Dear Kevin, I'm not speaking on behalf of the AoIR 2006 conference organising committee, but I personally think that it is unfair of you to position this initiative in direct competition with official AoIR conference events such as the conference dinner. The more people are expected to attend a conference dinner, the less it will cost to stage it per person and the more diverse and rewarding the experience will be. I think your idea is great and the event you propose would be lots of fun, but I suggest you work with us to make this a successful conference by contacting the conference organisers, Fay, Axel and Matthew, to find a free spot in the conference's social program and to book an appropriate venue at QUT. Some of these spaces might be suitable: http://www.ciprecinct.com.au/spaces/ cheers, marcus On 22/08/2006, at 6:05 AM, "Kevin Lim" <injulim@buffalo.edu> wrote:
What is AOIRcamp? This free social event is meant as an alternative to the other conference events (e.g. $42 conference dinner).
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