[Bundle-sponsorship-wg] [PSF-Board] New International PyCon Sponsorship Bundles for 2016

[Betsy Waliszewski]

I've sent an email to Chris Neugebauer and contact at pycon-au.org to see if
they'd like to participate.

Betsy

On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 8:26 AM, Betsy Waliszewski <betsy at python.org> wrote:

> Who is the contact for PyCon Australia, Nick? I wouldn't want to add it to
> our prospectus without asking permission from the organizers.
>
> Betsy
>
> On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 5:19 AM, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 1 January 2016 at 01:28, Betsy Waliszewski <betsy at python.org> wrote:
>> > Yes, I agree. We can easily add conferences to the list. However, this
>> > should be done sooner, rather than later, so that potential sponsors
>> can see
>> > our offerings all at the same time. It would be weird to go back to
>> them and
>> > say "oh, btw, we've added xx event to the list." We can always iterate
>> the
>> > list at the end of each year, too.
>> >
>> > I could add PyCon Australia to the prospectus if I got the info asap.
>>
>> It turns out the 2016 sponsor prospectus has already been put
>> together: http://2016.pycon-au.org/sponsor-prospectus-2016.pdf
>>
>> Pricing summary:
>>
>> Platinum: 8000 AUD (Limit: 2)
>> Gold: 6000 AUD (Limit: 5)
>> Sponsor (silver): 1800 AUD
>> Contributor (bronze): 900 AUD
>>
>> One of the organisers raised an interesting question regarding
>> exchange rate risk for conference that price their sponsorship levels
>> in a currency other than USD: presumably the levels will need to be
>> converted to USD for inclusion in the prospectus, so does the PSF wear
>> the exchange rate risk if the local currency appreciates against the
>> USD between the time the prospectus is published and the time the
>> funds are disbursed to the conference?
>>
>> For the PSF's own sponsorships, we just state the amount in both local
>> currency and USD using the exchange rate on the day of the resolution,
>> but that won't work when there may be an extended delay between
>> publication of the prospectus and distirbution of funds.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Nick.
>>
>> --
>> Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com   |   Brisbane, Australia
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Betsy Waliszewski
> Python Software Foundation
> Event Coordinator / Administrator
> @betswaliszewski
>



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Betsy Waliszewski
Python Software Foundation
Event Coordinator / Administrator
@betswaliszewski
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