Comments on: it@cork conference program announced http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-conference-program-announced/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:19:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Catherine Wall http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-conference-program-announced/#comment-111171 Catherine Wall Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:25:02 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-conference-program-announced/#comment-111171 it@cork ran a half day Java Conference 2 weeks ago for just €30pp. The Technology in Business Conference is a completly different style event, which costs €300 for it@cork members. Our members attend in their droves as they see the value of it and the other 20 free events we run every every year. it@cork ran a half day Java Conference 2 weeks ago for just €30pp.
The Technology in Business Conference is a completly different style event, which costs €300 for it@cork members.
Our members attend in their droves as they see the value of it and the other 20 free events we run every every year.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-conference-program-announced/#comment-111170 Tom Raftery Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:04:54 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-conference-program-announced/#comment-111170 @Langer Dan - it@cork is a not-for-profit organisation. The annual conference is the one event in the calendar year which generates a significant income and money made from the conference is used to fund the activities of it@cork for the rest of the year. Pricing the conference is always a balancing act between offering value for money and continually growing the level of activity of it@cork. The line-up this year is world-class and if you attend any it@cork events you will be aware that shilling for your company is not tolerated (as <a href="http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-2006-conference-jacques-etienne-grandjean/">last year's Microsoft speaker</a> discovered). @Langer Dan - it@cork is a not-for-profit organisation. The annual conference is the one event in the calendar year which generates a significant income and money made from the conference is used to fund the activities of it@cork for the rest of the year.

Pricing the conference is always a balancing act between offering value for money and continually growing the level of activity of it@cork.

The line-up this year is world-class and if you attend any it@cork events you will be aware that shilling for your company is not tolerated (as last year’s Microsoft speaker discovered).

]]> By: Langer Dan http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-conference-program-announced/#comment-111168 Langer Dan Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:39:14 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-conference-program-announced/#comment-111168 For a heavily sponsored gig like this, is €400 for one day reasonable? There's going to be a certain element of pitching involved (Microsoft talking about trends in software anyone?), so I would have expected it something people could decide not to attend for a full day. Compare this to www.javapolis.com for example, which is €210 for three days. For a heavily sponsored gig like this, is €400 for one day reasonable? There’s going to be a certain element of pitching involved (Microsoft talking about trends in software anyone?), so I would have expected it something people could decide not to attend for a full day.

Compare this to http://www.javapolis.com for example, which is €210 for three days.

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