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@pigsonthewing.org.uk:
On 31 July 2015 at 13:51, WereSpielChequers werespielchequers@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.
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