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Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:33:01 -0400
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Subject: Re: [CodeMash] Re: Registration Info for CodeMash 2013
From: Steven Smith <ssmith.li...@gmail.com>
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You have as much chance as any other first-time attendee, which is
quite good if you're sitting at your computer at the appointed time
hitting F5.  It's never failed for the folks in our office who've
bought tickets for the last several years.  But do plan on it selling
out in minutes not days or hours.

Steve


On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 8:06 AM, Chris McNear <chris.mcn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have to agree with Scott, from a slightly different view point. I finally
> work for a company that will send me to conferences so only recently found
> out about codemash so my guess is I won't have a chance at getting tickets
> this year.
>
> What about having a conference 2 times a year or finding a bigger venue?
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 20, 2012, at 6:47 AM, Scott Wachtmann <swach...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Gotta say I'm kind of disappointed to hear this.
>
> As someone who was at the 2011 event and then missed 2012 due to the
> insanity of how fast tickets went I feel like I'm now getting double
> punished.  Bad enough to miss last year, now my chances of getting a ticket
> this year are going to be even worse.  I do not love this decision, and if
> you are trying to reward people who were involved early on in Codemash only
> rewarding 2012 attendees seems shortsighted since that was the first year
> I'm betting a lot of the "originals" you are trying to protect were forced
> to stay home.
>
> On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 9:35:45 PM UTC-4, Jim Holmes wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> Registration for CodeMash 2013 will run a bit differently than in years
>> past. I wanted to take time to share some details and some of the reasoning
>> behind the changes.
>>
>> As you're likely aware, the demand for CodeMash tickets has grown insane.
>> 1300 tickets for 2012 sold out in 22 minutes. That's crazy! (Well, it's not
>> crazy, it's an indicator of how awesometastic our community is!)
>>
>> It's my firm belief that CodeMash owes all its success, every last drop of
>> it, to a core group of attendees and speakers who've come along every year
>> with an amazing outlook. This core started out in v0 and showed up willing
>> to have frank, open discussions on a wide range of things without ever
>> getting heated, disrespectful, or digressing into flame wars. That core
>> acted as role models for newcomers every following year, and as the
>> conference grew, so did that core. That wonderful core could always be
>> relied on for setting the tone in sessions, keynotes, and the hallways.
>> Newcomers saw how passionate folks were, and how the
>> conversations/interactions were carried out, and they followed the example.
>> Those newcomers became part of the expanding core each following year.
>>
>> That core is what's made CodeMash so awesome. Well, that and the bacon.
>>
>> If last year's registration was blown through in 22 minutes, I can't
>> imagine what registration would be like for 2013. Single-digit minutes?
>> Seconds? No clue.
>>
>> My biggest concern is losing that core of folks in the piranha
>> frenzy/shark attack that registration may turn in to. If we lose that core
>> then we lose some of the special tone that makes CodeMash so wonderful.
>>
>> With that in mind, we'll be having a special registration window for
>> alumni of CodeMash 2012. If you attended or spoke in 2012 then we'll open up
>> registration a week early. HOWEVER, we'll have only 700 tickets in this
>> early window. Alumni get first crack at those tickets. If we don't sell them
>> out, then leftovers will roll in to the "public" pool that will open the
>> following week where we'll sell the additional 500 tickets.
>>
>> Here are some ground rules about the Alumni pool:
>>
>> Please, don't be a jackass. Keep in mind the spirit of what we're trying
>> to do here, and also keep in mind that we're volunteers doing this on our
>> spare time.
>> Alumni means CodeMash 2012. If you attended earlier CodeMashes, but not
>> 2012, then sorry, but you'll have to wait for the general public
>> registration.
>> Alumni will get an email with a special, personalized access code. YOU MAY
>> NOT SHARE THIS CODE WITH ANYONE ELSE. YOU USE THIS TO BUY YOUR TICKET OR YOU
>> PASS FOR THIS YEAR. (Or go buy one in the public window)
>> We'll validate all purchases once the Alumni window closes. Non-Alumni who
>> somehow made it in will be refunded their cash and lose that ticket.
>>
>> One important additional piece: We're doing away with group registrations.
>> We know this impacts a number of organizations, but CodeMash registration
>> has turned into somewhat of a raffle/lottery system. Dropping group
>> registrations levels the playing field for everyone. (To be clear: the
>> percentage of tickets sold to group registrations was a relatively small
>> number, well under 20% of total sales.)
>>
>> If you are in an organization that's used group purchases in the past then
>> I heartily recommend you start clarifying purchasing policies with your
>> organization. Right now. You'll need to buy your own ticket, and that can
>> mean dealing with reimbursements and other workflows. I'm sorry about that,
>> but again, we're trying to do our best to make it a level field for
>> everyone.
>>
>> This is a lot of info to digest. Hopefully you'll agree that it's an
>> effort to do as best as possible to meet a crazy demand with a minimum of
>> fuss.
>>
>> As always, please feel free to ping me with questions or feedback. Do it
>> here in the Group, or via e-mail if you're uncomfortable conversing in
>> public. Reach me at jim.h...@codemash.org.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jim Holmes
>> President, CodeMash Board of Directors
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