Difference between revisions of "Vote for membership promotion for Open House Chicago"
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| − | Vote | + | Vote to allow a promotional giveaway in which people who visit Pumping Station: One as part of the 2018 Open House Chicago can receive up to two months free Starving Hacker membership upon paying for the first month of a new membership. The promotion can be granted to a maximum of fifty people and is only available to new first-time members. |
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Revision as of 03:37, 25 September 2018
Sponsors
- Adam Stein
History
- Mailing List Announcement: 2018-09-24
- Officially Proposed: 2018-09-24
- To be Voted on: 2018-10-02
Language
Vote to allow a promotional giveaway in which people who visit Pumping Station: One as part of the 2018 Open House Chicago can receive up to two months free Starving Hacker membership upon paying for the first month of a new membership. The promotion can be granted to a maximum of fifty people and is only available to new first-time members.
Cost: $0
Background
In 2017, Open House Chicago brought over 600 visitors to PS1. As our largest public outreach event of the year, OHC offer a unique opportunity to interact with interested members of the public. Unfortunately, we had no infrastructure in place at the time to capture contact information for visitors or otherwise attempt to engage with them after their visit.
PS1 is funded exclusively through membership dues, which pay for both ongoing operational expenses and new equipment. In fact, a certain number of new member sign-ups are needed each month to offset the loss of existing members.
The 2018 OHC event offers a chance to experiment with new promotional and outreach initiatives. One such initiative, the subject of this vote, involves a time-limited promotional giveaway intended to encourage interested visitors to make an immediate financial commitment to PS1 by purchasing a membership.