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> On 16 Jul 2001, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
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> > >>>>> "Bill" == Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > Bill> Well, this is more along the "price" issue that you don't want
> > Bill> to hear about, but I much prefer a single fee for everything
> > Bill> instead of separate tutorial and conference fees.
> >
> > So you'd rather the overall price be increased, based on the average
> > cost of attending a decent number of the tutorials? Wouldn't that be
> > unfair to those that are attending *just* the conference?
> >
> > Bill> I understand the scheduling hell, but I like the flexibility to
> > Bill> decide what to attend during the conference. What I attend in
> > Bill> the morning may influence what I attend in the afternoon.
> >
> > The problem is materials. Since the tutorials hand out some
> > significant paper, it's hard to decide how much repro to do in
> > advance, unless you know in advance. Also, without enough advance
> > signups, the tutorial speakers themselves need to get cancelled, since
> > they (we :) are an actual hard cost with cutoff deadlines for
> > cancellation. And, how big of a room should you have, if people can
> > just wander in and out?
>
> Ah, and the paper issue is one reason why I never submit my materials in
> advance. It's outrageous to be handing out paper booklets in this modern
> age. That's something I'd like to see changed in the future: tutorial
> materials on CD-ROM or Internet only.
>
True, but not everyone brings a laptop :-). With the cellular age coming
on, though, I think within a year or two at the most it will be safe enough
to assume everyone will have a portable internet connection (eg, Palm or
whatever). But untill then, people might want to look at the material
during the presentation - very impracticle if the material's only on
CD-ROM...
Issac
