If it were possible for Corporates to provide sponsorship without changing the nature of the event that would be awesome! We would think they're great and all want to work for them.
Keeping the price down would also save people the embarrassment of having to prove their pov status in order to benefit from a "grant" ticket. Not sure how many people remember getting their ass kicked at Set, Wii and Urban Terror by Crystal at RailsCamp NSW a couple of years back? I thought it was cool having a 12 year old girl there take some of us down a notch. Diversity rocks. On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 2:59 PM, Pat Allan <[email protected]> wrote: > It's worth noting that none of the Rails Camps aim to make a profit, just > to cover costs - and it's the venue that makes things expensive. However, > with the numbers of people interested, we don't have much leeway on that > front. > > And if we did opt for a more pared-back event, it'd be the usual crew who > would be organised enough to grab a ticket before it sold out - and so those > who aren't regulars (read: those who struggle to afford Rails Camps as they > are now) would still miss out. That's my guess, anyway. > > Of course - it's easy to talk things down. Not sure of the best approach > forward, though... do we set aside a number of tickets for those on lower > incomes? Will companies and others step up to fund those tickets so others > can pay a discounted/free rate? > > -- > Pat > > On 09/03/2011, at 9:53 PM, Ben Schwarz wrote: > > > Personally, I'd want a more organised 'conference like' event if we're > heading towards the 300 mark, irregardless of what I earn or my status > through my career. > > > > Every event has been more and more expensive, and from running one I can > tell you how hard we worked to keep the prices down (which I know all the > other organisers have done too). > > > > Whoever runs a camp wants it to be better than the last one, which is a > really great standard to live up to! > > > > I'd be happy to have more of a 'back to basics' weekend that was a little > more affordable, because when you're looking at a few hundred bucks for > ticket, air travel, transfers, time away from clients, partners and all the > rest of it—heading over seas for a little more is pretty desirable. > > > > Having said all of that, I think it should be up to the people who run > the camp to choose how they want to run it. > > > > ps - Its time for another in Melbourne, right? > > > > On 10 March 2011 14:48, Mark Ratjens <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm seriously giving thought to showing up for my first ever Railscamp, > especially since it is just up the road from my parents' place ... would be > happy to pitch in to sponsor a student. How would it work? > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Chris Herring < > [email protected]> wrote: > > There was talk a while ago, at rorosyd I think, of sponsoring > students/those on less money to help them come to a rails camp? Did anything > ever come of that as it may be a way to combat this, especially as the price > rises inevitably. > > On Thursday, 10 March 2011 at 2:40 PM, Mike Bailey wrote: > > > >> Thanks to the organisers for all the hard work that goes into planning a > RailsCamp. > >> > >> While $260 may not seem like much for "senior rails devs" I would hate > to think we're excluding students, single mums, folks working for > non-profits, etc. What do people think about trying to keep costs down for > future railscamps? > >> > >> - Mike > >> > >> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Keith Pitty <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> Hi everyone, > >>> > >>> I just wanted to let everyone know that we're pushing back the start of > ticket availability by a few hours to make it easier for our friends in WA. > >>> > >>> So tickets will now go on sale at http://railscamp9.eventbrite.com/from > >>> 1:00 pm AEDST on Monday. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Keith 0417 405 109 > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. 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