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

Fri Jun 16 11:11:57 PDT 2017

> On Jun 16, 2017, at 10:56 AM, C Bergström <cbergstrom at pathscale.com> wrote:
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> 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.

Contracts are typically signed a year in advance at the minimum, so a pre-registration would need to happen about 1.5 years before the event. I think most people would not want to commit that far out.

If you are trying to solve the “reaching capacity” problem, then we can explore using the large exhibit halls at the SJCC in 2018. This would obviously have impacts to all areas of the budget as these rooms are quite large. Our community is continuing to grow and we obviously want as many developers to attend as possible. 

-Tanya

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> On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 1:06 AM, Tanya Lattner <tanyalattner at llvm.org <mailto:tanyalattner at llvm.org>> wrote:
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>> On Jun 16, 2017, at 1:36 AM, C Bergström <cbergstrom at pathscale.com <mailto: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.
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>> 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. 
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> 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. 
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> 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. 
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> 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. 
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> 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. 
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> As a nonprofit, all of our financial records/tax returns and detailed budgets are available online for public viewing.
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> Please let me know if you have any additional questions and I am happy to answer them. I hope you can attend our event.
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> Thanks,
> Tanya
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>> On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 4:05 PM, Tanya Lattner via cfe-dev <cfe-dev at lists.llvm.org <mailto: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).
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>> Registration will open today, June 16, at 10:00AM PDT.
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>> You may register here:
>> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-llvm-developers-meeting-bay-area-tickets-35155516095 <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-llvm-developers-meeting-bay-area-tickets-35155516095>
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>> 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 <mailto: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. 
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>> 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 <mailto:tanyalattner at llvm.org> to discuss a discounted ticket.
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>> Thank you,
>> Tanya Lattner
>> President, LLVM Foundation
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