Re: Extra "Personal" ticket charge to Early Bird conditions on Monday

Hi Jacob,

On 8 February 2014 13:39, Jacob Hallén <[email protected]> wrote:
> When I ran the conference in Göteborg, we had fixed costs of about €1000.
> EVerything else was per-attendee. We also knew that we would have plenty of
> space to spare. This allowed us the luxury of having an open Early Bird
> registration. We knew (well, were almost certain) that there would be at least
> 50 people who would pay the full ticket price.
>
> In Berlin, the cost of the venue is in the tens of thousands of Euro, and
> there is a high fixed cost for Audio and Video equipment. There is also a hard
> cap on how many people you cań fit, and it is quite likely that tis cap will be
> hit. With an open Early Bird period, there is a significant risk that the
> conference will be a huge success, being fully booked, but that it would kill
> EuroPython, due to incurring a significant loss.
>
> So, in summary, everything isn't exactly as we want it to be, but much of this
> comes from external constraints and the fact that we have a new venue and a
> new team running the conference. They are bound to make the occasional screwup
> due to inexperience. They need your understanding and support.

Thank you Jacob for your clear explanation!


A bientôt,

Armin.
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