[EuroPython] Diversity of attendees

M.-A. Lemburg mal at europython.eu
Thu Apr 17 22:45:28 CEST 2014


On 17.04.2014 14:04, John Pinner wrote:
> Filip,
> 
> On 17 April 2014 12:39, Filip Kłębczyk <fklebczyk at gmail.com> wrote:
>> W dniu 17.04.2014 10:55, Carina.Haupt at dlr.de pisze:
>>
> <snips>
> 
>> I see financial aid as a similar method (to make attendees more diverse in
>> terms of their wealth status or "geographical penalty"). But I think the
>> better solution is to just work on lowering costs of the event (I think the
>> biggest ones are catering and venue rent cost). That would result:
>> 1. Reducing per attendee cost -> allows lower price of tickets
>> 2. Lower price of tickets -> event more accessible to people regardless of
>> wealth status
>> 3. Lower price of tickets -> lower costs of financial aid per person
>> 4. lower costs of financial aid per person -> more people that could receive
>> financial aid or improving other areas of conference
>>
>> It's really simple logic.
> 
> For once, Filip, I agree with you! Huzzah!

The EPS board agrees on this as well.

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Marc-Andre Lemburg
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