Hi, I know a couple people who put together a Con once. It wasn't a large one, it only took up one hotel conference room, and the budget was kept low. The least he could sell tickets for was $250-$300 (somewhere in there) each. That was without him turning a profit.
Now, take into account a con like this one wtih keynote speakers (most likely paid), a large staff, a larger room (and probably multiple rooms), more food, more drinks, more advertising, and $495. That really isn't that bad. Expensive yet, but you have to ask yourself if the value is worth it for you. -Dan Joseph > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Sherwood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 6:19 PM > To: Dan Anderson; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP|Con insane pricing > > > > Yea its not bad if you dont have a life outside of programming and/or > computers > > if you have kids or other responsibilities then all of a sudden > 500$ becomes > a very large issue as thats a months groceries or what not... > > heh yea the average salary is 50K but then when the government > takes 40% (if > your canadian) that is not a whole lot > > > > > The pricing seems insane, and geared towards people with lots of > > > spare money... > > ::snip:: > > > but I'm not going to shell out $495 (the cheapest non-student > > > > If you consider the average salary for a computer programmer is probably > > $40k - $50k (at least in the US) this is not insane. (Heck, it's less > > then a weeks pay -- even with the plane tickets). I assume this covers > > hotel rooms (pricey), food (pricey), speakers (very pricey), etc. > > > > -Dan > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
