On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 11:04 AM, Seth G <se...@geographika.co.uk> wrote: > A question which is not answered in the above is what other local chapters > do with regards to financing these events. We need to book a hotel > conference suite - do most chapter's create bank accounts? Or do the > organisers pay costs directly? > > Also what happens if there is a shortfall in funds (I'm guessing the event > is cancelled or the organisers make up the difference), or alternatively a > surplus?
On the events I have collaborated in Spain, we usually ask for some sponsorship or donations. To make sure we all know this is not for making money, sometimes we make the companies pay directly for some things instead of having us in the middle. That way we don't have shortfall or surpluses or even have to worry about bank accounts. Also, we go for cheap. At least in Spain there are a lot of social places (public or from other organizations) you can book for free or for a small fee if you do a public and free event. So we only have to take care of food and drinks, if any. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
