[Inpycon] Everybody Pays Policy

[Navin Pai]

> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:09:02 +0530
> From: Anand Chitipothu <anandology at gmail.com>
> To: Mailing list for the PyCon India conference <inpycon at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Inpycon] Everybody Pays Policy
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> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Noufal Ibrahim <noufal at nibrahim.net.in
> >wrote:
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> > 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
>

+1 to that Anand. But somewhere, I understand the sentiment of not having
speakers pay. Especially when we have student speakers, for whom money is
tight. I remember a couple conferences which gave speakers free entry,
which
enabled me, then in my UG years to speak and learn at conferences which I
doubt I'd have been able to even attend, given the costs, otherwise.

Then again, as the article mentions, that's more suitable for corporate
oriented confs. There is probably a better way, such as student discounts,
to tackle the issue better.

Would love to have more thoughts on this...

Thanks
Navin "M at dMAx" Pai
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