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Why did they make people pay? That doesn't make sense.

$300 attendance fee was probably just about right. A conference of this type is intended to build up the network of the bitcoiner community, get business people talking to each other about ideas and projects, problems and solutions in bit-commerce. Concrete business deals would get struck.

A cheap event would allow in many people who are interested but never plan to do anything constructive. They would learn, but that can be done remotely, online.

Signal not noise!

I think free and VIP options would be best. Maybe brochures and stuff like that at stalls for free people, then VIP gets the seminars and a VIP room or something.

Then you get the best of both worlds. Some people can come by just to see what bitcoin is, while some come to collaborate with others and learn deeper concepts.

Too many non-movers undermines the point of the conference. You need the right number of the right kind of people for the conference to be a success...and success is not measured in # of attendees or ฿ collected in conference fees. The goal of the Bitcoin Foundation holding the conference is to advance Bitcoin and hopefully not lose money on the event. In fact, if I recall correctly, in the early days there was talk of "hoping to break even."

I think inviting people to come for free would be a great more to advance bitcoin, and having stalls outside that have contests for preloaded USB wallets, and maybe a computer to make a wallet and get a free alt coin. Then brochures and places to put yourself on email lists.

Then have the "movers" in the paid area.

And selling stall space would help to break even, or even better.

$300. is a small price to pay for the information food drinks and open bar's all included. It is also a good price considering attending is putting you at the events that are set to revolutionize money for the world. You cannot say it wasn't justified if you never showed up.

You aren't listening. I never said take away the 300$ cover charge, I said put a free version outside.

Yeah I hear that but I think the stalls probably paid already. It's an Idea that could be considered but I don't think may stall holders would want to be outside with the people who don't want to spend any money to get in. I think you should organize your own bitcoin festival or market. rather than a conference

In that case it would just be extra stalls. And that's not true, stalls just want people to be there and interested, they don't care if people spent money to get in. I've been a part of a few events, some free some half and half.

And I definitely plan on doing my own stuff when I get some money, but I'm probably going to be more Devcoin oriented since I'm a writer & video maker.