Question:
How did you get Bellingham Technical College to provide you a free
hall ? (Others of us could maybe learn & do similar in other parts
of the world ? Did you get a sponsor ? Reason I ask is I've been
long hoping to do a BSD conference in Munich Germany sometime, but
the local Universities want lots of money, & as soon as money raises
it's head, it's a nightmare: got to collect it, secure it, pay it
to halls & maybe speakers expenses, & levy sales tax on admission
fees, not make a profit or loss, all a right pain
Answer:
I don't have all the details, but you are free to join the
http://www.peakserv.com/mailman/listinfo/fest-list/ list and discuss
there.
I believe one person from the local users group is on the faculty of the
college.
They started as a small event, but by third year had over 300
attend and the fourth and fifth years had over 1000 attend.
I know what you mean about finding a facility. I hope to do a BSD
conference in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle, Washington, USA area). I
have found one company that said they have a facility we could use. If
anyone wants to help, we do have a mailing list to discuss. (Let me know
off-list.)
