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arielvalentin04:12:27

Wow that's a big difference

norman07:12:15

Well, clearly the the difference didn’t come because of people who could attend without travelling.

norman07:12:51

Maybe that’s shorthand for cheap and convenient travel.

clojuregeek15:12:19

i sort of resent their commrent

clojuregeek15:12:53

ok so i have to travel more because 20 or so women and underrepresented groups couldn't make it?

clojuregeek15:12:20

did they have to turn away people from their opportunity grants because of lack of funding?

clojuregeek15:12:25

i give towards that

clojuregeek15:12:39

last years conj one of the people who was getting hotel, ticket and airfare paid for had to cancel.. so they gave it to me

clojuregeek15:12:50

so i feel obligated to give a little each time i have opportunity

arielvalentin16:12:15

I used to attend Philly ETE every year when I lived in NY and NJ because it was a feasible driving distance. Even without the airfare… Not cheap it was.

arielvalentin16:12:47

I cannot imagine holding clojure conj in Philly would make it more affordable

arielvalentin16:12:36

was there a drop in overall turn out as well?

clojuregeek16:12:48

no i dont think so

clojuregeek16:12:11

alot of people came just because it was in austin 🙂 they wanted an excuse to come to austin

clojuregeek16:12:53

and alot of them planned to stay the weekend

clojuregeek16:12:58

too bad it rained on them 😞

arielvalentin16:12:42

well.. we all know what happens

arielvalentin16:12:47

people visit austin

clojuregeek16:12:00

like you and i 🙂