[Owasp-board] Event Registration

[dinis cruz]

Sorry Kate if you have already explained this on a previous email, but here
are a couple questions about this issue that I am a bit confused:

   - What is the history of this proposal?
   - This is a custom developed solution for OWASP right? (since it looks
   like a software development contract)
   - Where is the RFP (Request for Proposal) that Navatar is answering to?
   (i.e. where is the brief that explains the problem we are trying to solve?)
   - If we do have an RFP, has it been sent to the OWASP community? (who was
   given the opportunity to submit indepedent proposals?)
   - If we are looking at solving or reducing the cost of our
   online-registration processes, have we looked at the current commercial
   alternatives that answer our brief? Integration with SalesForce is a good
   thing, but a bunch of OWASP Chapters have been using EventBrite and it has
   worked out quite well (is that an option?)

Thanks

Dinis Cruz

On 9 July 2010 16:13, Kate Hartmann <kate.hartmann at owasp.org> wrote:

>  Board, in preparation for Monday’s meeting, can EVERYONE please take a
> look at the attached proposal from Navatar Group for an on line registration
> program?  Our contract with Cvent will expire in November and I’m looking at
> options to replace them.  This product is built in Salesforce language and
> is fully integrated with Salesforce.  This would mean that there would be
> real-time information available on our members, conferences, sponsorships,
> trainers and classes, etc.  It would hopefully eliminate duplicating work.
>
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> Alison will be working with them on the payment functionality to make sure
> we would be able to migrate our current merchant accounts.
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> Product cost for Cvent is currently $3K annually and $6/registration.  This
> would be much less expensive.  Additionally Cvent integrates with Salesforce
> based on a download/upload process – not direct integration.
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> If you would like, I can set up a demo for anyone interested.  One concern
> I have is that there is no “live demo” to practice on, but considering how
> easy it is to use salesforce, this should be the same.  I have gone through
> the product functionality with them and I believe that – if set up correctly
> – would make things easier for managing our community’s information.
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