Re: Planned changes to registration payments & deadlines

["Joel M. Halpern" <[e-mail]>]

To clarify my question, the earlier wording seemed to say that the early 
registration avoided raising the rates.  From some of the other 
messages, taht seems not to be the case.  Rather, there is some model 
that was used by the IAOC to estimate the revenue increase if we allowed 
people who could register sufficiently early to avoid the increase.

If that is what is meant, then my question is largely irrelevant.  You 
have picked a time that produces enough additional revenue, precisely 
because many people will be unable or unwilling to register that early.

Yours,
Joel

On 4/24/18 7:17 AM, Joel M. Halpern wrote:
> Earlier in this thread, you said some things that seemed to imply that 
> this early registration would help with avoiding or reducing the need to 
> increase the meeting fee.
> 
> Can you say something about how the difference between 7 weeks and 4 
> weeks is relevant to the meeting fee?
> 
> Thank you,
> Joel
> 
> On 4/23/18 8:43 PM, Andrew Sullivan wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thanks for this.
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 11:05:29AM +1200, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
>>
>>> I said it badly. All I mean is: please be sure that the policy as 
>>> finally
>>> published, and the registration page, make it clear that someone who 
>>> registers
>>> for remote participation will have to pay whatever rate applies if and
>>> when they later upgrade to on-site. I think that needs to be said 
>>> explicitly
>>> to avoid any possible confusion.
>>
>> Got it.  Thanks!
>>
>>> Well, I'm suggesting that we should be nicer to people than some other
>>> events. We're on a 4 month cycle, so direct comparison with (say) an
>>> annual conference isn't fair. People can't necessarily make plans
>>> 2 meetings ahead. Also, when dealing with corporate travel approval
>>> processes, and with corporate travel agents, the fewer constraints you
>>> have, the better.
>>
>> If people can't plan 2 meetings ahead, then in effect they're in the
>> "standard" registration, I think.  That is, an "early bird" is someone
>> who is committed to go to the meeting whatever the agenda may be.  If
>> one's position is that one is not sure until later whether to show up,
>> it's not an "early" registration at all: it's an ordinary
>> registration, and one should then pay the ordinary rate.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> A
>>
> 
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