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  - budget

     

       
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I've run 100s of events from meetups to large conferences over the years. This is a simple tech budget that you can use as a template to estimate costs, sponsors, and so on.

     

       
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This is a base model for a 100 person conference that assumes:

     

       
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There are many other items that are necessary for running larger events. It should also be easily editable for smaller and simpler meetups.

     

       
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I've plugged in a line item for A/V that is relatively high. Getting high quality recordings of talks are a great resource, something that sponsors can sponsor / have their logos and materials embedded in, and is valuable for speakers and future versions of the event.

     

       
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## GSheet Template

     

       
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Here is the [Google Sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nJAKidA_L7-55BELdEFktoKjpUNu8j3wMCeGCHg-rgo/edit) version. Use the _File » Make a copy_ command to make your own version to work with.

     

       
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<iframe width="100%" height="1200px" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTprpn2tLveyaGhEFGeLqbU34lAp-0I2CZOUPbomX5gWFZP7N9uJmYCCC68GuiTAadBSy_HZ3aaKI0Z/pubhtml?gid=3&amp;single=true&amp;widget=true&amp;headers=false"></iframe>