+1 to that Nigel, I sponsored the flights of an international guest to the Perth RailsCamp last year.
Ivan Vanderbyl 0432 221 634 ivan.ly On 10/03/2011, at 6:20 PM, Nigel Rausch wrote: > The sponsorship can be done at a personal level. Paul O'keeffe and I have > sponsored people to multiple camps. This has been either buying the ticket > for them or paying for airfares. Between two people its not a big hit. We are > all part of a local community and you know if someone is hitting hard times, > so just offer some assistance.... > > > Cheers, > > Nigel > @NR99 > > On 10/03/2011, at 2:15 PM, Mike Bailey wrote: > >> 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. >> 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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