Christian,
> To what degree do the current sponsors "sponsor" the event?
Attendees will have to look after their own travel and accommodation
expenses. Since there will be a limit to the number of people we will be
able to accommodate in the facilities we may have to charge a small fee for
attending to make sure that those that register show up.
Thank you for your suggestions as to topics to cover, they are all subjects
we intend to cover.
Regards,
Joseph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian Heller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: OSHCA Update - Date and Location
> Joseph,
>
> I'm still rather unexperienced with visiting conferences but know that
> the entrance fees are usually quite high and only affordable by companies
> or perhaps public institutions.
>
> Additionally, travel and accomodation have to be taken into consideration.
>
> > Secondly, it has taken a lot of time and effort to get to the point of
> > having a major national health organization provide support for this
> > meeting. We have moved the meeting to accommodate several of you who
have
> > requested a MedInfo friendly date. Making the meeting shorter to
> > accommodate other gatherings would both diminish its importance and
> > definitely send the wrong signals to the NHS and other potential
sponsors.
>
> To what degree do the current sponsors "sponsor" the event?
>
> At the www.osdem.org OpenSource Developers conference at the beginning
> of February in Brussels, the entrance was all free.
> Those who registered beforehand, got a a free T-Shirt at the end ;-)
> Many of us were even offered free accommodation in the appartments
> of local developers.
>
> Ok, I don't think the conferences you talk about will be that hobby-like.
> However, I'm sure that any support for Community (hobby) developers
> would help a lot in convincing them to visit the event.
>
> For us enthusiasts who are (possibly) not delegated by their employers or
> Universities, it will not only be the costs mentioned above but also at
least
> one week of holiday to be taken.
>
> > I expect we will have many new faces at this meeting as the NHS will be
> > issuing a public press release shortly, plus the fact that we have much
> > more advance notice for this meeting and we will be promoting it
through
> > other European channels.
>
> For Germany, I recommend an announcement at www.heise.de,
> the most famous news for all people working in IT.
>
> > As far as primary care is concerned I can see that there will be some
> > overlap I'm certain we can coordinate things to minimize overlap.
Secondly,
> > the OSHCA meeting will cover several other domains besides primary care.
> > Any suggestions from the list will be most welcome.
>
> For me it would be a surprise in the first line, the first time.
> Getting to know some people personally who I talk to since long.
>
> Concerning topics, I'd be especially interested in technical things like
> architectures and solutions of various projects.
>
> Another aspect and always existing wish of mine is to further bundle our
> efforts and to set common aims by talking together.
>
> --
> Kind regards,
> Christian
>
>
