> We said in Rotorua we'd be keen to subsidise Apricot attendance in 2016. And if memory serves correctly it was for any of the diehard Noggers that always turn up to our
> conference. We must have had a rush of blood to the head at the time because it turns out we could do that and probably burn out the NZNOG Trust fund at the same time.
> That's not wise.

What are the estimated costs for Apricot? I see the prices in the past where about $US 500 ($NZ765) for the workshops and around $US600 ($NZ900) for the actual conference.

Yes it���s a 2 week conference (1 week for workshops and 1 week for the conference) compared to the small number of days NZNOG is usually on but personally I think this will reduce the number of NZNOGers going who pay themselves to go and for companies sending their staff there.

Yes I understand NZNOG doesn't have a huge budget but maybe we (NZNOG) can get a grant from InternetNZ who give grants to the NZNOG community to make it more affordable for them. https://internetnz.nz/conference-attendance-community-grants-round . It seems to be open still ...