I've not been to one of these before so sorry if these are questions about the obvious, anyway I was supposed to write something out so maybe we could ask management to give us the time off work to attend and maybe pay for us. 1. What is Standard vs Economy vs Budget? I see different prices but no explanation of what the difference is other than mention of Lunch. 2. What do the workshops usually cover, what is their format etc? 3. Everyone has to pay $85 to become a member? 3. I see things like "discount around 20%" before the 30th if we miss out on the Early Bird prices, what is the actual price then if we miss out on the first 50 discount? 4. Actually how much does it cost if I only book for one day? I really need prices if we request money from management. Sorry but I couldn't find this stuff on the webpage, if I missed the URL please let me know. -- Simon J. Lyall | Very Busy | Web: http://www.darkmere.gen.nz/ "To stay awake all night adds a day to your life" - Stilgar | eMT. - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog
On Sat, 22 Jun 2002, Simon Lyall wrote:
1. What is Standard vs Economy vs Budget? I see different prices but no explanation of what the difference is other than mention of Lunch.
"Budget" is intended as the as-cheap-as-we-can-make-it option for people who are paying their own way. It excludes all refreshments during the day: morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. "Standard" is all inclusive, with lunch, teas, evening meals and entertainment.
2. What do the workshops usually cover, what is their format etc?
3. Everyone has to pay $85 to become a member?
Yes; I'm not entirely happy with this myself, but it boils down to three reasons: (1) to cover costs we would have to charge everyone almost all of the $85 anyway. (2) it would considerably complicate the society's finances and tax reporting to offer "services for a fee" to non-members; so much so that it would probably make it *more* expensive overall. In fact I can vouch that it would: at the moment the registrations are being managed by a volunteer; if they were to require filing for tax purposes she would decline to do them, and having them processed commercially would immediate push up the cost by at least $25/person. (3) this way you get to vote on how you want next year's conference to be run, assuming you enjoyed it enough to want to do it again. Actually, this reason I *am* happy with; the few of us working to get this show on the road are nearly going stir crazy by now -- if anyone is going to run it next year they'll need a strong group behind them.
3. I see things like "discount around 20%" before the 30th if we miss out on the Early Bird prices, what is the actual price then if we miss out on the first 50 discount?
The price is componentised: the 20% discount only applies to the $250 daily session rate. Of course, that rate is notional -- almost everyone can get a cheaper rate; the point is to push people into booking sooner so that we know what our numbers will be.
4. Actually how much does it cost if I only book for one day? I really need prices if we request money from management.
(1) If you're a speaker, nothing. (2) At the moment there are ultra-earlybird places left, so the price would be 2x $100 + $19.50 + $85 = $304.50. If anyone seriously has a problem with the price please come and talk to me: there is sponsorship available for students and other worthy causes.
Sorry but I couldn't find this stuff on the webpage, if I missed the URL please let me know.
Sorry, I've been remiss about posting a page with tabulated rates; I was assuming that everyone would use the price calculator on the registration page, however it turns out that the ECMAscript doesn't work on Netscape 4. Volunteers to fix this welcomed with open arms... If you don't mind the crude formatting, you can use our internal price schedule at http://www.uniforum.org.nz/registration.cgi?showpricetable=1. -Martin - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog
Hi Martin On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Martin D Kealey wrote:
If anyone seriously has a problem with the price please come and talk to me: there is sponsorship available for students and other worthy causes.
I have four student who'd like to go. Any sponsorship that could assist with the costs would be very gratefully received. Tony ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony McGregor Mail: T.McGregor(a)cs.waikato.ac.nz Department of Computer Science Phone: +64 7 838 4651 Waikato University Fax: +64 7 858 5095 Private Bag 3105 Home: +64 7 825 5040 mobile: (021)313004 Hamilton, New Zealand www: http://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~tonym ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog
On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Martin D Kealey wrote:
On Sat, 22 Jun 2002, Simon Lyall wrote:
1. What is Standard vs Economy vs Budget? I see different prices but no explanation of what the difference is other than mention of Lunch.
"Budget" is intended as the as-cheap-as-we-can-make-it option for people who are paying their own way. It excludes all refreshments during the day: morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.
"Standard" is all inclusive, with lunch, teas, evening meals and entertainment. I would encourage people to register for the Standard (or economy).
The venue is near the Airport. It could be difficult getting food like morning/afternoon tea and lunch unless you are prepared to get in the car and travel somewhere to buy it. regards Lin - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Lin Nah wrote:
The venue is near the Airport. It could be difficult getting food like morning/afternoon tea and lunch unless you are prepared to get in the car and travel somewhere to buy it.
I'm a bit lost in the funky frames on the uniforum site... where exactly will the conference be held? -- Juha Saarinen - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Juha Saarinen wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Lin Nah wrote:
The venue is near the Airport. It could be difficult getting food like morning/afternoon tea and lunch unless you are prepared to get in the car and travel somewhere to buy it.
I'm a bit lost in the funky frames on the uniforum site... where exactly will the conference be held? Auckland Airport Centra
I think the hint with the frames is to view it with full screen or resize the frames The venue bit is actually mentioned in the registration.cgi bit regards Lin - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Lin Nah wrote:
Auckland Airport Centra
Thank you Lin.
I think the hint with the frames is to view it with full screen or resize the frames
Frames are evil. Oh look, there's a no-frames version as well. Goody.
The venue bit is actually mentioned in the registration.cgi bit
Thanks again, oh supreme navigator of framed sites. :-) -- Juha Saarinen - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Juha Saarinen wrote:
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Lin Nah wrote:
Auckland Airport Centra Thank you Lin. you are welcome
I think the hint with the frames is to view it with full screen or resize the frames Frames are evil. Oh look, there's a no-frames version as well. Goody. I hate frames too
Now that we have cleared up the confusion on costs etc, I hope to see lots of signups from everyone. Seriously speaking I think it is worth going for the meals as it will be a pain going out for food etc. Not to mention the plus of being able to socialise with one another over lunch. It is after all a rare occassion. (unless of course the NZNOG lot have plans for lunch elsewhere and haven't told me about it) regards Lin - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog
In case you need to know how to get to centra from auckland (and can't get transport) etc Supershuttle does a door to door for a set fee (you can contact them for a quote. reservations(a)ssnz.co.nz or 0800 shuttle 0800 748885 or (09) 3063960) Alternatively take the airbus to the airport and get off at the int'l terminal. Airbus is $13 one way or $22 return. Airbus route in the city is found here http://www.airbus.co.nz There's a free Centra (grey) bus that can take you to the hotel [1] [1] This is also handy for those coming in via plane. There's a free bus between the domestic and international terminal. regards Lin who had 2 people ask me already because they don't have a car etc and so I decided to post this in case others are stuck too. - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog
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Juha Saarinen -
Lin Nah -
Martin D Kealey -
Simon Lyall -
Tony McGregor