Re: [73attendees] Attendance by country

[Nicholas Weaver <[e-mail]>]

On Dec 3, 2008, at 1:29 PM, Ben Campbell wrote:

> I suspect the difference between Mary's and Dean's positions has a  
> lot to do with whether one is getting reimbursed for expenses.  
> Although I personally do get reimbursed (at the moment, anyway), I  
> think we should try very hard to avoid making choices that  
> discourage contribution from people who don't have that advantage.
>
> We have the fee discount for students, but that's only a small piece  
> of the total cost--and it doesn't help self-employed people, or  
> people whose employers won't pay to send them to meetings.

If thats the goal, center the conference where lots of attendees live  
in any geographic area, so, eg, if in the US, stick to Silicon Valley  
and Seattle, Washington, because in-town attendees can commute and out- 
of-town attendees are more likely to have friends in the industry.

You can cut your attendence bill by a good 30%+ for a conference by  
staying with a friend or relative, and the company is better anyway.


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