Free/sponsored always goes a long way (See the list: https://fosdem.org/2015/about/sponsors/), so it leads to value for a lot of groups and individuals. Think recruiters, entrepreneurs, students, independent contractors. But also the sponsors (advertisers as well).
Something the ASF could learn from? Share your input at: http://markmail.org/message/rwk6nh2i6lavianm Best regards: Pierre Smits *ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>* Services & Solutions for Cloud- Based Manufacturing, Professional Services and Retail & Trade http://www.orrtiz.com On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > > > On 02/04/2015 09:49 AM, Pierre Smits wrote: > >> Had I known upfront it was held in Brussels and the last few days (yes, I >> had to look it up), I would have popped over as it is only an hour's drive >> away. >> >> Where will the next be held and when? >> > > > Always first weekend of February, always in Brussels at the ULB ( > http://www.ulb.ac.be/) It is a two day (Sat, Sun) event, but there are > numerous events that orbit it, both before and after, both in Brussels and > in surrounding cities, so it is a VERY high-bandwidth time to be in the > area. > > Upwards of 4000 geeks in attendance. Very community focused (as opposed to > the corporate focus of may events like OSCON) and one of the oldest free > software events in the world - may be the oldest. Event is free. And there > are always lots of ASF people in attendance, although not usually wearing > their Apache 'hats'. > > > -- > Rich Bowen - rbo...@rcbowen.com - @rbowen > http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon >
