[Tccc] Cost of attendance from developing countries / in general (was: presentations by non-authors)

Ruay-Shiung Chang wrote:

> Please see the following Letter-to-the-editor in the October issue of IEEE
> Computer magazine.
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> To rectify the situation, conferences should be returned to university
> campuses where there are many classrooms that could be used as conference
> rooms. The professors and students could help organize and provide services
> for the conferences. Lodgings around universities typically are relatively
> inexpensive. It would be possible to reduce the budget for holding
> conferences and decrease the attendance fees.

Agree with that. My experience says that conferences at universities are
cheaper than those in (big) hotels. In particular, academic organizers
can try to supply some rooms in student dormitories (student hotels, or
whatever), in order to attract more foreign students to come attending a
meeting, as well participants from developing countries. In addition,
when lunches and/or conference banquets are provided (either included in
registration or offered for a small fee) within the campuses - the more
chances to feel academic lifestyle and mingle with students in a foreign
educational institution.

While being the only 'sponsor' of my own conference travels and
accommodation (I also come from a developing country), I always respect
organizers' efforts to lower registration fees and related costs.

Best regards,

Miroslav Skoric

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(tutorial instructor:

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/FBB.html
http://www.iaeng.org/IMECS2009
http://www.iaria.org/conferences2008/ICWMC08.html
http://www.wseas.org/conferences/2008/greece/education/
http://www.wseas.us/conferences/2009/rodos/education)

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