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Grrrr... I can relate. Here's my ACM story: I presented at CUFP '10 a while back, which is associated with the ACM. Even though I was a speaker, they charged m
by RKlophaus 16y ago
Grrrr... I can relate. Here's my ACM story:
I presented at CUFP '10 a while back, which is associated with the ACM. Even though I was a speaker, they charged me full ticket price to get into the conference.
When I balked at paying to speak, the representative replied:
"Well, it's either buy a ticket or wait outside until right before your presentation, and then leave the room immediately after it."
To cap it all off, the video of my presentation is now behind the members-only paywall. (http://bit.ly/fGjAaJ http://bit.ly/fGjAaJ)
- kenjackson 16y agoAt most CS conferences (save some of the biggies like SigGraph, SuperComputing), at least half of the attendees are the presenters or co-authors. Those ticket prices are intended for you. It's not an accidental oversight. Their funding for the conference takes into account the speakers paying.
- RKlophaus 16y agoOut of the 10 conferences I spoke at in 2010, they were the only conference who made speakers pay. Also, many of the conferences I attended covered the ticket price and subsidized part of the lodging and transportation for speakers. That said, all of the conferences I attended were very similar in size, sponsorship, subject matter, audience, and price, so this may just be a result of which conferences I attend. (In which case, I count myself as fortunate to find generous organizers.)
- jacquesm 16y agoThat's completely bizarre. Hats of to you for speaking anyway, I would have been on the next available means of transportation back to my point of origin. Not that I'd ever be invited to speak at an ACM conference ;)