[OSGeo-Conf] Question from the back of the room

[Michael P. Gerlek]

OK, I've got the info I need -- thanks to all.

(I ask this because of another conference I'm involved in, and we were
wondering what prevailing attitudes on the topic were across the
industry.  It seems to range from "no discount" to "some discount" to
"complete discount".)

-mpg

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Warmerdam [mailto:warmerdam at pobox.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:16 AM
> To: Michael P. Gerlek
> Cc: conference_dev
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] Question from the back of the room
> 
> Michael P. Gerlek wrote:
> > Did FOSS4G 2007 provide any sort of discount on 
> registration fees for
> > presenters?  Will the 2008 group (or the 2009 group) provide any
> > discounts?
> 
> Michael,
> 
> As noted, presenters for 30minutes presentations have not 
> normally received
> any discount.  But workshop presenters have in 2007 (and 
> perhaps before).
> Workshops are quite a bit more work to prepare, relatively 
> few are done,
> and they actually generate revenue.  So I hope we will keep offering a
> discount or free registration for workshop presenters with 
> the understanding
> that this helps get better workshop proposals, and isn't a 
> huge hit on the
> budget since we can host relatively few workshops anyways.
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
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