[ubuntu-us-ut] Utah Open Source Conference thoughts

[Thad Van Ry]

Bryan,

I know that many e-mails were sent out to the local SIGs stating that
there was a discount and what the discounted price was. See:
http://www.utos.org/2007/08/24/utah-open-source-conference-early-bird-registration-ends-this-saturday/

There were also e-mails early on (around March or April) asking for
presenters. You could have presented at UTOSC and then you wouldn't
have had to pay the $40.

On 9/10/07, Bryan Petty <bryan at ibaku.net> wrote:
> On 9/10/07, Charles Curley <charlescurley at charlescurley.com> wrote:
> > Hmmm, this isn't DefCon, so it may not be useful to compare the two.
>
> It is very similar in regards to the organization of various tracks,
> events, and competitions.

I feel that's like saying the Utah Home Remodeling show is like
DefCon. It has various tracks, events, and competitions. So does
Brainshare.

> $100+ for UTOSC just doesn't even compare to what you get for $100 at
> DefCon (which doesn't require a discount).

It's not $100+ for UTOSC, it was $40. (even late registration with a
discount code was only $55.) Anybody that paid more than $55 for the
conference didn't try to get a discount code.

> There is no "register" link, and wasn't one that I saw when I first
> sent my email. I wouldn't expect there to be a "register" page now
> that it's over either, but I would expect there to be a page with
> information about the price.
>

https://register.utosc.org

I don't feel like Utah Open Source tried to hide the fact that there
was a huge discount. If you weren't aware of the amount of the
discount, then I feel like it's your own fault.

IMNHO.

Thad