[Inpycon] Everybody Pays Policy

Anand Chitipothu anandology at gmail.com
Mon Sep 23 10:39:02 CEST 2013


On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Noufal Ibrahim <noufal at nibrahim.net.in>wrote:

> Anand B Pillai <anandpillai at letterboxes.org> writes:
>
>
> [...]
>
> > This article was written a while ago but was highlighted recently when
> > there were a few tweets about it. Also we don't officially follow PSF
> > policy blindly and make our own policies.
> >
> > I think as we were not clear and forthright on this as PSF was, there
> > was a thinking that speakers need not pay. We have had some
> > discussions in the past on such lines, so to me it is not surprising
> > that there was such a feeling.
> >
> > Please note that PSSI is an independent organization with its own
> > policies - we definitely use PSF policies as guidelines and references
> > but don't automatically subscribe to them. I hope this is very clear.
>
> Agreed.
>
> I do, however, like the "everyone pays" policy. It keeps the management
> simple and the whole affair clear and transparent.
>

I too think "everyone pays" is a nice policy. It really brings out the
community sprit, everyone is equal at the conference. organizers, speakers
and volunteers are not privileged.

Anand
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