Bid Submission Outline
The bid shall include the following information:
1 Contact Information
The Event Team, composed of, but not limited to, the following positions:
Event Chair
Event Co-Chair
Facilities Coordinator
Volunteer Coordinator
For each person on the Team (as listed above):
Contact Name
Contact Position
Contact Phone
Contact E-mail Address
Contact Postal Mail Address
2 Dates
Proposed dates for Warpstock?
Any conflicting trade shows (Comdex, Internet World, etc.)?
Any trade shows just before or after Warpstock to make it easier, and more reason to travel? (i.e. can someone combine a trip)
3 Geography
Why is this city a good location for Warpstock?
What special advantages does it offer?
What disadvantages need to be coped with?
4 Travel
What options are available for out-of-towners?
Hotel prices, or other lodging arrangements?
Airports?
Amtrak service?
Driving ease?
Representative airfares from the following cities: New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Houston, Chicago, Denver, Munich, London, Sydney, Atlanta, Brussels, Amsterdam.
5 Facilities
Where will Warpstock be held? (List all choices being considered) How many people can be accommodated? How many rooms are available for presentations, with what capacity? Where will the exhibit hall be? What other advantages --and disadvantages-- does the facility have? What about the site's proximity to hotel, food, and airports?
The bid may list several sites that are being considered. Pros and cons between the sites should be noted.
6 Event Planning
Please give a brief description of the event planning, including presentations, exhibit hall, wifi access and social activities.
7 Everything Else
How will you market Warpstock, so that the target audience learns about it, and realizes that it simply must attend? What unique advantages would attendees have, by attending a Warpstock in YOUR city? In other words, why should we choose you, instead of the other guys? How are you going to get more attendees interested and reach into new markets?
Warpstock Corporation
http://www.warpstock.org/staticpages/index.php?page=BSO