> >> >> -- >> Dr Jonathan Harley : Managing Director : SpiffyMap Ltd >> >> [email protected] Phone: 0845 313 8457 www.spiffymap.com >> The Venture Centre, Sir William Lyons Road, Coventry CV4 7EZ, UK >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-GB mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb -- Peter J Stoner UK Coordinator http://travelinedata.org.uk Traveline Traveline Information Ltd company number 3826797 Drury House, 34-43 Russell Street, LONDON WC2B 5HA _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
