Comped scribblers the bane of conferences

[Trei, Peter]

> ----------
> From: 	Tim May[SMTP:tcmay at got.net]
> Sent: 	Saturday, August 25, 2001 12:02 PM
> To: 	cypherpunks at lne.com
> Subject: 	Re: Comped scribblers the bane of conferences
> 
> On Saturday, August 25, 2001, at 07:59 AM, Declan McCullagh wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 04:14:04PM -0700, Tim May wrote:
> >> Meanwhile, don't expect to see me at the next CFP conference!  Plenty 
> >> of
> >> comped scribblers, though.
> >
> > CFP is in SF next year, so you may want to stop by.
> >
> > As for "comped scribblers," I am one. But look at it from a
> > journalist's perspective: We may attend two conferences a week, say at
> > $1,500/per. Rough estimates, then, would be over $150,000 a year, more
> > than most journalists make.
> >
> > Paying that much in conference fees is not feasible, and conference
> > organizers generally understand this and let us in free (we may pay for
> > meals) in exchange for publicity.
> >
> 
> First, $1500 per conference sounds way too high, even by today's 
> inflated standards.
> 
You haven't gone to too many conferences lately, have you?


Palmsource 2001:
At door: $1395, early bird $995 (add $745 for tutorials).

Comdex fall 2001:
As high as $2895. if you get a 'flex pass'. Most attendees
will probably be paying from $0 (exhibits only, online reg)
to $1895 (2 conferences).

RSA 2002:
At-door full-conference registration is $1795, not including 
$495 for the tutorials. (that's the worst case - it's half that 
before Dec 4, and there are  a number of lower-cost options).

Peter