Are there any plans to add ticket options that are more affordable,
especially for volunteers?
Even with Early Bird discount, $270 is... a lot, frankly (and after
today, $375). Prior to Montreal two years ago (Cape Town last year was
also similarly expensive), the registration cost of Wikimanias for
Wikimedia contributors was generally in the 30-50€ range for the whole
event - even Esino Lario, where food and full accommodation were
included in the default ticket, also had a 'simple' ticket option
skipping this that was still in the usual price range. Is there any
chance we could bring this practice back? Or... something?
This isn't even just that I can't afford this (which I can't - the
registration costs more than the plane ticket would), /a lot of us/
probably aren't going to be able to. Wikimania isn't like most
conferences, where attendees are being sent by their companies or
organisation; many of us who would consider going are individuals. Not
only do we not necessarily have any larger organisations to fund our
attendance, we're largely not getting paid for any of this, either -
we're donating our time to be a part of this movement, and now we're
expected to pay hundreds of dollars, as community members, to attend an
event that used to be specifically for the community?
This is especially going to be a major turnoff to any newcomers, as it
precludes people just registering and checking it out, seeing what's up,
unless they have a lot of money to throw around on things they're not
sure about. And based on the conversations I've had with various
newcomers over the years who have been drawn into such events (previous
wikimanias, hackathons, other conferences) and been highly engaged and
inspired by their experiences, this is apt to be a major loss.
I'll also note that while scholarships do resolve this issue for some
people, the scholarship budget is limited, and also generally focussed
on travel and accommodation costs for folks who would otherwise not be
able to get there, not attendance costs for people who can get there
just fine but would prefer to spend that 250€ on something else, like a
couple of months of groceries. There wasn't a 'just cover the
registration fee' option with the scholarship applications at all. Not
that... there should be?
Basically, would it be possible to maybe get some more options here?
-I
On 24/05/2019 23:33, Isabel Cueva wrote:
Great News! The Wikimania discount registration 'early bird' price
period has been extended to May 31st! Details:
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Registration
Also, don’t forget: If you want to make a presentation, run a
workshop, or display a poster during Wikimania, the Call for
Submissions is NOW OPEN <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania>
On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 10:22 AM Isabel Cueva <icu...@wikimedia.org
<mailto:icu...@wikimedia.org>> wrote:
Attention Everyone (and please spread the word):
Early Bird Registration is now open for Wikimania 2019 on our
Eventbrite
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikimania-2019-registration-60631780287>page.
This discount pricing ends on May 24th so don’t delay!
Online registration will be open from today to July 30th, 2019.
For more information please visit:
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration
Wikimania 2019 will be held at Stockholm University
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_University>, Sweden
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden>, from 14th to 18th August 2019.
The venue will host the majority of the conference, hackathon,
meetups, and pre-events.
We would like to encourage all speakers and attendees to register
early and book their flight and travel as soon as possible. If you
have questions about visas, please visit our wiki visa page
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Visas>.
If you have any questions with regard to the conference, please
contact:
wikimania-i...@wikimedia.org <mailto:wikimania-i...@wikimedia.org>
Don’t forget: If you want to make a presentation, run a workshop,
or display a poster during Wikimania, the Call for Submissions is
NOW OPEN <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania>
We hope you can join us in Stockholm this summer!
Isabel Cueva, WMF Event Program Manager
on behalf of the Wikimania ‘19 Organizing Team
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*Isabel Cueva*
Event Program Manager
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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*Isabel Cueva*
Event Program Manager
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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