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Re: [LDAPCon 2015] Conference budget
by Andrew Findlay 17 Jul '15

17 Jul '15

On 16 Jul 2015 10:16 pm, Gavin Henry <ghenry(a)suretec.co.uk> wrote: > I presume there will be only one Platinum, which Symas are taking. > Could we take a Gold level? I see no need to limit the number at each level, but we may need to do something about the 5-minute talk slot currently shown for Platinum if we get too many takers. > > Is it too late to submit a presentation? I'd like to do one on how > OpenLDAP powers SureVoIP The programme is already full to bursting point so we cannot consider any more talks unless someone drops out, sorry. What you could do is a poster as we will have potential to display lots of those and they can be quite large (up to about A0) Andrew Sent from my pocket. May contain typos.

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Re: [LDAPCon 2015] Conference budget
by Andrew Findlay 16 Jul '15

16 Jul '15

. On 15 Jul 2015 6:03 pm, Peter Gietz <peter.gietz(a)daasi.de> wrote: > > Hi, > > I did have a look at the numbers (Silver 1000 €, Gold 2000 €, Platinum > 4000 €). For so little numbers of participants, I thought that the > numbers should definitely not exceed these figures and may be some more > sponsors would come, if the prices would be cheaper. By mistake, I > thought that those were the final numbers, I already sent the filled > out sponsor form to administration(a)lists.ldapcon.org , going for silver. Where did that form come from? We have not set the rates yet, and I have no idea where that email address goes! Thanks for comments on the rates though. Andrew

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Re: [LDAPCon 2015] Conference budget
by Andrew Findlay 15 Jul '15

15 Jul '15

On 15 Jul 2015 6:58 pm, Matthew Hardin <mhardin(a)symas.com> wrote: > My opinion is that the cost for a Platinum sponsorship was too high for the size of the conference. I also recall that there were no takers for Platinum last time, and we should factor that into this year’s sponsorship pricing. Agreed. > Platinum - 2,500 € > Gold - 1000 € > Silver - 500 € > > The lower-priced Silver tier would probably attract sponsors who felt that the previous cost for a Silver sponsorship was out of their reach. It’s also likely that, to the benefit of the conference, lower pricing will be attractive to more sponsors. Good point. We need to come up with a sensible package at each level to make this work. In 2013 about half the income came from sponsorship. One thing we can offer is space for commercial posters (I am planning to push the idea of technical posters quite hard for presenters and delegates so this follows nicely). > I could also see an upward adjustment of these figures by 250 € without too much harm: > > Platinum - 2,750 € > Gold - 1250 € > Silver - 750 € > > Thoughts? Bear in mind that the budget this year is in Pounds Sterling. I am quite happy to talk in Euros but we must remember that the Pound is quite strong at present so costs will look higher this time around. Our costs will be in Pounds so I think it best to price things in Pounds too. Today €1 is about £0.70 so your second suggestion comes out something like: Silver £500 Gold £900 Platinum £2000 I suspect we will have to charge VAT to UK sponsors, but that should not be an issue to VAT-registered entities. Andrew Sent from my pocket. May contain typos.

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Re: [LDAPCon 2015] Conference budget
by Andrew Findlay 15 Jul '15

15 Jul '15

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Re: [LDAPCon 2015] LDAPCon site is in error
by Andrew Findlay 15 Jul '15

15 Jul '15

On 13 Jul 2015 11:12 am, Clément OUDOT <clem.oudot(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > the site is not available (server error) : http://ldapcon.org/ Apparently it is a hardware problem. The site will be moved soon but we cannot edit while the DNS times out (3 days) > > I saw that you made the selections for the program. Maybe can we > spread te word on social media? Yes but please wait until DAASI say the site is stable. > > Did you plan to publish the program soon? Not the detailed timings yet. Andrew (In the mountains) > Sent from my pocket. May contain typos.

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LDAPCon site is in error
by Clément OUDOT 14 Jul '15

14 Jul '15

Hello, the site is not available (server error) : http://ldapcon.org/ I saw that you made the selections for the program. Maybe can we spread te word on social media? Did you plan to publish the program soon? Clément.

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Conference budget
by Andrew Findlay 13 Jul '15

13 Jul '15

Kimball has put the draft budget here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F-UCDffPexUkcfCrXVU9jyquik9KfsH_jGv… He says: > Sorry for the delay, I have been very busy, and am currently in the US for 3 > weeks. > > There is a lot of holes, i've based the conference prices on last years, but I > don't know prices or numbers for the tutorial, I don't have information about > sponsors and I don't have any data for the dinner. > > Everyone with the link can comment, and I have given Stephen write access. > > I don't have much time to dedicate to it, but I will setup eventbrite to take > payments once you have agreed on prices. It looks to me as if the big missing item is the conference dinner and its venue. There is also big uncertainty about tutorial numbers and costs. There is a likely error on the full-price rate. If early-bird is £175 then full-price is more likely to be £225 than £125... This adds £1700 to the expected income. We should allow for some admin costs at UKUUG - not clear whether that is the reason for the Admin Fees line. Leaving aside all tutorial costs and income for the moment, and costing the main dinner at £50/head all-in (big guess, but that is what it costs for a much smaller dinner that I run each year in the Thames Valley)... We get a total cost of about £12000 and a ticket income of about £6000 (£7700 if I am right above), leaving about £6000 to find from sponsors. In 2013 there were 4 Silver sponsors and 3 Gold, bringing in €10000 in total. Exchange rates have moved a lot since then (and could be very unstable for the next few months) but at current rates €10000 is about £7000 so we in the right ball-park. There are various approaches to costing the tutorials, partly depending on whether we are paying the presenters. We have not offered to do so, though some may need a fair amount of expenses. I suspect numbers will be lower on the tutorial day - maybe 35 rather than 70+. If we cost it pro-rata that would be £115 full-rate and £85 early-bird, bringing in perhaps £3400. Costs for that day would be low: daytime catering, some printing, a share of expenses, so at those prices it would be a net contributor to the income. Note that the ticket prices etc are not set in stone: this is for discussion. My feeling is to aim for a figure that will be certain to be safe, and to improve catering/giveaways/dinner/donation if numbers are good. Thoughts? Andrew -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | From Andrew Findlay, Skills 1st Ltd | | Consultant in large-scale systems, networks, and directory services | | http://www.skills-1st.co.uk/ +44 1628 782565 | -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: [LDAPCon 2015] News on the organization?
by Kimball Johnson 10 Jul '15

10 Jul '15

Extra dietary requirements are handled at no extra cost by the caterers Kimball On 10 Jul 2015, at 14:41, Peter Gietz <peter.gietz(a)daasi.de> wrote: Am 09.06.2015 um 18:42 schrieb Michael Ströder: Matthew Hardin wrote: If the budget permits, we should present a viable vegetarian selection (i.e., something besides salad) +1 Ciao, Michael. One option of which should even be vegan. Sorry for this late reply (vacation, other travels, work, work, work, ...) Cheers, Peter _______________________________________________ 2015 mailing list2015@lists.ldapcon.orghttps://lists.ldapcon.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/2015 -- Peter Gietz, CEO DAASI International GmbH Europaplatz 3 D-72072 Tübingen Germany phone: +49 7071 407109-0 fax: +49 7071 407109-9 email: peter.gietz(a)daasi.de web: www.daasi.de Sitz der Gesellschaft: Tübingen Registergericht: Amtsgericht Stuttgart, HRB 382175 Geschäftsleitung: Peter Gietz _______________________________________________ 2015 mailing list 2015(a)lists.ldapcon.org https://lists.ldapcon.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/2015

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News on the organization?
by Clément OUDOT 10 Jul '15

10 Jul '15

Hi all, I would like to have some news on the organization of the LDAPCon. The deadline for talk submission will soon be here, maybe we need to send a message on social networks to remind it? (I can take care of that) I do not see on the website any sponsor, is it planned to have some? I know some companies that would like to be involved in this event. If you need help on any subject, please ask! Clément.

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Fwd: [LDAPCon 2015 - Edinburgh] Author Notification 10th July
by Clément OUDOT 10 Jul '15

10 Jul '15

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