Hoi Bert,
If you would decide to host such an event in Belgium, don't forget to ping me, I think I know the perfect location for a 2 day summit in Ghent, for a smaller group (max 100p/day).
Never heard of Ghent. Google shows me 'Gent' which I have heard of. Is that 'op de weg' tussen Oostende en Antwerpen Kennedy Tunnel ?
I was thinking of 7 days with the main event in the middle of those 7 days. This would allow those with little time to attend only the main event and the others, with more time, to arrive early and depart late, explore the place and attend 'fringe' events and generally relax and enjoy themselves.
Is camping aanwezig in de buurt van Gent of de huur locatie ?
Needed:-
Commercial sponsorship, multiple
good, low rates
speakers
exhibits
classes in Linux/Centos (free or very low cost)
comparison with Windoze and Centos/KDE/Gnome etc.
promotion materials
cheap but good quality Centos branded goods (caps, tee-shirts, polos, sweat shirts, mugs enz.)
primary language English, but good, clearly spoken and devoid of jargon, colloquialisms
free hand-outs including CDs/DVDs of Centos
endorsement from de gemeente / regional government etc.
reasonable admission cost with invoices for companies wishing to charge everything to business expenses. Perhaps very low for private indidivuals and higher for companies ?
IMPORTANT: some rain for Mr K B Singh who will feel unwelcome unless he gets wet :-)
Paul.