Do they require a fee of NFP groups aligned in the open source space? Many organizations / conferences don't. Have you asked?<br><br>If the money is necessary and the activity is worthwhile I don't think allocating money on that order would be a problem. We would require a post-event write-up of what Flourish was like and what TPF goodness was achieved through the attending & representing.<br>
<br>Could you get them to do an email-out to their list re: YAPC::NA 2008 in Chicago?<br><br>Cheers,<br> - Richard<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 20, 2008 10:00 AM, Joshua McAdams <<a href="mailto:joshua.mcadams@gmail.com">joshua.mcadams@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Does it make any sense for YAPC::NA to sponsor flourish (minimum level<br>= $250) in order to get a table at the conference expo and advertise?<br>
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<br>Since Flourish is in Chicago and there might be overlap in the crowds,<br>it doesn't necessarily seem like a bad idea.<br>_______________________________________________<br>YAPC-NA-organizers mailing list<br><a href="mailto:YAPC-NA-organizers@pm.org">YAPC-NA-organizers@pm.org</a><br>
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