{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/stephlocke/RSaturday-proposal/issues/2","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/stephlocke/RSaturday-proposal/issues/2/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/stephlocke/RSaturday-proposal/issues/2/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/stephlocke/RSaturday-proposal/issues/2/events","html_url":"https://github.com/stephlocke/RSaturday-proposal/issues/2","id":115852760,"number":2,"title":"What to charge attendees?","user":{"login":"stephlocke","id":6452610,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6452610?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/stephlocke","html_url":"https://github.com/stephlocke","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/stephlocke/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/stephlocke/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/stephlocke/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/stephlocke/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/stephlocke/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/stephlocke/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/stephlocke/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/stephlocke/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/stephlocke/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/stephlocke/RSaturday-proposal/labels/question","name":"question","color":"cc317c"}],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":2,"created_at":"2015-11-09T10:57:36Z","updated_at":"2015-11-09T16:38:47Z","closed_at":null,"body":"I love free and the SQLSats are free with the ability to add up to £10 for lunches. I would really like these to be free as it means anyone can attend so long as they can get there. We should however agree what we will intend to charge, what we can charge, and why we're doing these so that we start off on the right footing.\r\n\r\nThere are however, two areas that free can cause some pain:\r\n 1.  When you charge even a nominal sum the dropout rate goes down so you don't have to get as many people registered. A conf called SQL in the City, went from free with a 50% dropout rate, to £50 (~$75 USD) with 10% dropout. \r\n 2. Free means you have to get all the funds from sponsors, or pay the gap off your back as the event organiser - this can be *really* hairy and stressful for an event organiser. Having some cash from every registrant reduces the amount of sponsorship required. Especially in the early days, it might be might tough finding enough sponsors willing to contribute.\r\n\r\nSo what are people's thoughts either way?\r\n\r\n"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/stephlocke/RSaturday-proposal/issues/comments/155117329","html_url":"https://github.com/stephlocke/RSaturday-proposal/issues/2#issuecomment-155117329","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/stephlocke/RSaturday-proposal/issues/2","id":155117329,"user":{"login":"philbudden","id":13167147,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13167147?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/philbudden","html_url":"https://github.com/philbudden","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/philbudden/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/philbudden/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/philbudden/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/philbudden/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/philbudden/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/philbudden/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/philbudden/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/philbudden/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/philbudden/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-11-09T16:38:47Z","updated_at":"2015-11-09T16:38:47Z","body":"Exactly ;-)"}}