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On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Cary Gordon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I don't think that we have charged for pre-conferences in previous > years, have we? I am pretty sure that we haven't charged for > hackfests. > > I am not sure I understand your point which seems to be: Since there > are travel costs associated with going to the hackfest/precon, we > should charge a fee to make it more expensive. > > I think that we should encourage everyone to participate in as much of > code4lib as they can. Perhaps we should charge $225 for code4lib and > give a $100 rebate to folks who attend the precon. Although, by that math, we'd also need a $25 "convenience" charge. -Ross. > > Cary > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 8:23 AM, Timothy McGeary <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Wait - Pre-Conferences are NOT extra?!?!? That seems like a departure from >> previous years. I'm pretty uncomfortable with the registration cost >> covering Pre-conferences if my staff does not attend the pre-conferences. >> >> Given that airfare is over $100 cheaper to skip pre-conferences, it's >> unlikely our staff would even be approved to spend both the extra airfare >> and the extra hotel cost for the pre-conferences. >> >> I think the pre-conferences should be charged separately. The charge >> should be nominal, especially if food is not included. If food is >> included, then I strongly suggest two separate fees because it isn't fair >> for 100% of the attendees to cover something attended by a smaller >> percentage of attendees. Otherwise, don't call it a pre-conference. >> >> Tim M >> >> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Anjanette Young <[log in to unmask]>wrote: >> >>> Hah. I meant, no, pre-conference sessions will not be extra. >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Anjanette Young <[log in to unmask] >>> >wrote: >>> >>> > Yes. Registration will be $150. I guess it is near registration time. >>> > I'll edit the page. No pre-conference sessions are not extra. >>> > >>> > --Anjanette >>> > >>> > >>> > On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Jason Stirnaman <[log in to unmask] >>> >wrote: >>> > >>> >> Second that. It was mentioned earlier on the list that cost would be >>> >> $150. Are the pre-conference sessions extra? >>> >> >>> >> Jason >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> Jason Stirnaman >>> >> Biomedical Librarian, Digital Projects >>> >> A.R. Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center >>> >> [log in to unmask] >>> >> 913-588-7319 >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On 11/8/2011 at 10:46 AM, in message >>> >> <[log in to unmask]>, >>> >> Timothy McGeary <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> For having registration opening next week, I am surprised the >>> registration >>> >> cost isn't listed on the C4L 2012 page: >>> >> http://code4lib.org/conference/2012/ >>> >> >>> >> I can't authorize my team members to register next week without first >>> >> submitted cost estimates for the trip, and I can't do that without a >>> >> registration cost. Airfare is already over $400, so maybe it's a moot >>> >> point. But I'm not sure it's wise to open registration without >>> publishing >>> >> this information very soon, like today. >>> >> >>> >> Just a thought... >>> >> Tim >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Tim McGeary >>> >> Team Leader, Library Technology >>> >> Lehigh University >>> >> 610-758-4998 >>> >> [log in to unmask] >>> >> >>> >> [log in to unmask] >>> >> GTalk/Yahoo/Skype/Twitter: timmcgeary >>> >> 484-938-TMCG (Google Voice) >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Anjanette Young | Systems Librarian >>> > University of Washington Libraries >>> > Box 352900 | Seattle, WA 98195 >>> > Phone: 206.616.2867 >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Anjanette Young | Systems Librarian >>> University of Washington Libraries >>> Box 352900 | Seattle, WA 98195 >>> Phone: 206.616.2867 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Tim McGeary >> Team Leader, Library Technology >> Lehigh University >> 610-758-4998 >> [log in to unmask] >> >> [log in to unmask] >> GTalk/Yahoo/Skype/Twitter: timmcgeary >> 484-938-TMCG (Google Voice) >> > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com >