[FOSS4G-Oceania] Conference Presenters and their Attendance

[Edoardo Neerhut]

+1
Sounds very reasonable to me. None of the SotMs I have attended had
discounts for presenters, the exception being scholarship recipients.

On 27 June 2018 at 10:19, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's not usual for FOSS4G events to offer discounted tickets for speakers
> (I'm not aware of the SotM situation). A quick scan of the last few
> international FOSS4G conferences here:
>
>    - FOSS4G Boston, 2017 (http://2017.foss4g.org/register/) - no apparent
>    discount for speakers
>    - FOSS4G Bonn, 2016 (http://2016.foss4g.org/registration.html#register)
>    - discount for workshop leaders, but not for speakers
>    - FOSS4G Seoul, 2015 (http://2015.foss4g.org/attending/registration/)
>    - no apparent discount for speakers
>    - FOSS4G Nottingham, 2013 (http://2013.foss4g.org/
>    information-for-presenters/index.html
>    <http://2013.foss4g.org/information-for-presenters/index.html>) -
>    explicitly stated '*Presenters must purchase a conference pass if they
>    wish to attend the rest of the conference in addition to their own session*
>    '
>
> So, we're in good company with our previous decision to not extend
> discounts to speakers. I think the statement suggested at the beginning of
> this thread is a nice way to explain the situation to them. If the phrase '*minimal
> distinction between presenters and attendees*' isn't quite right, perhaps
> another suggestion?
>
> I would be surprised if many speakers opted not to register, hopefully I'm
> not being naive - but I suppose it's their prerogative. If they don't want
> to register, I think welcoming them to the [coffee break/lunch/whatever]
> immediately following their session is a nice gesture, and they'd likely
> take it up as an opportunity to connect with the people who have just heard
> them speak.
>
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