I believe that partial scholarships to cover airfare but not
lodging/meals/registration should be reinstated to give more opportunities
for people to attend who might be able to cover some but not all of the
costs, and leave the full scholarships to those with the most need. Airfare
is usually the prohibitive aspect of attending for many, particularly those
who have to travel the longest distances.
Best,
Nicholas
2015-07-31 10:09 GMT-04:00 Andy Mabbett <andy(a)pigsonthewing.org.uk>uk>:
On 31 July 2015 at 13:51, WereSpielChequers
<werespielchequers(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
In these circumstances it would be helpful to
have a little information,
no
need to have names, but if we could have the
number of people who have
had
sponsorship once, twice, three times or more in
the last six years I
suspect
it would do much to reassure people that the myth
that the same people
get
sponsorship every year is either true or untrue.
FWIW, I have applied four times:
2012 - successful
2013 - unsuccessful
2014 - successful
2015 - unsuccessful
I ran a workshop in 2012 and gave a talk on each of the three days in
2014, as well as assisting at several of the pre-conference weekend
events. My talk proposal was accepted in 2015, but without a
scholarship, I could not attend. I can't recall whether or not my 2013
pitch to speak was accepted.
--
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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