Well, there was no charge to the attendees -- so it was free in that sense.  But I can see your point.  I don't know what the financial arrangement was, though I do remember some flip video cameras and gorilla tripods being raffled off.

-Esme
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On 11/9/2011, at 3:31 PM, Edward M. Corrado wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Cowles, Esme <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> The CURATEcamp hackfest last year was free (sponsored by DLF):
>> 
>> http://curatecamp.org/node/21
>> 
>> -Esme
> 
> Not really free if it was sponsored by DLF, no?
> 
> Edward
> 
> 
>> --
>> Esme Cowles <[log in to unmask]>
>> 
>> "In Lydia's imagination, a visit to Brighton comprised every possibility of
>>  earthly happiness." -- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
>> 
>> On 11/9/2011, at 3:16 PM, Kevin S. Clarke wrote:
>> 
>>> On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 12:01 PM, Cary Gordon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>> I don't think that we have charged for pre-conferences in previous
>>>> years, have we?
>>> 
>>> Yes, we have.  We've even had people want to come to the preconference
>>> (and pay the preconference charge) but not attend the regular
>>> conference.  :-)
>>> 
>>>> I am pretty sure that we haven't charged for
>>>> hackfests.
>>> 
>>> Have we had hackfests in the past?
>>> 
>>> Kevin
>>