RE: Only Two Weeks Remain for 2015 Abstract Submission
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:51:56 -0700
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I checked my email archives. It was actually $200 and they called it an "administration fee": "speakers who are eligible for a complimentary registration are required to book their hotel stay at one of the official conference hotels. If you choose to stay outside of the official hotels, a $200 administration fee will be assessed."
I got out of it because I was only flying in for the day but I don't bother submitting presentation proposals to that conference any more. Iggy
From: iggy_fernandez_at_hotmail.com
To: kellyn.potvin_at_ymail.com; oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: RE: Only Two Weeks Remain for 2015 Abstract Submission
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:15:25 -0700
My favorite conference, because RMOUG is so very good to speakers. RMOUG makes it a point to offer all out-of-town speakers a ride from and to the airport. Yes, I can afford a taxi but it feels good to be welcomed by a smiling face. Also, RMOUG does not threaten speakers with cancellation of their registration if they don't submit white papers and PowerPoint presentations though you do get polite reminders. Also, RMOUG does not impose a fine of $100 on speakers if they don't stay in the conference hotel (as one major conference did to me one time and I never went back). Also, you actually have a shot at being accepted at RMOUG unlike a certain very prestigious conference where most of the slots go to the same speakers every year. P.S. Also, RMOUG has sit-down lunches, not box-lunches. At one major conference I attended this year, the sandwiches and apples were stale from having sat in a refrigerator for too long.
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