[AusNOG] AusNOG-02

[Phillip Britt]

$600 for a two day conference is nothing.  The information and the
networking is invaluable.

We are a small regional ISP, and we will be sending at least 3 people.

The guys can't be expected to run it on nothing, and shouldn't have to
be dipping into their own pockets to cover it.

Regards,
Phillip Britt
Wideband Networks



-----Original Message-----

> 2008/6/23 Skeeve Stevens <skeeve at skeeve.org>:
> > I only just read this while looking for the dates.
> >
> > A couple of comments -
> >
> > - Do something with the website please... the current one is useless
> for
> > anything at all
> > - $600 is a lot of money for small ISP's;
> >        Don't forget your roots guys - you were all once small
ISP's..
> and
> > how would have $600 looked for you back then?  Last year I saw quite
> a
> > reasonable amount of small ISP's there... but I wouldn't be
expecting
> them
> > at this new price.  I look after a lot of small ISP's and I know it
> would be
> > a challenge for them, and even the bigger ones would probably send
> the
> > minimal possible.  The big establish boys won't have a problem, but
> > start-ups are going to find it a challenge to rub shoulders and
> network with
> > the big boys if they can't afford to go.  What happened to the
spirit
> of
> > community?
> >
> > ...Skeeve
> > (Advocate for the tiny/small ISP's)
> >