Actually you just reminded be about another point i forgot to mention - ive noticed that particularly here in the states, you can get into these type of events for about 10% or less of the cost if you are a student, they love helping out students.
Cheers Mike On May 31, 5:55 pm, Brendan Quinn <bren...@cluefulmedia.com> wrote: > Volunteering at conferences is a little secret I thought I had kept to > myself ;-) > > When I was studying at Berkeley I managed to volunteer at four > conferences -- GigaOm's NewTeeVee, QCon SF, Widget Summit and one > other that I forget -- all inside of 4 months! > > Some of the gigs I got through the business school where I was > studying (conferences often call for student helpers, and business > school students often have a lot of spare time *cough*), but others I > just contacted cold and asked if I could help out. I did say I was a > student at the time, which probably helps wear down people's defences, > but other conferences are very upfront about it and let's face it they > save a lot of money compared to employing all those people. > > At QCon all I had to do was man one of the rooms one day, count the > people who attended, and make sure that people put their > red/yellow/green cards in a basket to tell us whether they liked the > speaker... in return for that I got to attend a conference for free > which I had paid $1500 (plus flights/accomm) to see the previous year! > And I got to choose which room to manage, which meant I got to see the > talks I would have gone to see anyway :-) > > So whenever you're a bit broke and you really want to see a > conference, see if you can volunteer... but of course when you can > afford it you should pay, to keep the system going for everyone else. > > Brendan. > > On 29 May 2011 16:29, Michael Giles <m...@roboinvest.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > G'day Matt, > > > Attending as a volunteer gets you into the full conference 100% free - > > in fact some lucky buggers got their volunteering out of the way on > > Sunday where others signed up for 2 or 3 days worth of volunteering > > (stupid). One important thing to remember is that if you volunteer > > and don't show up you get black listed and you can never volunteer > > again - they take it seriously. > > > TCD Beijing would be pretty awesome. > > > I unfortunately was doing my volunteering when the Airbnb and Paul > > Graham office hours were on so i didnt really get many notes. > > > Cheers > > > Mike > > > On May 29, 1:43 am, Matthew Ho <matt.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Nice summary Mike. > > >> I thought the Office Hours with Paul Graham was absolutely brilliant - > >> thanks Geoff for posting that. > > >> The Airbnb & Uber video was good too (and not because I work at > >> Airbnb). Two examples of companies with disruptive business models, > >> that are creating new marketplaces. > > >> I am thinking of going to TC Disrupt Beijing - its the first time its > >> held outside the US. Its the closest one to Australia. I get to > >> practice my Mandarin as well! > > >> The fact that you went as a volunteer has spiked my interest. How much > >> is it if you go as a volunteer - I presume its a reduced rate? > > >> Cheers, > > >> Matt > >> Airbnb -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
