On 7 December 2014 at 00:37, Shawn Heisey <apa...@elyograg.org> wrote:
> On 12/6/2014 7:56 AM, Andrea Pescetti wrote: > > I'm sure that active people (committers, say) who were not in Budapest > > explicitly decided not to come. So the problem is not awareness, but > > perceived value in the context: these are just invented examples, but > > they may have decided not to attend due a busy period, to travel costs, > > to the conference fee, to a perception that they wouldn't make enough > > business contacts if this was important to them... > > > > Of course I can't guess why others didn't come, but guessing/asking for > > that would probably help for future events. > > I can't recall whether I explicitly saw any early promotion regarding > Budapest. I was interested in going, but the location immediately > eliminated it from consideration simply due to cost for travel and > accommodations. Questions about the cost of the conference, as well as > passport and visa requirements, weren't even considered. > > I am going to try VERY hard to make it to the next North America event > in Austin. If I can make it, it will be my first Apache event. Google > Maps says it's a 19 or 20 hour drive from my current location in Salt > Lake City. I happen to know someone who lives there, so accommodations > may also end up being very cheap. > > One thing that's not clear from the Austin registration page is what the > cost (if any) is for spouses to attend the conference, assuming I can > convince mine to come. The committer registration fee is $275 or $375 > depending on the date of registration, but it's not clear whether that > is per-person, and how it applies to spouses. > HI That sounds like a long drive to me....but being in the EU we might see distances differently. The registration fee is pr person, but the evening events tend to have a more relaxed approach...at ACEU budapest spouses ended up getting an invitation for the evening events. rgds jan i. > Thanks, > Shawn > >
