Why I Am Sponsoring PyCodeConf (and what it means to you, hint: cheaper tickets)

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Post by voodootikigod » Tue, Sep 06, 2011, 7:42 PM UTC

Why I Am Sponsoring PyCodeConf (and what it means to you, hint: cheaper tickets)
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Re: Why I Am Sponsoring PyCodeConf (and what it means to you, hint: cheaper tickets)

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Post by mruser » Tue, Sep 06, 2011, 8:57 PM UTC

Do want to go but not sure how I can justify it as a business expense. PyCodeConf's home page makes it look more like a party/gtg than a traditional conference, which is great, but not what the accountant is looking for.

Re: Why I Am Sponsoring PyCodeConf (and what it means to you, hint: cheaper tickets)

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Post by amwb » Tue, Sep 06, 2011, 9:09 PM UTC

mruser wrote: post #2

Do want to go but not sure how I can justify it as a business expense. PyCodeConf's home page makes it look more like a party/gtg than a traditional conference, which is great, but not what the accountant is looking for.

Try giving the accountant the sponsorship brochure, it retains the graphic design with a lot more "business focused" reasons for attending. http://pycodeconf.s3.amazonaws.com/PyCodeConf2011Sponsor.pdf

Re: Why I Am Sponsoring PyCodeConf (and what it means to you, hint: cheaper tickets)

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Post by jzcoder » Tue, Sep 06, 2011, 9:16 PM UTC

I find it hard to swallow the PR this is an "organic conference" and "driven by love for the community" with a normal ticket price of $600. Even at the $300 cost this is more than the cost of PyCon. I followed the pre-hype and looked forward to this, that was until I saw the price tag. Maybe if they offered $300 up front and not $600.

If you want an example of a real organic conference, for the love of the community, check out PyTexas. This is a FREE conference this weekend.

If you live in TX/OK/LA, try to make it to College Station for a great a little conference. Well, it started out little. I think there are over 200 people already registered.

http://www.pytexas.org/2011/

Re: Why I Am Sponsoring PyCodeConf (and what it means to you, hint: cheaper tickets)

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Post by jbellis » Tue, Sep 06, 2011, 9:40 PM UTC

jzcoder wrote: post #4

I find it hard to swallow the PR this is an "organic conference" and "driven by love for the community" with a normal ticket price of $600. Even at the $300 cost this is more than the cost of PyCon. I followed the pre-hype and looked forward to this, that was until I saw the price tag. Maybe if they offered $300 up front and not $600. If you want an example of a real organic conference, for the love of the community,…

PyCon is a really, really amazing deal. But don't let it set the bar unrealistically high. $600 is still very much on the low end of midsize to large conference. O'Reilly's Strata later this month is over $2000, for instance.