Nanochick wrote:
] Hijexx wrote:
] ] We at Interz0ne strive to bring you the absolute best
] ] experience while you attend the conference, and we also try
] to
] ] do this where it doesn't empty your wallet in the process.
] But
] ] with trying to bring you the best of the best speakers,
] ] forums, and issues, it does mean expenditures on Interz0ne's
]
] ] part. We regretfully announce that we have to raise the
] ] entrance fee for this year's conference to $50.00 a
] person
] ] for the weekend.
] ]
] ] ...
] ]
] ] Yes, it is regretful. One question: WHY? I was thinking
] ] about going this year, paying the $30 I did last year and
] ] hoping to enjoy an excellent schedule like last year. The
] ] schedule still looks great this year, but, come on, 50
] ] dollars? What exactly is this paying for?
] ]
] ] I still might do it so I can visit my ATLiens (if they are
] ] going) and have a good time, but the $50 price tag is really
]
] ] giving me pause. After last year's "Student Price
] Retracted"
] ] debacle, it's giving me even more pause.
] ]
] ] Someone clue me in, where does the $50 go? I understand con
]
] ] space costs some $$$ from being involved with Phreanic in
] the
] ] past. Give me a guesstimate to help me make a decision
] here.
] ]
] ]
] ] Is the figure so high because the attendance is being
] ] projected low? Is the hotel charging way too much for
] space?
] ] Are speakers being compensated?

Probably not. These hackers are getting to be fatcats. The key word in convention is "con."
]
]
]
]
] I agree with Hijexx. I see no reason why a con roughly the
] size of PN...possibly even smaller, would need $50.

To pay for cocaine.

I
] mean...Defcon is $75, and if Interz0ne is $50, then $75 for
] Defcon is starting to look like a good deal. I don't plan on
] attending Interz0ne this year. Granted, I may happen to be
] hanging out at the hotel's bar, to chat with friends I only
] see at cons...but I won't be "going" to the con because 1) I
] think $50 is way too expensive and 2) past grievances with the
] so called "student price" that was suddenly retracted at the
] door last year. If you advertise a student price, then either
] stick to it, or give me a damn good valid reason why the
] "student price" is retracted. When your a student, every
] dollar counts. Anyway, thats my rant for the evening:)

Students are spoled rich shits. No dollar counts, otherwise they wouldn't waste it on what passes for an education in America today.

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