RE: [PHP] PHP|Con insane pricing

Hi, Probably depends on location. My friend's was in Chicago, so everything was a little more expensive. -Dan Joseph > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Cummings [mailto:robert@wocmud.org] > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:39 AM > To: Dan Joseph > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] PHP|Con insane pricing > > > I don't know, the Ottawa Linux Symposium runs in Ottawa Canada each > year. They usually run about 5 days and rent multiple rooms. The cost to > non-students (this year): $325 CAD ($217 USD). That's less than half the > price of PHP|Con. > > Cheers, > Rob. > > > On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 09:31, Dan Joseph wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I know a couple people who put together a Con once. It wasn't > a large one, > > it only took up one hotel conference room, and the budget was > kept low. The > > least he could sell tickets for was $250-$300 (somewhere in there) each. > > That was without him turning a profit. > > > > Now, take into account a con like this one wtih keynote speakers (most > > likely paid), a large staff, a larger room (and probably > multiple rooms), > > more food, more drinks, more advertising, and $495. That > really isn't that > > bad. Expensive yet, but you have to ask yourself if the value > is worth it > > for you. > > > > -Dan Joseph > > -- > .---------------------------------------------. > | Worlds of Carnage - http://www.wocmud.org | > :---------------------------------------------: > | Come visit a world of myth and legend where | > | fantastical creatures come to life and the | > | stuff of nightmares grasp for your soul. | > `---------------------------------------------' >