[EuroPython] Work on Call for Participation for EuroPython 2015 has started

[John Pinner]

Hello,

On 3 February 2014 02:43, Giovanni Bajo <giovanni at pycon.it> wrote:
>
> Il giorno 01/feb/2014, alle ore 12:59, Michael <sparks.m at gmail.com> ha
> scritto:
>
> 400?
>
> Christ on a bike, europython used to be affordable. Florence was
> ridiculously expensive (when you factor everything in).
>
>
> A 5-days conference with tickets starting at €100 for students and €190 for
> an individual ticket, including catering of course. On top of that, we got
> 200 beds with prices at €39 per person per night in double room, and other
> 200 beds at €45 per person per night, at the 4-star conference hotel, all
> taxes included. In Florence.
>
> EuroPython 2010 was £120 at the extra early bird rate, for a 2.5 days
> conference, and hotels surely can’t get much cheaper. Let’s even assume that
> that means “much cheaper” for you, still i wouldn’t call EP in Florence
> “ridiculously expensive”.

All of which is true, except that youa re neglecting to mention the
Partners Programme.

The only way I could justify going, giving a shortage of money and
time, was to treat it as a holiday and take my long
conference-suffering wife.  However the cost of the PP was far too
high, maybe that's what Michael meant by " (when you factor everything
in)."

best wishes,

John
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