Comments on: mesh conference, Day 1 http://www.column2.com/2006/05/mesh-conference-day-1/ BPM, Enterprise 2.0 and technology trends in business. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:00:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Off Topic :: mesh: a conference by, for and featuring white men http://www.column2.com/2006/05/mesh-conference-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5665 Off Topic :: mesh: a conference by, for and featuring white men Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:49:30 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2006/05/mesh-conference-day-1/#comment-5665 [...] year, there was a certain amount of noise about the fact that the mesh organizers managed to find only a tiny number of women [...] [...] year, there was a certain amount of noise about the fact that the mesh organizers managed to find only a tiny number of women [...]

]]> By: Sandy Kemsley http://www.column2.com/2006/05/mesh-conference-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5101 Sandy Kemsley Thu, 01 Jun 2006 20:51:51 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2006/05/mesh-conference-day-1/#comment-5101 I don't think that these things are free, but there were a lot of sponsorships and donations for the food (and since <a href="http://www.marsdd.com/" rel="nofollow">MaRS</a> was listed as a sponsor, probably the space as well), and many of the speakers were local. A couple of the speakers directly commented that they were not paid to speak, although I'm sure that some travel expenses for the out-of-towners were covered. Our aim for <a href="http://www.bloghernorth.org" rel="nofollow">BlogHerNorth</a> is to provide something of equivalent value for a lower cost than that, although I might be back here next year admitting how much I miscalculated. I don’t think that these things are free, but there were a lot of sponsorships and donations for the food (and since MaRS was listed as a sponsor, probably the space as well), and many of the speakers were local. A couple of the speakers directly commented that they were not paid to speak, although I’m sure that some travel expenses for the out-of-towners were covered.

Our aim for BlogHerNorth is to provide something of equivalent value for a lower cost than that, although I might be back here next year admitting how much I miscalculated.

]]> By: Elisa Camahort http://www.column2.com/2006/05/mesh-conference-day-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5100 Elisa Camahort Thu, 25 May 2006 16:11:07 +0000 http://www.column2.com/2006/05/mesh-conference-day-1/#comment-5100 Well, you'd think I'd be commenting to talk about BlogHerNorth (which I'm very thrilled about) but I'm actually commenting on the cost of putting on conferences. I had never put on an event before BlogHer last year, and it's a little surprising how much even a modest affair costs to put on. Unless these things are donated somehow, you pay for internet access and adequate power and microphones and In-Focus machines and shipping and handling of materials etc. etc. But mostly it all comes down to food. If they fed you meals and break foods over those two days then it was probably expensive for them. (Usually if you go with a traditional meeting space they don't even let you bring in outside, donated stuff, particularly food.) Another really critical factor is whether they not only comp speaker conference fees, but whether they also reimburse them for travel. That can be wicked expensive. Yes, I'd guess that $350 for two days probably covered their costs, but I wouldn't guess by some huge profitable margin. Well, you’d think I’d be commenting to talk about BlogHerNorth (which I’m very thrilled about) but I’m actually commenting on the cost of putting on conferences.

I had never put on an event before BlogHer last year, and it’s a little surprising how much even a modest affair costs to put on.

Unless these things are donated somehow, you pay for internet access and adequate power and microphones and In-Focus machines and shipping and handling of materials etc. etc.

But mostly it all comes down to food. If they fed you meals and break foods over those two days then it was probably expensive for them.

(Usually if you go with a traditional meeting space they don’t even let you bring in outside, donated stuff, particularly food.)

Another really critical factor is whether they not only comp speaker conference fees, but whether they also reimburse them for travel. That can be wicked expensive.

Yes, I’d guess that $350 for two days probably covered their costs, but I wouldn’t guess by some huge profitable margin.

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