On Tue, 2013-07-23 at 19:49 +0100, Ekaterina Gerasimova wrote:
[...] On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:48:32AM -0700, Germán Póo-Caamaño wrote:I wonder what are the odds of getting the venue for free. It seems the venue could make the difference between having some profit, no profit or a major loss.The venues are negotiated with each college or department. Whether we can negotiate for a free venue will very much depend on the attendee numbers and which venue we want. The higher the expected number of attendees, the fewer choices we will have as Oxford is a college university with few students per year, so there are few large lecture halls. On the plus side, with GUADEC attendance falling in recent years[1], we are likely to have more options. Even if we have to pay the maximum for the venue, the spending is on a par with recent years. The bigger question is whether we will be able to get the same amount of sponsorship as we normally do[2], which still remains to be seen. (I am assuming that it will be similar to this year for the budget.) I think that we will be better placed to assess whether paying for the venue is a viable option after GUADEC this year and if it is not, then I expect the bid to be rejected. We will try our best to acquire a venue for free or to negotiate a discount.
IIRC, we have paid €40,000 as maximum (~£34,500). If you also make the match for travel sponsorships, that would be £25,800. Combined, that would lower the proposal costs in about £10,000. In addition, you can make the sponsorship dependant of the venue costs. It is not the ideal, but tighten our belts could be an option. Thanks for the updates. -- Germán Poo-Caamaño http://calcifer.org/
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