On 30/07/12 18:52, Marcel Offermans wrote:
On Jul 30, 2012, at 19:26 , Nick Burch wrote:
We may be able to extend that a bit further, depending on how the final costs
end up coming in at for a few things we're still waiting on. If we do have some
budget spare, what would people rather:
* Free tickets for all speakers?
* Keep the discount on the conference fee for all speakers, but offer to cover
several nights in one of the cheaper nearby hotels, for those speakers who
aren't being covered by their work but who also aren't eligible for TAC funding?
I would be in favor of free tickets. To be honest, I think it would be stupid
to have speakers pay for the conference. I might have missed something, but
wasn't the venue completely sponsored?
Speakers can have a free ticket if they promise not to eat anything....
;-) The venue is fully sponsored, food and other costs are not
We potentially could make the speaker tickets free, but likely at the
expense of being able to offer accommodation. For those who are likely
to be speaking and won't be having the whole lot paid for by your
employers, which is likely to matter most to you?
Nick
