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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Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk

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