Re: Some general thoughts about EP2014 and future of EP
Filip Kłębczyk <[email protected]>
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W dniu 10.02.2014 15:34, Andreas Jung pisze: > > As stated earlier: traveling to Florence was more expensive than traveling to Berlin, That's a false statement, because ... it's all very relative. The nearest two airports (Katowice, Kraków) to where I live (and those are the two busiest airports in Poland after Warsaw) offer cheap flights to Bologna and Pisa and only one non-cheap flight to Berlin which is at least triple/quad the price compared to those to Italy. Going by train/bus will also cost more than cheap flight to Italy. If I choose going by car and using carpooling to take passengers, then the cost also will be similar to both destinations (as passengers cover the trip mostly and not the driver). So please don't say undoubtedly that traveling to Florence was more expensive, because we all know it's relative and factor of geography and available plane/train/bus connections. > hotel prices in Florence appeared higher in comparison what you get for the price. You have much, much more options staying in Berlin for a reasonable prices. Besides various hostels there is a huge market with rental apartments or single rooms for a fraction of a standard hotel room. > I agree that there is bigger choice in Berlin, but again prices topic is still relative. I was two times in Berlin last year and I can tell you that in Italy it was easier for me to find a good standard hotel that was very cheap just outside Florence. So to sum up travel + accommodation costs are relative thing for everyone (for some it might be better, but for some not this year) and in my opinion that shouldn't be an excuse to raise EP ticket cost so much (in my case total costs of attending EP are bigger). If costs of venue affect price so much, then cheaper venue should have been seriously considered. ==== Once again this conference is _European_ Python _community_ conference, so it should be in first place affordable to average European, not average west European or German. Whole buzz that we witness since more than week comes from not taking that fact into account. ==== Regards, Filip _______________________________________________ EuroPython 2014 Berlin, 21th27th July EuroPython mailing list [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython