I'd like to voice support for this proposal despite never going to one of their events. I hope it'll lead to something as cool happening here in Sydney too.<div><br></div><div>Tim<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 12 January 2013 21:28, Ben Dechrai <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ben@dechrai.com" target="_blank">ben@dechrai.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
After a successful return of BarCampMelbourne in July last year, I would<br>
like to apply to become an on-going sub-committee of LA for the purposes<br>
of running all future BarCampMelbourne's (not just the upcoming one in<br>
March).<br>
<br>
The requested sub-committee name is "BarCampMelbourne" (no date this<br>
time), and I will remain as coordinator, with Peter Lieverdink remaining<br>
as treasurer. We also request access to a bank account that we can operate.<br>
<br>
We do not seek funding as part of our application for a full-time<br>
sub-committee; our first requirement is the bank account so that we may<br>
receive funds from other sponsors.<br>
<br>
I will be contacting previous BarCampMelbourne sponsors over the next<br>
day or two and, based on previous events, expect to raise in excess of<br>
$5,000 towards the event, and am aiming to raise over $7,000. We raised<br>
$7,425 in sponsorship last year.<br>
<br>
The estimated costs for this conference, based on last year's prices and<br>
a moderate expectation of the number of attendees, is $6,274.65. To<br>
mitigate against loss in the event sufficient sponsorship is not<br>
obtained, we will be selling tickets to the event for $30 each. This<br>
means the event will still break even with only $3,000 in sponsorship.<br>
Assuming we reach our sponsorship targets, participants will get a<br>
pro-rata refund, not exceeding the ticket price, to ensure any profit is<br>
not from participant fees, in keeping with the spirit of BarCamp.<br>
<br>
The budget is available at:<br>
<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/0j6swp6mxn9g1s2/budget.ods" target="_blank">https://www.dropbox.com/s/0j6swp6mxn9g1s2/budget.ods</a><br>
<br>
For the convenience of the council, a text version of the budget is<br>
included below for quick reference.<br>
<br>
The next BarCampMelbourne will take place on the 16th and 17th of March.<br>
<br>
Many thanks for your consideration,<br>
Ben Dechrai<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
BarCampMelbourne2013 Budget<br>
<br>
Expenses (inc GST)<br>
<br>
Category Description Units Each Cost<br>
Misc Stationery 1 -$100.00 -$100.00<br>
Misc Groceries 1 -$100.00 -$100.00<br>
Attendee item Tshirts 49 -$17.55 -$859.95<br>
Accommodation Fri Orgs Beds 4 -$40.70 -$162.80<br>
Catering Fri Orgs Dinner 4 -$25.00 -$100.00<br>
Category Sat Orgs Breakfast 4 -$7.70 -$30.80<br>
Catering Sat Lunch 70 -$17.22 -$1,205.05<br>
Catering Sat Dinner 35 -$15.95 -$558.25<br>
Accommodation Sat Beds 18 -$40.70 -$732.60<br>
Catering Sun Breakfast 18 -$7.70 -$138.60<br>
Catering Sun Lunch 70 -$17.22 -$1,205.05<br>
<br>
Sub Total -$5,193.10<br>
GST -$472.10<br>
<br>
Income (inc GST)<br>
<br>
Category Description Units Each Cost<br>
Tickets 70 $30.00 $2,100.00<br>
Sponsorship Platinum 1 $2,200.00 $2,200.00<br>
Sponsorship Gold 1 $1,100.00 $1,100.00<br>
<br>
Sub Total $5,400.00<br>
GST $490.91<br>
<br>
Balance $206.90<br>
GST $18.81<br>
<br>
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