[Inpycon] Free conference pass for student

[Rejy M Cyriac]

On 07/23/2014 12:37 PM, Abhishek L wrote:
> 
> Jaseem Abid writes:
> 
>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Arvi Krishnaswamy <arvi at alumni.iastate.edu
>>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm somehow not a fan of distinguishing things based on whether someone in
>>> outstation or not as an economic factor.  I'd almost prefer to just have
>>> all interested students signup and run a raffle, giving free tickets to
>>> those who win.
>>>
>>
>> -1 for lottery.
>>
>>
>> Make it something like GSOC. Ask them to write a paragraph on why they
>> should get a grant, and what they indent to do by coming to pycon.
> 
> +1, a small writeup explaining why they are deserving the grant will be
> more helpful. Pycon US for eg. had a section in registration to apply
> for financial grant (https://us.pycon.org/2014/assistance/)
> 
+1

Judging the requirement based on the write-up may be the best way to
help deserving students to come attend the conference.

Just because someone is from far away does not mean that he/she cannot
afford the travel, and such a criteria will not ensure that the
deserving gets the grant. Someone closer to Bangalore might still not be
able to afford the travel, but may be more deserving.

I am not sure about the programming competition suggested by some
either, because then the intention for the grant shifts from helping
students who cannot afford the travel, to one about skills alone, and
may be biased against newbies. This could be a good marketing tool for
the conference, but should not be substituted for a student grant program.


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Regards,

Rejy M Cyriac (rmc)