>How about we decrease ticket price to some amount or maybe waive it totally for them?
Umm... I am kind of taking offence at this. If we girls want to attend, we can pay too. The only way to increase the female attendees is to go pitch a demo of python at a girls only college.
I remember that girls from my college had a tendency to 'flock' and if a few key people go, I am sure the rest would too. Secondly accommodation for outstation girls. It may also be just a room at the girls hostel for 4 girls at a time, but even as a girl developer staying was my first challenge.
Another challenge is transportation. If you talk in the college to give their transportation to and fro after the evening time with drop off at key places in the city, I think it would personally help.
I personally remember my mother being all anxious to let me attend conferences that are in different cities or requiring a travel in the evenings. I had to find some good male community member support to travel 'with him' after telling about him to my mother and assuring I was not alone.
Anyway, this was my two pieces of personal experience wishlist items.