On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Adam Williamson <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 2011-04-11 at 14:29 -0400, Jared K. Smith wrote: > >> To be frank (no Beefy Miracle pun intended), I already dislike the >> fact that some people feel like they have to be at FUDCon North >> America (even if they're not from North America), as that's the FUDCon >> where "everything happens". If anything, I'd go the other direction >> -- I would make the regional FUDCon events stronger. > > I'm kind of siding with Jared here, I think: the barriers to travelling > to North America aren't just financial. People are likely to feel more > comfortable in general travelling within their region, it's likely to > present fewer logistical difficulties, and there are language issues to > consider too - maybe at regional FUDCons it's easier to do things in > languages that are common in the region, or at least find others who > speak your language. And I think the cost issue Matthias points out is > another big one - as he says, $20k actually doesn't go very far towards > flying people around the world. I agree. Also, in terms of timing, students will usually be in a critical phase between March and May which is the time leading up to their finals. And afterwards, airlines tend to increase prices for international flights tremendously, bringing a flight from EMEA to the US (or the other way round, really) that's usually around $500 up to at least two or three times of that price. And yes, I'm personally experiencing that when I'm going back home in May. -s > (On a personal note, for the anecdotal data side of the thread - I try > to avoid flying to or through the U.S. wherever possible; it's just not > a pleasant experience if you can possibly avoid it.) > -- > Adam Williamson > Fedora QA Community Monkey > IRC: adamw | Fedora Talk: adamwill AT fedoraproject DOT org > http://www.happyassassin.net > > _______________________________________________ > advisory-board mailing list > advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board > _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
