{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/UMSWC/Administration/issues/5","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/UMSWC/Administration/issues/5/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/UMSWC/Administration/issues/5/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/UMSWC/Administration/issues/5/events","html_url":"https://github.com/UMSWC/Administration/issues/5","id":94106161,"number":5,"title":"Do we want to charge for workshops?","user":{"login":"duffymeg","id":8582090,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8582090?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg","html_url":"https://github.com/duffymeg","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/duffymeg/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":2,"created_at":"2015-07-09T17:20:50Z","updated_at":"2015-07-22T12:49:19Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Another thing we should consider is whether we want to charge for workshops. Right now, we're operating on the assumption that we will not charge. But the SWC folks say there is a much lower no show rate when people have to pay even just $5-10 dollars. We had a lot of no shows for the WiSE workshops in January, though part of that was probably the timing (being right after the holidays). Then again, there can be issues if we charge, since that might mean we have to pay for space. (I don't know if that's true here at UM, but Greg Wilson raised it as a possible issue.) \r\n\r\nI don't have a strong opinion on the issue, but thought it could be worth discussing."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/UMSWC/Administration/issues/comments/123709495","html_url":"https://github.com/UMSWC/Administration/issues/5#issuecomment-123709495","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/UMSWC/Administration/issues/5","id":123709495,"user":{"login":"pschloss","id":1264132,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1264132?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss","html_url":"https://github.com/pschloss","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/pschloss/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-07-22T12:49:19Z","updated_at":"2015-07-22T12:49:19Z","body":"I just sent the following email to Lori Hogan at http://www.finance.umich.edu/analysis/financial/recharge-rates\r\n\r\n> Hi Lori,\r\n> \r\n> I am a professor in Microbiology & Immunology and am part of an initiative on campus to offer a number of 2 day workshops on campus that would teach campus community members programming and data analysis skills. The plan is to offer ~10 of these each year on campus. We are part of a larger organization (Software Carpentry; http://software-carpentry.org) that we pay an annual fee to cover things like instructor training, administrative costs, etc ($15,000). In teaching the workshops we may also have costs associated with brining in off-campus instructors, office supplies, snacks, etc. I was wondering what would be involved in setting up a recharge program where we’d charge participants $40 to take a workshop. That charge wouldn’t fully cover the actual costs of the program, but would help to force the participants to put some of their own skin in the game. The balance of the costs would be covered from discretionary accounts and support from organizations on campus.\r\n>\r\n> We’re still at the point of exploring wither we want to charge participants and set up a recharge rate, so I was wondering whether you might have time to talk to me about some of the issues involved in such a thing. My schedule is pretty flexible today and tomorrow.\r\n> \r\n> Thanks,\r\n> Pat Schloss\r\n> 734.647.5801\r\n\r\nI'll follow up on this thread when I hear back. My questions are:\r\n* How to set a price ($5, 10, 20, 40, whatever)\r\n* Will we have to pay for meeting space?\r\n* Logistics of handling money and accounts\r\n\r\nRegardless of where we go with charging, I think it would likely be a good idea to set up a separate short code to handle all of the SWC-related things."}}