I tend to disagree with you Ross,
First it is not excessive by definition because we are not covering our costs.
Second I don't think it is excessive because I know of MANY weeklong
conferences that want in the order of 1000-1700 registration fees...
I can see how this is VERY different between someone whos company pays (who
cares it isn't my money) and someone on a grant, sending themselves (every
penny counts, cause money I don't spend going to an IETF meeting goes into my
pocket that lets me spend it on my little girl... or pick your favorite way of
spending money)
The other thing that will be interesting is how do the IETF meeting expenses
scale with participation... Do we spend 300,000K regardless of how many show
up, or as the number of attendies goes up we spend more money and if so how
much more
Bill
On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 11:17:31AM -0800, Ross Finlayson wrote:
At 10:22 AM 3/17/03, you wrote:
I'm having quite a hard time seeing what the problem is here, but maybe I'm
missing something... Based on Harald's analysis the projected annual
shortfall is in the region of $350,000 per annum. Assuming ~5,000 attendees
per annum, that equates to ~$70 per year per attendee.
The trouble with this analysis is that the 5000 attendees each year are not
all different people. Many, if not most, people attend more than one IETF
meeting per year.
A more accurate analysis would be: A shortfall of $350,000 per annum means
~$120,000 per IETF meeting. So, if 1200 people attend each IETF meeting,
then that means $120 extra per person. (Or, if 2400 people attend each
IETF meeting, then that means $60 extra per person.)
(Personally, I think that even the current $425 fee feels excessive,
especially in the current economic climate.)
Ross.