Mar 24 2005

Want to Sponsor My Trip to Gnomedex?

Category: GeneralJeremy Wright @ 11:41 am

Gnomedex is nearly upon us.

I swore to myself last year that I wouldn’t miss it. The problem is that at the moment I don’t have the moola, hoopla or cash to attend. And I’d hate to miss out because of some small thing like dollars.

So, being the shameless self promoter that I am, I thought I’d open it up to see if anyone wanted to sponsor my trip. I fully anticipate that whoever does will want something reasonable in return (no, getting a video of me salsa dancing is NOT reasonable… or is it? Hmm…). Which I’m totally fine with.

If you’re interested, comment here or drop me a line.

Interestingly, I’ll be trying to apply for a visa as well to go, which is why I need to get my ticket confirmed ASAP so I have documentation to show.

Update: Lee has offered to let me crash at his place. So cool! It’s Lee’s fault I’m addicted to strawberry smoothies ;-) Next up: airfare and Gnomedex entry fee!

6 Responses to “Want to Sponsor My Trip to Gnomedex?”

  1. Chrispian says:

    Just a tip, this time tell them you’re a writer instead of a “blogger” ;)

  2. Nathan Wong says:

    $400 admission fee?!?!

  3. Mike Bourne says:

    So these guys will rake in $120k, and all they provide is meals and WiFi. That’s one hell of an ROI.

  4. Jeremy C. Wright says:

    Realistically, it’s probably 40K for the hall, 20K for IT, 30K in food, and 10K for staff.

    The conference business isn’t generally one where you make a lot of money. You either make it by charging more, or by having more people.

    The 400$ isn’t bad considering it includes food.

  5. Chris Pirillo says:

    “The conference business isn’t generally one where you make a lot of money. You either make it by charging more, or by having more people.”

    At least I don’t have to explain that to everybody. :)