Sketchup Basecamp 2012
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Chris Sardinas
Aug 25, 2012, 7:28:48 AM8/25/12
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So I learn today that the basecamp 2012 will now have a $200 registration fee!
What's with the cost this time? As if going to these events wasn't costly enough already with airfare, hotels, meals and rental cars.
Because of this fee, knowledgeable and well skilled people who thought about going before will most likely not want to go now because of that.
This is just another example of me shaking my head with the decisions being made in Boulder... What a shame.
At least I have 3 days to decide if I want to shell out an extra $200 for this...
What's with the cost this time? As if going to these events wasn't costly enough already with airfare, hotels, meals and rental cars.
Because of this fee, knowledgeable and well skilled people who thought about going before will most likely not want to go now because of that.
This is just another example of me shaking my head with the decisions being made in Boulder... What a shame.
At least I have 3 days to decide if I want to shell out an extra $200 for this...
CraigD - Google
Aug 27, 2012, 5:19:19 PM8/27/12
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Hi Chris, Aidan Chopra discusses the reasons for cost of the 2012 3D Basecamp in another forum, linked HERE. Although I know it's a change from the past, I think it's reasonable. I also think this will be a great event, with more of the old "AtLast days" feel and passion with focus on modelers. Seems well worth it to me.
Cheers,
- CraigD
I'll quote his post:
"
The biggest piece of news (as yet unannounced) is that we'll be charging a registration fee this year. There are several reasons for this change, but the most important two are:
1. We need to offset some of the cost of doing the event. Google was able to absorb large expenses like this one, but as a more-or-less independent entity inside of Trimble, we simply can't. By asking people to pay something (not a lot, relative to what other conferences cost), we can meet folks' expectations. Nothing lavish, nothing gaudy. Just a space that's big enough, tech that works, some food and drink, a modest party, and an awesome T-shirt to wear on dates with other SketchUp enthusiasts.
2. At the last two Basecamps, which were free, a lot people who said they were coming, didn't. This left unused capacity, which was a shame given how many people would have liked to come. The thought this year is that by asking people to pay a little, we'll have a better idea of who's actually going to join us.
As of this moment, we're planning to charge $200 per person for normal registration, and $150 for the discounted pre-registration I mentioned in my previous post. We estimate that this should cover about half our costs for the event, which we think is fair. "
1. We need to offset some of the cost of doing the event. Google was able to absorb large expenses like this one, but as a more-or-less independent entity inside of Trimble, we simply can't. By asking people to pay something (not a lot, relative to what other conferences cost), we can meet folks' expectations. Nothing lavish, nothing gaudy. Just a space that's big enough, tech that works, some food and drink, a modest party, and an awesome T-shirt to wear on dates with other SketchUp enthusiasts.
2. At the last two Basecamps, which were free, a lot people who said they were coming, didn't. This left unused capacity, which was a shame given how many people would have liked to come. The thought this year is that by asking people to pay a little, we'll have a better idea of who's actually going to join us.
As of this moment, we're planning to charge $200 per person for normal registration, and $150 for the discounted pre-registration I mentioned in my previous post. We estimate that this should cover about half our costs for the event, which we think is fair. "
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