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Author here. It's a simple agreement that makes the most sense when I pay you. My upcoming conference [0] states that travel is covered and they're paid (imo ha
by abnercoimbre 3y ago
Author here. It's a simple agreement that makes the most sense when I pay you. My upcoming conference [0] states that travel is covered and they're paid (imo handsomely) on top.
Why shouldn't they sign a contract in this case? If you fail to attend I want my money back!
[0] https://handmadecities.com/boston https://handmadecities.com/boston
- ghaff 3y agoSure. If someone's being paid have a simple contract. As the parent said, that's not the norm at tech conferences unless it's an analyst or some name-brand keynoter from outside the industry.
- abnercoimbre 3y agoYeah that's interesting. I don't have the means to universally pay ALL contributors, or to pay them the same amount, but I make an honest assessment of the kind of contribution and (if it's within budget) compensate accordingly. It's curious that even corporate-backed events are not doing this? It's no wonder people are shocked by my remarks about contracts.
- ghaff 3y agoCorporate events may pay some outside headliner who they think will attract people and maybe they'll cover some travel funding for e.g. some student or community attendees they want to highlight. But, in general, company-run events, foundations like the Linux Foundation, etc. don't pay speakers or cover costs. (A free conference pass for speakers, media, analysts is pretty standard.) Aside from a requested talk at a sales conference once for a client, I've never once been paid for I'm sure well over a hundred conference talks. I have had conferences wanting a CYA signature that says they can use my image/recordings/etc. for marketing purposes and so forth but even that is usually just covered by some conditions you have to agree to when you register.