[LGM] LGM in Paris?

[Jehan Pagès]

Hi,

On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 12:08 AM, Frank Trampe <frank.trampe at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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?

Can we at least know the seat numbers of the conference rooms of
Madrid and Leipzig's LGM? Since the rooms were mostly filled (and even
a little more at times, I think), that would give a good idea of the
attendance size.
Is there anyone from the organization at that time who would have this
information?

> 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.

Good to know!

> 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 would have no issue finding inside people, in particular in some
university in the suburb of Paris. I know a head person in one
university which teaches Blender. In another university (where I was a
guest teacher), I know the teachers would be quite interested.

In Paris center, I don't know many people in universities anymore, but
I know they are still several universities of FLOSS enthusiasts who
regularly host events and provide servers to projects. So I believe it
should be quite possible to find the right inside people as well (of
course, I need to try to be sure).
Finding such a venue is not the biggest problem.

Yet I have been interested to try out other types of hosting venue as
well. We have been discussing with other GIMP devs, and our feeling
about the success of Madrid's LGM was that it was organized by a place
made to organize such events (not a university, unlike all other
years). Also that was an arts place, which is even more what LGM
could/should be about. Maybe it is therefore worth looking into
similar places.

> 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.

Well wherever we would be in Paris suburb, we'd get a similar local
turnout most likely.

Jehan

> 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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