[Inpycon] Free conference pass for student

[Anand Chitipothu]

On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 5:53 PM, vijay kumar <vnbang2003 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>    There were few request last year and this year we got request to
> provide free pass for conference.
>    I was think if we can make form available online where student can fill
> and get free pass for conference.(max of 10 tickets)
>    Preference of the free pass will be for out station student  as they
> need to plan transportation and accommodation cost.
>
>  Any thoughts ?
>

The student registration fee is Rs. 800. That is very low already. They are
paying just for their food. It is hard to see someone who is motivated to
attend the conference and is put off by the fee.

I'm -1 on giving free passes to students.

Anand
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