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TAM Australia

rjh01 said:
Please, it is only just over 3 hours between Canberra and Sydney. I have done it several times. It is not the same as a bus you get to work.

I have even done Canberra to Melbourne by coach. That was 10 hours.
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Three hours and 10 hours??? I won't argue, but for $10 or so dollars more, fly all the time.
 
$69 - $15 = $54 difference each way, minimum. Plus extra to get to and from the airport.

It may be only 50 minutes flying time, however that does not include
1. The extra time it takes to get to the airport.
2. Extra time to check in.
3. Extra time waiting to board.
4. Extra time waiting for your suitcases
5. Extra time to get to your destination.

I have had a look at the qantas website. The cheapest flights are $95. So that makes the difference even more. However Virgin Blue do it for $59. That does not include the $10 for checked baggage, which I assume you will have, so that makes it $69. You cannot cancel or change the flight details.
 
Yer all wrong . . .



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lionking said:
Agreed. I've just renewed mine. The cost of TAM though is not that reasonable.
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Why do you say that? I'm honestly curious. What price range did you expect? They said a number of times that it would be around the cost of other TAMs and it is. But seriously, what makes the price unreasonable.
 
I'd just like to mention that public liability insurance is VERY expensive, and ABSOLUTELY necessary for an event like this. And we're unlikely to get the 2,500 people that were at the Global Atheist Convention.
 
Sc00ter said:
Why do you say that? I'm honestly curious. What price range did you expect? They said a number of times that it would be around the cost of other TAMs and it is. But seriously, what makes the price unreasonable.
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I go to a lot of conferences which include overseas presenters. And yes, they are around the same price, but they aim to make a decent profit. I've also organised conferences in Australia. I know the cost of venues in Sydney. JREF will make a serious profit out of this in my opinion. I would be happy to be proven wrong.
 
lionking said:
I go to a lot of conferences which include overseas presenters. And yes, they are around the same price, but they aim to make a decent profit. I've also organised conferences in Australia. I know the cost of venues in Sydney. JREF will make a serious profit out of this in my opinion. I would be happy to be proven wrong.
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Is there anything wrong with the foundation using the event to fund raise?
 
You know, I would rather have a higher up front cost that went to the organizers of the event (meaning the organization, not the people) than to offset that cost with sponsors that are just going to push products on us during the conference.
 
Sc00ter said:
You know, I would rather have a higher up front cost that went to the organizers of the event (meaning the organization, not the people) than to offset that cost with sponsors that are just going to push products on us during the conference.
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Hang on, though... what if we were to accept sponsorship money from Homeopaths and Chiropractors... I'd be okay with attending the "Science Based Medicine workshop sponsored by Mercola"

I mean, we can be pretty sure that sort of sponsorship would be safe from influencing attendees, and would have a pretty high cost...
 
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