[safnog-oc] SAFNOG 4 / EANOG | Rego Status | Urgent attention required

[Nishal Goburdhan]

>> Hi Team
>>
>> Am thinking since most people use mobile money  widely in Tanzania,
>> more than options such as VISA  and all, perhaps we should consider
>> this option as well, in which case, we will need someone local to
>> receive the money (TISPA maybe).
>>
>> We can also consider an option like on-site registration as we have
>> seen some participants in the past register on site.


i don’t see a problem with using this if it can be setup by someone 
who knows more than i do about it.

>> *From:* Mark Tinka <mark.tinka at seacom.mu>
>>
>> I am busy chasing speakers for the development of the agenda, so I
>> won't have much time to chase registrations or other logistics. I 
>> will
>> need the support of the rest of the OC to do that.
>>
>> Ultimately, folk won't come by themselves. We have to go make them.

^^ this.   speakers, and participants alike.



>> On 29/Aug/18 05:53, Molly Cheam wrote:
>>>
>>> I also understand from Noah that there are like 40 people (students)
>>> who would like to participate in the conference but is not able to
>>> pay for the participation fees.  We need to decide if we will 
>>> provide
>>> fellowship to them.
>>>
>>> Let's hear from other OC members about the matter.


one of my ex-students (who is a student) reached out to me about this 
and asked if i could help her with this.  $50 is more than she could 
afford.  i told her to register and that i’d pay for her “at the 
door”.  so, i think that the money payment is definitely keeping folks 
away, but, i’d really prefer not to remove that, since it does help 
keep our numbers manageable  (this from a “free” afpif last week, 
where we had 700 registrants *confirm* attendance, and then 413 arrive)

i think worthy questions are:
# is $50 too high for the local (non-student) attendees?  noah, or 
someone else from the area?
# are we reaching out to local industry sufficiently, to help with 
registrants?
i admit i’ve been slacking;  i’ll be busier now that afpif is almost 
over.

—n.