[Foss4g2009] Re: [OSGeo-Conf] Speaker Discounts

[Tim Bowden]

On Fri, 2008-10-10 at 13:51 -0600, Daniel Ames wrote:
> From the point of view of someone who's been signing large travel
> reimbursements this morning, we very much appreciated that the 2008
> folks gave free registrations in connection with giving a lab and
> workshop, and also for the sponsorship/exhibitorship.  I've personally
> never been to a conference where the regular presenters got free
> registrations but it was very nice to have the complimentary
> registrations for the workshop and lab organizers. - Dan
> 

IMHO free registration for lab/workshop presenters and sponsors has
become institutionalised in FOSS4G.  I don't believe any loc would have
the gall to remove it.

Regards,
Tim Bowden

> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 7:48 PM, Tim Bowden <tim.bowden at westnet.com.au>
> wrote:
>         
>         On Thu, 2008-10-09 at 11:20 -0700, Paul Ramsey wrote:
>         > The subject is a bit misleading, since Anselm weaves a
>         larger critique
>         > of the open source geospatial community in general after his
>         specific
>         > critique of the FOSS4G pricing.
>         >
>         >
>         http://lists.burri.to/pipermail/geowanking/2008-October/005650.html
>         >
>         > However, I have heard this criticism before, in 2007,
>         although usually
>         > from alumni of O'Reilly conferences. See my followup. If we
>         were
>         > willing to up the general fee structure slightly and knew we
>         were
>         > going to have something like 700 attendees on 120 speakers,
>         we could
>         > at least provide a discounted admission to speakers.
>         >
>         > If we wanted to, that is. Do we want to?
>         >
>         > Paul
>         
>         At the risk of being way too blunt, the pricing issue for
>         presenters can
>         go to hell as far as I'm concerned.  FOSS4G is the gathering
>         of the
>         tribes.  If you don't have the passion to be a part of the
>         community and
>         share what you're doing, forget it.  If you need to be paid to
>         present,
>         don't bother.  Do it with a passion for your chosen profession
>         or not at
>         all.
>         
>         Regards,
>         Tim Bowden
>         
>         --
>         Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you recognize
>         a mistake
>         when you make it again.
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> 
> -- 
> Daniel P. Ames PhD, PE
> Department of Geosciences
> Idaho State University - Idaho Falls
> amesdani at isu.edu
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