[haiku-inc] Re: Reimbursement request for SCaLE 9x ?
- From: Urias McCullough <umccullough@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-inc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 10:31:23 -0800
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Ryan Leavengood <leavengood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think it is reasonable and probably cheaper than SCaLE has cost us
> in the past.
Indeed - I just looked at the past financial reports (BTW, thanks for
updating them with the newer layout!)
Sadly, the main reason it will cost so much is that it is so far away for me.
For the bay area shows (LinuxWorld/OpenSourceWorld) I usually drive
down and stay with my sisters, saving most of the lodging cost.
> Though in general I do hope these conferences are worth the
> investment. My recent financial work has reminded me of the cost of
> conferences over the years. Of course exposure and advertising or
> however you would classify our showing at a conference is hard to
> quantify.
I think the conferences help indeed. So far each conference I've
attended has yielded a lot of excitement from visitors - and I think
it definitely makes the project look more official and real. This
presence legitimizes Haiku and lets people know that we're serious
about the project and what it is about.
It also provides an opportunity for "networking". For example, I have
spoken with the people from Coverity at several shows now - and David
Maxwell asked me recently if I was going to be at SCaLE this year.
This gives us an opportunity to "bond" with other projects and
organizations who are using these conferences to do their own
networking and marketing. These are hidden bonuses that come from
attending the shows.
> I'll finish up some more clean-up work on the financial reports in the
> next few days so other people can have a better look and overview of
> conference costs in the past.
They look great!
- Urias
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