<div dir="ltr">Hi everyone, <div><br></div><div>Petter suggested that I write to you all, regarding our plans to hold another <a href="https://www.mysociety.org/freedom-of-information/alaveteli/alavetelicon-2015/">AlaveteliCon</a>. He also said that you're happy to help where you can, so I really appreciate that. </div><div><br></div><div>The great news is that NUUG Foundation have very generously offered us €10,000 if we hold it in Oslo. They have offered us €5,000 if we hold it in Finland or Sweden.</div><div><br></div><div>This is a real help, but we still need to raise more funds to make the event happen. I am still waiting to hear back from a couple of Finnish funds that we have applied for, but in the meantime I'd like to approach potential Norwegian sponsors to ask for their support. </div><div><br></div><div>Does anyone have any suggestions of organisations that might be interested in supporting AlaveteliCon? Or venues that might allow us to use their space for free or a small charge? </div><div><br></div><div>Any advice/support/help would be very gratefully received! I'm really passionate about making another AlaveteliCon happen, as the 2015 one was a really inspiring event, as I hope Gorm would agree :) Plus there have been lots of developments for Alaveteli, so it'll be great to discuss these and other issues affecting FOI. </div><div><br></div><div>Please refer to this <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YNCa1W9msE_hCIFfKryfoe8_9XoLdCJ9FXW6BqGgb-c/edit#gid=995134144">budget document</a> for the projected costs of the event, based on the costs to run the <a href="https://www.mysociety.org/freedom-of-information/alaveteli/alavetelicon-2015/">2015</a> and <a href="http://alaveteli.org/community/conferences/2012/">2012</a> events. </div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions, or need more information about AlaveteliCon, let me know!</div><div><br></div><div>Regarding venues, we're looking for somewhere that will be suitable for up to 60 people in 'theatre' style.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much in advance,</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Gemma. <br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p><a name="UNIQUE_ID_SafeHtmlFilter_UNIQUE_ID_SafeHtmlFilter_UNIQUE_ID_SafeHtmlFilter_UNIQUE_ID_SafeHtmlFilter__MailAutoSig">Gemma Humphrys</a></p>
<p><b>Events Manager /</b><b style="font-size:12.8px"> Alaveteli Partnerships Manager </b></p>
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