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[Michael]

You might not call it ridiculously expensive. For me it was/is and I'm
sorry that you don't like that, and if you want to go back and forth on
this, I'll unsubscribe from the list (I probably should given it's now out
my price range actually). You clearly have a higher disposable income than
me - which is cool. Note I also said, *when you factor everything else in*.
This isn't a criticism, my comment was an expression of surprise. Once upon
a time I viewed Europython as an affordable conference - and one I could
and did contribute to, since it moved to Florence (and now beyond) it
hasn't been. Again, things move on, it's not a criticism. I'd rather the
conference move around between places to avoid any one group getting burnt
out.

*Expensive is after all a relative phrase*, and I still assert that 400 EURO
*is* expensive (from my perspective), and if the organisers feel that's
what it'll cost them to run it at non-profit, then fair enough. Just means
that it prices out lots of people from coming. But then that's economics
for you. I also agree that many others will go "wtf? 400 EURO is a bargain!"
others will go "Finally, the cost is at a level where my employer will take
it seriously as a real conference", and you'll get a whole load of other
people instead. Which again, is cool.

Anyway, I'll go back to lurking now.

Michael.


On 3 February 2014 02:43, Giovanni Bajo <giovanni at pycon.it> wrote:

>
> Il giorno 01/feb/2014, alle ore 12:59, Michael <sparks.m at gmail.com> ha
> scritto:
>
> 400?
>
> Christ on a bike, europython used to be affordable. Florence was
> ridiculously expensive (when you factor everything in).
>
>
> A 5-days conference with tickets starting at EURO 100 for students and EURO 190
> for an individual ticket, including catering of course. On top of that, we
> got 200 beds with prices at EURO 39 per person per night in double room, and
> other 200 beds at EURO 45 per person per night, at the 4-star conference hotel,
> all taxes included. In Florence.
>
> EuroPython 2010 was £120 at the extra early bird rate, for a 2.5 days
> conference, and hotels surely can't get much cheaper. Let's even assume
> that that means "much cheaper" for you, still i wouldn't call EP in
> Florence "ridiculously expensive".
> --
> Giovanni Bajo
> Python Italia APS
>
> EuroPython 2014
> https://ep2014.europython.eu
>
>
>
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