[safnog-oc] SAFNOG 4 / EANOG | What is the status now?
Mark Tinka
mark.tinka at seacom.mu
Tue Sep 4 08:42:19 UTC 2018
Thanks, Molly.
I have received some calls about free vouchers, e.t.c. I'm guessing for
those, the sponsors would have been in touch asking for the vouchers.
Noah said he and the LOC are having a meeting today to discuss on
getting the numbers up.
On my end, the agenda development is going well. First draft of the
program will be up this afternoon. I'll advise.
Mark.
On 4/Sep/18 09:57, Molly Cheam wrote:
> Hey Folks,
>
> Here is an update on the registrations We now have 9 registered with
> 20 days to the event. See below
>
> I know we have some discussion online on how to push for
> registrations. Is it going to bear fruits soon?
>
> We really do NOT want a situation where overseas participants have
> booked air tickets and hotel and have to cancel them at a cost.
> Screen Shot 2018-09-04 at 5.51.45 pm.png
> regards,
> Molly
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 9:01 PM Noah Maina <noah.maina at seacom.mu
> <mailto:noah.maina at seacom.mu>> wrote:
>
> Hi Team
>
>
> We are working as local organizing committee to push for more
> registration and we will be meeting next week Tuesday to iron most
> of the urgent issues at hand.
>
>
> In terms of registration in general like i indicated earlier,
> paying using VISA/Mastercard is not common in Tanzania as Mobile
> Money option is widely used hence the importance of emphasizing
> onsite registration.
>
>
> PS: At the bottom of the eventbrite page for registration, this
> option of onsite registration is not that visible and its easier
> for someone not to figure it our as the font is to tiny.
>
>
> Meanwhile, we will get back to the OC on the issue of tzNOG
> students participation who we believe should be given either free
> pass or find a way to fund their participation.
>
>
>
>
> Cheers,
> *Noah Maina*
> AS37100 Peering Team
> http://as37100.net/?peering
>
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is.
> A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Miss Portia <portia.rabonda at gmail.com
> <mailto:portia.rabonda at gmail.com>>
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2018 1:09 PM
> *To:* Molly Cheam
> *Cc:* safnog-oc at safnog.org <mailto:safnog-oc at safnog.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [safnog-oc] SAFNOG 4 / EANOG | Rego Status | Urgent
> attention required
>
> Hello All,
>
> I’m for the free promo codes for students with valid student
> cards/ confirmation of enrollment at a registered institution.
>
> Regards,
> Portia
>
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 at 11:25, Molly Cheam <molly at apricot.net
> <mailto:molly at apricot.net>> wrote:
>
> I have no objection but I doubt if the students will be
> willing to pay USD20.
>
> regards,
> Molly
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 7:21 PM Mark Tinka
> <mark.tinka at seacom.mu <mailto:mark.tinka at seacom.mu>> wrote:
>
> I'd be fine with that if the rest of the OC are.
>
> Mark.
>
> On 30/Aug/18 11:11, Jessica Magagane (jmagagan) wrote:
>>
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>>
>>
>> Is it possible to have a $20.00 rate for students, if
>> they can produce a student card & confirmation that they
>> are current students)?
>>
>>
>>
>> Jessica.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *Mark Tinka <mark.tinka at seacom.mu>
>> <mailto:mark.tinka at seacom.mu>
>> *Date: *Thursday, 30 August 2018 at 11:00
>> *To: *Nishal Goburdhan <nishal at controlfreak.co.za>
>> <mailto:nishal at controlfreak.co.za>,
>> "safnog-oc at safnog.org" <mailto:safnog-oc at safnog.org>
>> <safnog-oc at safnog.org> <mailto:safnog-oc at safnog.org>
>> *Subject: *Re: [safnog-oc] SAFNOG 4 / EANOG | Rego Status
>> | Urgent attention required
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 29/Aug/18 23:00, Nishal Goburdhan wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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)
>>
>>
>> We have always had room for free participants. In the
>> past, the delivery mode was OC members got 10
>> complimentary codes and would issue those to their
>> network to rego for free. Do we feel this is something
>> that would help? If so, we can get those codes quickly
>> issued and we can all distribute them to those we feel
>> should come but can't afford to.
>>
>> More than likely, it will be local folk, as anyone
>> spending money to fly into DAR can afford US$50.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> i think worthy questions are:
>> # is $50 too high for the local (non-student)
>> attendees? noah, or someone else from the area?
>>
>>
>> Valid question. If we feel it's too high, I'm certain we
>> can consider lowering it, or having a lower fee for students.
>>
>>
>>
>> # are we reaching out to local industry sufficiently,
>> to help with registrants?
>>
>>
>> I think we need to do more of this. By my count, I expect
>> the majority of participants will come from Tanzania.
>>
>> Mark.
>>
>
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