[foss4g2014] Setting Conference Pricing

[Matt Sayler]

I think it's worth considering for sure. We'd probably want to put together
some kind of guide. Not a whole lot of options right there at OCC.
On Feb 13, 2014 3:43 PM, "Darrell Fuhriman" <darrell at garnix.org> wrote:

>
> I was updating the budget spreadsheet and it got me wondering.
>
> Our single biggest expense – some 50-60% of the planned budget — is
> catering. On a per attendee basis, it eats up 60% of the full-price
> registration fee.
>
> There would have to be *some* catering, such as for the gala and the
> exhibit hall event, and on-your-own options are somewhat limited in the
> convention center area, but…
>
> …. is it worth polling likely attendees and asking what they prefer –
> lower fees or higher convenience (i.e. catering)?
>
> If we dropped 50% of our catering bill, we could potentially drop
> registration fees by as much as $200. There a different ways we could do
> this, such as only have coffee & tea and no snacks during breaks (or none
> of the above), or by having lunches “on-your-own”, all of the above...
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Darrell
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