On Mon, 2024-03-25 at 16:36 +1100, Mike Everest via Public wrote:
I'll happily report back here on a summary of responses :-}
There were heaps of places where I wanted to answer "it depends". For example the swag and the catering. If it's first-class catering I'm ready to pay for that, but if it's sausage rolls and tomato sauce, then not. Same for swag - if there is really good stuff on offer I'm not stupid enough to think it should be free, but if it's yet another ball- point pen and a notebook in a shoulder bag stuffed with brochures, then... Also, location. I'll go to Canberra (3.5 hours easy drive), but Sydney? 5 hours flying including intrusive security or 7-9 hours driving with super-expensive parking and accommodation when I get there; travel + accommodation double or triple the conference cost. Not a complaint; the advantages of capital cities are obvious. But they really do not serve everyone. And even their residents might quite like to get out of the big city for a while. There is interest value in being somewhere different. Regards, K. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karl Auer (kauer@nullarbor.com.au, he/him) work +61 2 64957435 http://www.nullarbor.com.au mobile +61 428 957160 Please feel free to deal with this email during your own working hours.