Re: Planned changes to registration payments & deadlines

[Andrew Sullivan <[e-mail]>]

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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