Now that the VIP ticket is a standard fixture, it might make sense to introduce an optional "sponsor" ticket: Pay ~$50 more to put into the sponsor pool.
I'd be happy to pay extra for a ticket, and sponsor rubyists who couldn't otherwise make it. Seems like it would make it easier to sponsor also. Cheers, Josh On 14/03/2011, at 9:00 AM, Gabe Hollombe <[email protected]> wrote: > Jason: Are you accepting donations for sponsoring folks who cant > afford a full-price ticket? I'm happy to donate money towards that > fund, and I suspect others would be, too. If that sort of thing's OK, > let me know where to send some money for anyone needs financial help. > > - Gabe > > On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 11:10 PM, Jason Crane <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> As mentioned in a previous email, railscamp tickets are going on sale >> tomorrow. What you might not have known is the time and the cost. >> Tickets are officially on sale Monday, March 14th at 1pm AEDST (Sydney >> time - so about 14 hours from now) - this means anyone across the >> country doesn't need to be awake until about 10am (their local time). >> >> We are releasing 150 tickets, at two price points: $260 + $7.75 >> booking (regular ticket), and $300 + $8.75 for a VIP ticket (VIP >> tickets give recipients a wrist band and access to VIP privileges >> (beer)). >> >> When you make the purchase you'll be paying 'JASON' (that's me) but >> rest assured the funds will be going into the railscamp fund to pay >> for all the stuff we need to pay for. >> >> The URL for general info on railscamp9 is available at (e.g. do I need >> to bring a towel?): >> >> http://railscamps.net/#au_lka_jun_2011 >> >> And.... the URL for purchasing a ticket is: >> >> http://railscamp9.eventbrite.com/ >> >> If you want to come along to railscamp but the cost is prohibitive, >> please drop me an email (don't reply to this email as it will go to >> the list, email me directly), and we'll see if we can make some >> alternate arrangements. (People have be sponsored in the past, and we >> can make sure this conversation is anonymous) >> >> If you have any other questions, please email >> [email protected] and one of the team will respond to your >> queries (unless the query is personal, in which case email someone >> directly) >> >> Please do follow @railscamp_au for further updates. >> >> Jason, on behalf of the railscamp9 crew: Elle, Jason (Stirk!), Keith, >> Scott, and Zubin. >> >> -- >> 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 > "RailsCamp" 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/railscamp?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.
