Tim, With all due respect, pre-conferences are optional. Some pre-conferences have required,/will require registration to keep the size manageable. If you can't justify the cost of sending your staff to the preconferences, then don't. Despite Gabe's link out to a past post, no one has pasted the information directly to the thread. Here's a history of what I've found in terms of pre-conference costs for past years: * 2011: $15 for a half day session; CURATECamp Hackfest (full-day) free, but sponsored by DLF * 2010: $25 * 2009: $25 * 2008: free * 2007: free * 2006: N/A If anyone takes issue with the "inclusion" of pre-conferences in the registration fee, I will be happy to send your employer a postal money order for $25 or something of comparable value. Alternately, I can also do something productive, like make a donation to the scholarship fund or the angel fund if there is a serious issue with the cost. Mark A. Matienzo Digital Archivist, Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library Technical Architect, ArchivesSpace On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Timothy McGeary <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > So based on these responses - can the costs of the pre-confs be separated > out? Is there lunch provided? Is it only room rental? > > Either way, if it's going to be called a pre-conf, then the registration > fee for the conference should only be charged for costs of the actual > conference. Otherwise, don't call it a pre-conf and have a range of > options that will encompass all who are registering. > > Tim > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Edward M. Corrado <[log in to unmask]>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 >> > >> > > > > -- > 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) >