Colin Murphy wrote:

In previous years, a minimum donation was specified. Is these a suggested figure for this year?

There is no such 'minumum donation' for the conference. We even accept donations of 1 euro. There is a 'minimum' for the donation returns, these are presents we give if you make a donation. Currently the list of returns is not yet finished. But as a reference I copy-paste the list of last year. Greets and see you soon in brussels Quote: The primary characteristic of FOSDEM is that it is a non-commercial event. To keep it that way, we think the best way to fund the event is to ask for support from the open source community on a voluntary basis. We ask that you support us by making a voluntary donation. To thank donators, we have produced some packages in return for their support for the 2006 edition, which may continue for other editions. Here is a description of the packages corresponding to the amount contributed: * 25 euros : the FOSDEM T-shirt * 50 euros : T-shirt + O'Reilly pocket guide * 100 euros: T-shirt + O'Reilly book * 150 euros: T-shirt + O'Reilly book + participation in the draw to get 5 books of your choice from O'Reilly (2 winners of 5 books). * 200 euros: T-shirt + O'Reilly book + participation in the draw to receive 1 Sun Opteron workstation; we have 2 Sun workstations (Sun Ultra 20 with 1 GB, 80 GB HD, DVD, ...) to give to FOSDEM donators. -- Christophe Vandeplas cvandeplas@fosdem.org http://www.fosdem.org