{"id":1556,"date":"2014-06-03T20:59:34","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T20:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/2014\/?page_id=1556"},"modified":"2014-06-03T22:22:11","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T22:22:11","slug":"2013-conference-budget","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/2014\/archives-resources\/2013-conference-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Conference Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

2013 OpenSimulator Community Conference Budget<\/h1>\n

Frequently people want to know how much it costs to produce an event like the OpenSimulator Community Conference and wonder where the money from sponsorships and donations goes. \u00a0Good question! \u00a0Community and volunteer based conferences like OSCC are often run on a shoe-string budget, and could only take place through the generous donations of sponsors and volunteers who dedicate their time and efforts to making the conference a success.<\/p>\n

For the 2013 OpenSimulator Community Conference, this is what the budget looked like:<\/p>\n

\"oscc13_budget_final_500px\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As you can see, the costs for running the conference are fairly straightforward. \u00a0The majority of expenses are for grid hosting and administration, web services, and fees for various online services that we use to coordinate and produce the event, and of course the conference grid and website are available year round, not just for the two days of the event.<\/p>\n

For future events, we hope to raise additional funds to offer services we couldn’t afford\u00a0for the first conference, such as ad-free streaming of the event, software licenses\u00a0for better tools for the streaming team volunteers, additional server resources, a more generous honorarium budget to attract high-caliber keynote speakers, and funds for stipends for the\u00a0organizers and core developers who\u00a0put in an inordinate amount of effort and sustained hours over many months to make the conference happen.<\/p>\n

Benefits to the OpenSimulator Community<\/h2>\n

Beyond the wonderful experience of getting to spend time with others passionate about the platform, and hearing about the terrific projects, grids, and services being produced by the community at the conference, there were also a number of exciting outcomes from last year’s conference:<\/p>\n