[Linux-aus] President's Report: August / September 2006

[Michael Still]

Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="Nigel Cunningham">
> 
>>> That might sound like a good thing for an attendee paying registration,
>>> but it sounds a bit different if you consider the case of a company
>>> deciding to sponsor the conference, doesn't it? There are many factors
>>> involved. :-)
>> Mmm, but then too, they're separate financial years.
> 
> Yes, that's precisely the point: For a potential sponsor, it can be easy to
> defer to the next financial year if you can rationalise it, particularly
> when there's something solid to consider. It's a totally different decision
> making process to an individual paying a very inexpensive registration fee.

Surely as a sponsor one would want to bring forward the many and obvious 
benefits of sponsoring such a fantastic event? If a sponsor wants to 
miss out on all those benefits for a year, then isn't that simply them 
punishing themselves?

Mikal