[cfe-dev] 2017 US LLVM Developers' Meeting - Registration Opening!

[C Bergström via cfe-dev]

I'm not really suggesting this, but I wonder -
What if there was like a pre-registration (that maybe even required a
deposit) and based off that the venue was selected.



On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 1:06 AM, Tanya Lattner <tanyalattner at llvm.org>
wrote:

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> On Jun 16, 2017, at 1:36 AM, C Bergström <cbergstrom at pathscale.com> wrote:
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> I realize the popularity of this event may bring additional costs, but I
> think it really stinks that there's a fee and that it's limited in the
> number of people.
>
> What's next corporate sponsors with banners and booth babes walking around?
>
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>
> While I welcome all comments and questions, I find your approach not very
> constructive.
>
> The ticket price is heavily subsidized by sponsorship and donations. While
> we want to give company recognition for their generous contribution, we
> also want to keep this event educational and focused on the technology. We
> do display company sponsorship in a few places, but do not have booths.
>
> The remainder of the sponsorship funds go to our other programs such as
> travel grants for students, sponsoring other conferences or LLVM events,
> and women in compilers and tools. All of these programs are in various
> stages and we hope to expand them over time.
>
> We have actually had free developer meetings in the past. Unfortunately,
> we sold out every time and then had a significant no-show rate. At one
> point it was up to 35% which was why we switched to charging a small fee.
> As we increased the fee to cover more of the costs, we have always given
> discounted tickets to those in need (we had several for the last developer
> meeting) and for students.
>
> As the event has grown, we have difficulty finding venues large enough to
> host us. With these venues and the size, comes increased costs as well. In
> addition, we still need to cap the registration to a specific number so we
> have enough chairs for people to sit and enough food. There are also
> logistics issues such as medics that are required for events of this size.
> Food is a bit easier to increase on the fly, but we can’t make a room
> bigger. I cap the registration to ensure attendees have a great experience.
> Each year, we have tried to increase it to allow for as many developers to
> attend as possible.
>
> As a nonprofit, all of our financial records/tax returns and detailed
> budgets are available online for public viewing.
>
> Please let me know if you have any additional questions and I am happy to
> answer them. I hope you can attend our event.
>
> Thanks,
> Tanya
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 4:05 PM, Tanya Lattner via cfe-dev <
> cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
>
>> Your are invited to attend the 2017 LLVM Developers’ Meeting
>> <http://llvm.org/devmtg/2017-10/> on October 18-19 in San Jose, CA. New
>> this year will be a Women in Compilers & Tools pre-conference event on
>> October 17th (details to come).
>>
>> *Registration will open today, June 16, at 10:00AM PDT.*
>>
>> You may register here:
>> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-llvm-developers-meeting-ba
>> y-area-tickets-35155516095
>>
>> Registration fees are $300 for the 2-day event and reception (October
>> 18). A conference only registration is $250. Tickets will be capped at 500
>> attendees and the last day to register is October 6.
>>
>> If you are a full-time student, please contact the organizer
>> <tanyalattner at llvm.org> for a student rate ($50/event, $25/reception).
>> You must send us your student ID. Student travel sponsorship details will
>> be announced when available.
>>
>> We would like this event to be accessible to all LLVM developers. If
>> attending the meeting is cost prohibitive for any reason (i.e.. you do not
>> have an employer who refunds tickets fees, financial hardship, etc), please
>> contact the organizer <tanyalattner at llvm.org> to discuss a discounted
>> ticket.
>> Thank you,
>> Tanya Lattner
>> President, LLVM Foundation
>>
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