Comments on: Joe is a fecking hypocrite!

By: Joanna Calder

Joanna Calder — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:12:24 +0000

yer doing great, Joe. However,coffee would be great sometime!!
@jeecalder

By: Joe Boughner

Joe Boughner — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:15:42 +0000

Hi Bernadette,

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I do understand that there are costs associated with presenting such events, from hard costs for logistics to the soft costs of time and human resources to pull it all together. I think, in general, the marketplace will come to decide where right balance is and I don’t doubt that your organization works to ensure value for money.

As I said, my thoughts on this are quite mixed. There are certainly many people who would gladly share their thoughts and insights for free (as evidenced by the growing success of events like ChangeCamp) but, as you rightly point out, there is still the perception – in many circles – that value and cost have a relationship. Frankly, there are people who wouldn’t attend an event like Change Camp but may well be inclined to attend a paid conference. They need this information too.

Again, thanks for your insightful commentary and, notwithstanding the mixed feelings I shared in this post, I am genuinely excited about the opportunity to present in Toronto next week. I’m grateful for the audience and I’m sure everyone – presenters and attendees – will walk away with new discoveries and insights.

Cheers.

By: bernadette

bernadette — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:51:31 +0000

Joe, thank you for presenting on our event. It is indeed a challenge. I am sure you will be great and bring great value to both events. Indeed we approached your company because we felt that our audience would appreciate your company’s experience in this field. These events are priced at various rates, and with some as high as you have mentioned and others at a far more reasonable rates. However, there is a cost for everything. In fact there are different schools of thoughts on this. If something is priced very high it is assumed to be of far greater value than something that is free. What we have done here is priced our events at a reasonable rate to ensure those that need this information can attend while also ensuring that we as a company can continue to provide these opportunities.
I cannot speak for other companies, but I can speak from our company’s point of view and the feedback we have had on our past events. Overall our delegates and speakers have felt that they have obtained great value from attending our events. Thus our goal is to provide value to the delegate, the presenter, the venue we host the event and our company. As our events bring economic benefits to all of us including our delegates who are looking at strategies to stay current and competitive in today’s market place. It is the world that we all participate in which focuses on commerce. The hope is to participate in this world of commerce in a matter that is mutually beneficial to all. We are trying here at our end, and I hope that your experience at our event will be a positive one.

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:51:14 +0000

I recently attended Government 2.0 LA. There were no fees to attend the conference. Sure, I had to pay my travel, but it was great that there was no fee for the conference itself. There were a few big speakers, but most of the conference was workshop/discussion format. I found that much more valuable than a bunch of talking heads, as I was able to bring forward challenges I was having with my clients, lead discussions on issues I was working on, and connect with a bunch of people who are doing interesting work. .-= Hey, you should check out Annie´s last blog ..Surprise! Gov 2.0 is about the people =-.

By: ralphmercer (Ralph Mercer )

ralphmercer (Ralph Mercer ) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:32:49 +0000

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