> > Forget what I said about Vegas. I was looking at it from a cost > perspective. > > One item of note, the cost to attend the conference is the same no > matter where the venue. I am sure some venues are less expensive than > others. Maybe pricing should be based on the location. > > There have been enough different locations already that if we saw the > true cost to host at any one location, it might help decide where future > Nanogs are held. Or they can say, the cost cannot exceed x. > > Having Data on cost breakdown per location might start making Eugene or > Salt Lake City a yearly occurrence to save money. > > What about splitting the conference away from the Hotel? Go back to > looking at bussing people to less expensive locations which are close. > > Christian >
Hi Christian, Focusing on expense is a short term way to manage a loss in the front end, the bottom line. It would be useful to talk about solutions that drive attendance, IMHO. I would hope that there is plan in place to address this for the Toronto meeting. -M<
