[EuroPython] Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython 2015 has started

[Michael]

400?

Christ on a bike, europython used to be affordable. Florence was
ridiculously expensive (when you factor everything in).

Unless when you say 'all inclusive' you mean 'including accommodation'.

I presume the increased costs are at least in part due to the slow shift
towards peak holiday season.

(I haven't been since Birmingham due to the massively increase cosy of
sending. For those who don't remember/know, when Euro python was in the UK
I organised the recording and transcoding of talks, on a shoe string)

Saying it's 'comparable to other conferences' it's pointless btw, the
reason (in part at least as I understood it) Euro python existed was to
have an affordable alternative.

Michael.
On 31 Jan 2014 19:05, "Andreas Jung" <lists at zopyx.com> wrote:

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> Jacob Hallén wrote:
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> > In the Call for Participation that was the basis for the selection of
> > a new site for Europython, there was a requirement for the cost of
> > attendance. It turns out that the promised figures from the Berlin
> > team can't be met and that cost of attendance will take a serious
> > jump, compared to Florence.
> >
> > This is a serious problem for the EPS, because our explicit goal is
> > to arrange a really affordable conference. We are now looking at
> > conference fees that are 5 times higher than the ones for Göteborg
> > and it is starting to hurt. Worries about getting enough participants
> > and getting a reasonable mix of people has gotten the EPS board more
> > involved in pricing issues than they would like to be. This is not
> > only a concern for the conference this year, but for future
> > conferences. A large number of the attendees have come to EuroPython
> > for many years. If they are scared off by the price this year, they
> > are less likely to come back in the future.
> >
>
> With respect but this is FUD.
>
> The standard ticket price for EP 2013 were for Student/Individual/Business:
> 330 ? / 500 ? / 620 ?
>
> The standard EP 2014 rates are for Student/Individual/Business:
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> 200 ? / 400 ? / 600 ?
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> Keep in mind that all EP 2014 tickets are all-inclusive (social event,
> catering during the sprints etc.)
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> Andreas
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