On Feb 19, 2012, at 11:59 AM, Moose Finklestein wrote:
> The Ohio LinuxFest runs into a similar situation. We're in a convention
> center, and the ISP is a 3rd party, but they are contracted to the convention
> center, so it is "use them or use nothing." (We cannot stop people from
> using their own 3g/4g/whatever devices, but that is individual use.)
>
> What we do is get a sponsor to pay for the connection. It's hard, because for
> about $8k - which is, iirc, less than the advertised rate, but still high -
> we cannot get a connection that allows 1000+ people on it, but we can at
> least let those who absolutely require it on - typically those teaching
> classes and our Sponsor/Vendor Expo booths.
>
> It's a sucky situation. Every year people complain that "we're a computer
> conference, why don't we have Internet access available to everyone?" And
> we're happy to invite them to join our sponsorship committee to help find {a}
> compan{y,ies} who will sponsor the additional $10k it would take to put
> everyone on the 'net.
$10,000 add'l cost รท 1000+ attendees = $10/pp up charge
Why not just "jack" the cost of the conference fees up by $10.00 per person?
Serious question, not sarcastic in any way. I don't understand why that
wouldn't be the appropriate thing to do. Because it *seems* trivial, and that
it hasn't been done means there must be something I (and probably others) are
missing here.
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