[Design-team] design.next - FAD 2015

[Máirín Duffy]

On 08/21/2014 03:02 AM, Dave Pawson wrote:
> Even harder (or more expensive) for non US members.

The event has to be *some*where, and not everyone is in the same place 
or even the same country, so yes, for some folks it's going to be more 
difficult than others no matter what. What is important here is to 
balance that with the location of the most active members (more people 
in one place, more funding available for travel fund) as well as the 
venue cost (cheaper venue means more funding to help folks travel to the 
event.)

That Ryan and I as two highly active members of the team also cannot 
travel due to childcare issues is just an additional point of support 
for the Boston area. There are 4 active team members located in or 
within convenient and very economical travelling distance to Boston, and 
the venue available here is free (and drinks and snacks are free at this 
venue as well.) That means the bulk of the funding can be applied 
towards travel for folks to come.

Alternatively, if we held the event elsewhere where one or less team 
members are located, and in a location without a free venue, we will 
necessarily have more travelers pulling from the same budget meaning 
less people overall will be able to attend. We'd like as many folks as 
possible to come.

If it's really desired to have an event outside of Boston, and there is 
a strong case for that: I can't make it. I can't speak for Ryan but I do 
think it'd be pretty difficult for him to attend given the timing. It 
would likely be an event that neither of us could attend. If you think 
the event could work without us being there (I'm not going to say that's 
not possible,) by all means, feel free to step in and help plan that.

~m