[LGM] LGM in Paris?

[Frank Trampe]

Counting turnout is difficult, since people come and go from talk to talk.
I would be curious to know how many e-mail addresses we've collected each
year, but I have no idea what happens to those. Anybody?

Your timeline (2019 or later) looks to be fine at this point. I haven't
typed up the notes yet, but my call with the Saarbrücke folks was very
good, and, although we haven't talked yet, it sounds like the Milan folks
are still interested too.

Once we choose a venue for next year, we will start the global fundraising
efforts, but the results are not guaranteed at this point, and I think that
we ought to aim to have local sponsors cover venue costs at least until we
get our house in order. This could be as simple as a sponsor contributing
the venue, but it could also involve writing grants, launching a
locally-oriented Kickstarter campaign, or targeting local businesses that
might be interested in supporting the event. As Ginger mentioned, getting
an inside person (a faculty member at a university, for example) or the
official backing of an interested department might score free space and
support services where outsiders cannot get them. In any of these
approaches, I think that bringing LGM to town is a reasonable value
proposition for a lot of local parties, and I'd be happy to help to make
the specific arguments when the time comes.

I personally like being within the commuter rail system of a major city,
but I think that getting local turnout and engagement ought to be a major
factor, and having a supportive institution might do more for that than
being around a large population.


On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Jehan Pagès <jehan.marmottard at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> As I told people in LGM Rio, we would be interested to host LGM in
> Paris, but at the earlier in 2019 (even after if ever we don't get
> early notices, I don't want any last-minute organization personally).
>
> Before I start contacting venues, I would like a few basic information:
>
> - in a successful LGM, what is the expected attendance? In other
> words, what was the attendance in LGM Madrid or Leipzig (both were
> definitely the meetings with the most people in the 5 LGMs we were a
> part of)?
>
> - I have several ideas already of cool places, some Free Software
> loving universities, cool hacker-loving places, cinema event places… I
> expect the location could be offered in some places, but would
> definitely be charged in others (though the places where I expect
> charging are pretty cool). What is the usual politics we should have
> on the topic?
>
> - I know universities outside of Paris which are very Free
> Software-friendly (some of them where I have been a guest teacher at
> times). That could be a good entry point. Now I also know of several
> universities in Paris itself which are Free Software friendly as well
> (like my former university back as a student, which offers Free
> Software mirrors).
> Do we prefer to be *in* Paris absolutely or is being in the suburb
> acceptable? "In-Paris" is obviously cool and much nicer for people who
> want more social events and visiting, etc. But it is also much more
> expensive (hotels as well as food) which is less welcoming to
> interested parties with less income. What's the preference?
>
> Jehan
>
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