If I am correct, waiving the entrance fee diminishes (eats into) the revenue stream, not adding to the cost.
2012/7/30 Nick Burch <n...@apache.org> > 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 > >
