> > > > now we have a model where PyCon India [1] is organized on rotation from > various users groups from around country,these users groups aka chapters > have no formal body they exist on Mailing lists and meetup groups [2] they > first show case the strenght in organizing the event of this magnitude then > we rally behind them to make it happen, its the local organizing community > which drives and decides how they want to spend the money for an event , > there are no gatekeepers at the end of the event all the financials are > made public after every event. > > Quite impressive, this also encourages smaller local groups to be active rather than having a powerful central body which inevitably tends to become distanced from those on the ground.
Does every conference need to find a new supporting institution to handle financials? Thats a part that can burn out volunteers trying to organize events/conferences and making sure the accounting is taken care of.
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