On 17 Jan 2015 20:52, "martin f krafft" <madduck@debconf.org> wrote:
>
> also sprach Margarita Manterola <margamanterola@gmail.com> [2015-01-17 17:37 +0100]:
> > For the conference fees, in the past years we've charged:
> > DC14: Professional: 200 USD, Corporate: 500 USD
> > DC13: Professional: 200 CHF, Corporate: 500 CHF
> >
> > Given that this is ON TOP of the price, I don't think going for the
> > same number in EUR is a good idea, i.e. I think asking Professionals
> > to pay a total of EUR 500 is going to deter people from paying the
> > fee...
>
> Just to make it a little harder: DC13/DC14 also was *on top* and as
> of today, 1 CHF == 1 EUR, so we'd actually be doing the same thing
> as DC13 again. Furthermore, it is not unlikely that in August, 1 EUR
> will be closer to 1 USD than now, given that the ECB is about to
> follow US suit on "quantitative easing". The EUR is about to undergo
> massive devaluation. Sell now.
>
FYI people getting paid in Euros didn't suddenly get a 20% raise, so the 1 CHF == 1 EUR is helpful to decide not to visit Switzerland or buy Swiss products, not to all of a sudden think that 200 EUR are not so many. If it will be 1 EUR==1 USD that can help Americans deciding to pay but for Europeans it will still feel like a raise, if they compare to previous years. :)
Thanks,
Guido
> All in all: I'd say 200/500 is fine, even in EUR, especially since
> accomodation (which includes food) is very cheap at the hostel.
>
> All your ideas sound great, Marga. Thanks for bringing this up. I am
> sure I don't need to chime in for us to find names for the
> categories or decide which stickers to give ;)
>
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