I have to correct the 2013 prices: 165/315/370. Still the prices of the EP 2014 are in a range that make this conference affordable and reasonably priced. Comparable conferences - often run only for two or three day - are more expensive.
Regards Andreas Jung ----- Sorry for being brief - sent from a mobile device. > Am 31.01.2014 um 20:04 schrieb Andreas Jung <li...@zopyx.com>: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Jacob Hallén wrote: > >> >> In the Call for Participation that was the basis for the selection of >> a new site for Europython, there was a requirement for the cost of >> attendance. It turns out that the promised figures from the Berlin >> team can't be met and that cost of attendance will take a serious >> jump, compared to Florence. >> >> This is a serious problem for the EPS, because our explicit goal is >> to arrange a really affordable conference. We are now looking at >> conference fees that are 5 times higher than the ones for Göteborg >> and it is starting to hurt. Worries about getting enough participants >> and getting a reasonable mix of people has gotten the EPS board more >> involved in pricing issues than they would like to be. This is not >> only a concern for the conference this year, but for future >> conferences. A large number of the attendees have come to EuroPython >> for many years. If they are scared off by the price this year, they >> are less likely to come back in the future. > > With respect but this is FUD. > > The standard ticket price for EP 2013 were for Student/Individual/Business: > 330 ? / 500 ? / 620 ? > > The standard EP 2014 rates are for Student/Individual/Business: > > 200 ? / 400 ? / 600 ? > > Keep in mind that all EP 2014 tickets are all-inclusive (social event, > catering during the sprints etc.) > > Andreas > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (Darwin) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQGUBAEBAgAGBQJS6/PIAAoJEADcfz7u4AZjLcELwM0a9Fe4fLkA+mULWdLfKvP9 > HHHLVH99/hs/Pe4ZHAmcUF2rc6T3lyLdAC/XK3EzTl+ppEGdbXlab+oPrN6VfjHv > GnUVvt7TKYfCI4cw9FkgqF1wXrqdcRVT0MXu1fecKUxKst+zQ54XaI+wY8MGhDww > dC1KA5YTYZODSO3l+WFxpMblxSTeyegutSaPV7XdoxxSq5bhLhnEEj6Ev9uAxql9 > Dg87vOpTWe6DU/g/0A3tsaJCduwvOVwYyHBPBPuOYts7zYrVv0QYDdNXi7Jw8Gl4 > HVFd2Xb4IBPWYpeUmL1QeFj+o652aE0kIpNAIxHVi856HhyCKwBGqzpqRo/5YOcI > C9K6kg6kacINgiwsNSulm2sa0JLM/AsiWMd5ZFgqnaJAi3mpRcaN+dZ00zMPuvax > Bhmv3ea1FJubFfu9XQWYJug4R7yEs8zwd9IDikSaQb94v68rDqZ+61SZ2W+Mk+eQ > V+P0egepnsnqRp9dnuRAFN9J7gySQmA= > =yuc7 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > <lists.vcf> > _______________________________________________ > EuroPython 2014 – Berlin, 21th–27th July > EuroPython mailing list > EuroPython@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython _______________________________________________ EuroPython 2014 Berlin, 21th27th July EuroPython mailing list EuroPython@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython
