2009 Stuff
Notes 2009-Feb-04
Present: Bruce, Andrew, Colin, Nick, Cassie, Jeremiah
DATES:
- Before or after UW graduation?
DEADLINES
Now: venue (Adobe?)
Twelve weeks out: start soliciting sponsors
Six weeks before: close sponsorships (no negotiation)
Four weeks before: shirts and printed materials
Four weeks before: start promotions, signups
One week before: concessions lined up
PROMOTIONS:
barcampseattle@gmail address - Colin
Pathable email list
Facebook
Upcoming
Similar groups (nPost, NWEN, Startup Drinks, Startup Weekend, hops n' chops)
THINGS TO WORK ON:
Session size fitting the size of the room
Cassie will mess with the logo, shirts, stickers (stickergiant, Zippydogs)
Pathable will donate services/signups/badges
Colin will email Ken about venues and Ankur at UW
Bruce to talk to Matt about Adobe
Bruce to bother Nathan about sponsorship level
Jeremiah talks to BizSpark (Microsoft)
Zach to bother guys at Utili-kilts regarding organizer swag
THINGS WE NEED SPONSORED:
Sponsor's Banner
Venue
Shirts
Stickers
Org. Swag
Bar Sponsorship
Breakfast Saturday
Coffee AM
Water AM
Lunch Saturday
PM Water
PM Coffee
Sunday Breakfast
Sunday Water
Sunday Coffee
SPONSOR COMMITMENTS:
LiquidPlanner $400 for coffee &/or water (soft circle)
Notes 2009-Mar-04
Venue updates
* Adobe closed on june 27/28 { Colin }
Tara Hunt wants to come up for Barcamp {Jeremiah}
we're gonna get other companies to sponsor the event, by namedropping tara hunt and her new book launch. then want to use that as leverage for her publisher.
book launch party held on Friday before OR on saturday
POSSIBLE VENDORS (non material)
- Microsoft { Jeremiah }
- Live Search
- Biz Spark
- Mobile
- Office Online
- TMobile
- Google
- Amazon
- RIM
- Nokia
- HTC
- Adobe
- ClassMates
- Ignition Partners
- Concurr
Update Social Networking Sites
- Twitter
- Facebook
- Upcoming
- This wiki
Material vendors
- donuts
- beer
- water
- 7-5 rule: Ask 7 people if you want 5.
Jeremiahs high level Strategy
- Venue
- Attendance
- Reach
- ROI
- True cost
