THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
Finances
Considered various options to reduce upfront costs to zero for the first event: http://markmail.org/thread/b4lii3tkgiv5epgp
Opened a separate (personal) bank account to use to receive funds from ticket sales and to reimburse expenses.
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Events aim to break even with surplus from previous event used to pay upfront costs for the next.
Sponsorship allows larger / nicer / better located venues and/or funding travel for additional speakers.
Ticket Management
Ticket sales via EventBrite.
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Venue for first event handled entirely by sponsor.
Looking at Premier Inn meeting rooms as possible venues for future events.
Recording
Purchased a USB microphone and used this, combined with screen recording software on speaker's laptops to record session where possible.