[yocto-ab] DevDay at ELCE: Opportunity to sponsor

[Osier-mixon, Jeffrey]

Duh - Edinburgh, not Barcelona, sigh

On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Osier-mixon, Jeffrey
<jeffrey.osier-mixon at intel.com> wrote:
> As I think everyone knows, we are working on a DevDay for ELCE in
> Barcelona for 80 attendees. The costs for these events are
> considerable - they are essentially one-day conferences.
>
> This year we plan to offer two tracks as usual, one for new users and
> one for more experienced users, with hands-on labs for both, but
> instead of shipping 40 or 60 computers, we will be using three virtual
> private cloud servers, each of which can host 15-20 people building
> simultaneously. Attendees will be able to log in over ssh using their
> own laptops. These servers, provided by Intel, will cut our costs
> considerably, but there is still more to do.
>
> Right now we have sponsorships available for:
>
> Breakfast & breaks: breakfast foods, coffee, tea, and munchies that
> are normal fare at Linux Foundation events. This cost is of primary
> importance, as LinuxCon will be going on at the same time and it will
> be confusing for attendees otherwise. Cost: $3500
>
> Lunch: provide an on-site lunch for attendees so they don't have to
> scour the countryside. This is an optional bonus if someone wants to
> sponsor it. Cost: TBD but probably in the $5000 range.
>
> Cocktail party: optional social event after the conference. (Dinner
> was way too expensive.). Cost: TBD but probably in the $10-12k range.
>
> Please think about this and let me know what you think. The
> opportunity for sponsorships will end very soon, as we need to move on
> to the next planning phase.
>
> thanks
> --
> Jeff Osier-Mixon http://jefro.net/blog
> Yocto Project Community Manager @Intel http://yoctoproject.org



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Jeff Osier-Mixon http://jefro.net/blog
Yocto Project Community Manager @Intel http://yoctoproject.org