Re: [Tccc] Cost of attendance from developing countries / in general

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Joe Touch wrote:
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>
> Roch Guerin wrote:
>> Joe,
>
>> Points well-taken. On the other hand "not for profit" and "fiscal
>> responsibility" are two different concepts. I would argue that many
>> conferences could run a tighter budget and pass the savings on to
>> attendees.
>
> As I noted, I have quite a bit of direct experience with budgets of
> specific meetings in both the IEEE and ACM.
>
> The basic costs are 75% food (or more), and the rest is *very* hard to
> minimize.

FWIW - that obviously varies - it can be as low as 60, or as high as 80.

Joe
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