SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups
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@RojoLoco said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
My take on all the SW stuff (as a persona non grata) is that I could just show up in Austin during the festivities and have a blast without a conference ticket. I know most of the cool kids, why spend 200 bucks to get vendor assaulted?
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
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@Dashrender said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@RojoLoco said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
My take on all the SW stuff (as a persona non grata) is that I could just show up in Austin during the festivities and have a blast without a conference ticket. I know most of the cool kids, why spend 200 bucks to get vendor assaulted?
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
I was always paying for those myself, and both times I went it was really just a vacation near a tech convention. And I didn't have to spend much on food or drink because I knew where to find vendor sponsored events.
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@Dashrender said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
I have a free ticket for life.
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@StorageNinja said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@Dashrender said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
I have a free ticket for life.
A lot of people do at this point.
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@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@StorageNinja said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@Dashrender said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
I have a free ticket for life.
A lot of people do at this point.
A lot is pushing it, I would say.
All the PC people like yourself and @dbeato
And then the those who won Spicies.There are many others that get free tickets for their role, but those are not for life.
Such as myself as a SpiceLeader or anyone selected as a Speaker.Obviously, behind the scenes from the marketing side, there are probably plenty of free tickets given out. I know various tech writers have gotten them over the years, etc. but again, not for life.
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@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
And then the those who won Spicies.
Since they added vendors, that's like nine new people from that one thing per year. Even at six per year, that's 66 people. Then the PCs. But I know that there are a lot of vendors with awards. So assume more like 80.
If you have attendance of 1,000 and 80 are free, that's 8%. Now there are more than 1,000 attendees, but I bet that there are a bit more than 80 free tickets, too.
AFAIK SpiceLeaders are still getting free tickets and that much be dozens of additional people. Most of the freebie people that I know aren't part of the 80.
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@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
And then the those who won Spicies.
Since they added vendors, that's like nine new people from that one thing per year. Even at six per year, that's 66 people. Then the PCs. But I know that there are a lot of vendors with awards. So assume more like 80.
If you have attendance of 1,000 and 80 are free, that's 8%. Now there are more than 1,000 attendees, but I bet that there are a bit more than 80 free tickets, too.
AFAIK SpiceLeaders are still getting free tickets and that much be dozens of additional people. Most of the freebie people that I know aren't part of the 80.
I specifically noted out SpiceLeaders. But those are not "lifetime" tickets.
I did not realize that the vendor Spicies also resulted in a free ticket.
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@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
I specifically noted out SpiceLeaders. But those are not "lifetime" tickets.
They kind of are. Each SpiceCorps gets one or two tickets "for life". It's the life of the SpiceCorps, not the organizer. So different, but same effect. Which human gets to use the ticket will change over time, but the fact that the ticket remains is more or less static.
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@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
I specifically noted out SpiceLeaders. But those are not "lifetime" tickets.
They kind of are. Each SpiceCorps gets one or two tickets "for life". It's the life of the SpiceCorps, not the organizer. So different, but same effect. Which human gets to use the ticket will change over time, but the fact that the ticket remains is more or less static.
From that point of view, yes.
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@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@StorageNinja said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@Dashrender said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
I have a free ticket for life.
A lot of people do at this point.
A lot is pushing it, I would say.
All the PC people like yourself and @dbeato
And then the those who won Spicies.There are many others that get free tickets for their role, but those are not for life.
Such as myself as a SpiceLeader or anyone selected as a Speaker.Obviously, behind the scenes from the marketing side, there are probably plenty of free tickets given out. I know various tech writers have gotten them over the years, etc. but again, not for life.
Yes, since I won I Spicy Award I do get the Free Ticket for life but for the PC I did not know that as I wasn't given that choice or any extras.
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@dbeato said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@StorageNinja said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@Dashrender said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
I have a free ticket for life.
A lot of people do at this point.
A lot is pushing it, I would say.
All the PC people like yourself and @dbeato
And then the those who won Spicies.There are many others that get free tickets for their role, but those are not for life.
Such as myself as a SpiceLeader or anyone selected as a Speaker.Obviously, behind the scenes from the marketing side, there are probably plenty of free tickets given out. I know various tech writers have gotten them over the years, etc. but again, not for life.
Yes, since I won I Spicy Award I do get the Free Ticket for life but for the PC I did not know that as I wasn't given that choice or any extras.
One of the PC perks. unless they decided to remove it.
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@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@dbeato said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@StorageNinja said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@Dashrender said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
because that ticket price is nothing compared to the air line/hotel bill/food, etc.
I have a free ticket for life.
A lot of people do at this point.
A lot is pushing it, I would say.
All the PC people like yourself and @dbeato
And then the those who won Spicies.There are many others that get free tickets for their role, but those are not for life.
Such as myself as a SpiceLeader or anyone selected as a Speaker.Obviously, behind the scenes from the marketing side, there are probably plenty of free tickets given out. I know various tech writers have gotten them over the years, etc. but again, not for life.
Yes, since I won I Spicy Award I do get the Free Ticket for life but for the PC I did not know that as I wasn't given that choice or any extras.
One of the PC perks. unless they decided to remove it.
It is still there. But I'm not aware of any other perks. That was the only one.
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@scottalanmiller Are you going to SpiceWorld again? I am new to the show and have some questions, please. thanks!
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@sbk said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@scottalanmiller Are you going to SpiceWorld again? I am new to the show and have some questions, please. thanks!
I really want to, but because they hold it in the one country where I have extremely limited time allowed (without paying massive penalties), I can't afford to spend a single day in the country without it being spent with family
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@sbk said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@scottalanmiller Are you going to SpiceWorld again? I am new to the show and have some questions, please. thanks!
But I'm happy to answer questions.
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@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
they hold it in the one country where I have extremely limited time allowed (without paying massive penalties)
That is your choice to avoid taxation. Nothing else.
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@JaredBusch said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
@scottalanmiller said in SpiceWorld 2019 Events, Plans, Meetups:
they hold it in the one country where I have extremely limited time allowed (without paying massive penalties)
That is your choice to avoid taxation. Nothing else.
My choice to avoid an enormous price for visitation. It's not my choice to tax in that way, it's my choice to live within the constrains that cannot be avoided.
