Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-apachecon-discuss-archive@minotaur.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-apachecon-discuss-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 31309D79B for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:57:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 10594 invoked by uid 500); 30 Jul 2012 17:57:36 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-apachecon-discuss-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 10490 invoked by uid 500); 30 Jul 2012 17:57:36 -0000 Mailing-List: contact apachecon-discuss-help@apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: apachecon-discuss@apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list apachecon-discuss@apache.org Received: (qmail 10482 invoked by uid 99); 30 Jul 2012 17:57:36 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:57:35 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.2 required=10 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_SOFTFAIL X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: softfail (athena.apache.org: transitioning domain of marcel.offermans@luminis.nl does not designate 194.109.24.32 as permitted sender) Received: from [194.109.24.32] (HELO smtp-vbr12.xs4all.nl) (194.109.24.32) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:57:28 +0000 Received: from macpro.fritz.box (planetmarrs.xs4all.nl [82.95.193.148]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtp-vbr12.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id q6UHtNDd003014 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:55:24 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marcel.offermans@luminis.nl) From: Marcel Offermans Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_21AA9852-B525-4F64-B571-329A9607EBC9" Subject: Re: apachecon eu speaker subsidies Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:55:23 +0200 In-Reply-To: <78B6EA79-00EC-4619-8CF3-177D4D1E38A9@holdenweb.com> To: References: <5016C3BF.4030302@apache.org> <5016C5C4.8010104@apache.org> <78B6EA79-00EC-4619-8CF3-177D4D1E38A9@holdenweb.com> Message-Id: <5A11BBE9-3ECD-46E7-9ABA-1CD62ED89B74@luminis.nl> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org --Apple-Mail=_21AA9852-B525-4F64-B571-329A9607EBC9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 On Jul 30, 2012, at 19:49 , Steve Holden wrote: > I realize that it may be a tradition in ApacheCon, but look at = attendance numbers and ask yourself if you want to see them going down = still further. We could marginalize the conference by keeping pricing = too high. Are the attendance numbers so low because our prices are too high? I = mean I can name other conferences that are way more expensive than = ApacheCon that are doing just fine, attendance wise (JavaOne, =D8redev, = =85). Greetings, Marcel --Apple-Mail=_21AA9852-B525-4F64-B571-329A9607EBC9--