If it weren't tied to that space they could hold it somewhere else like a convention center or hall on one of the college campuses, but even non-profit stuff I've gone to still charges about $10 a person in these kinds of spaces, and still has to get sponsorship to make it even. The SMM space is superior to a lecture hall or common space on campus, IMO, too. Space (and insurance) isn't cheap, sadly.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Curtis Griesel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cwgriesel@gmail.com">cwgriesel@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
First, I'd love to make it to SMM on Saturday to see these "Make"<br>
experts display their stuff. But I can't really justify the $60 for 4<br>
hours of entertainment that this would give my wife and 3 kids -- $47<br>
for tickets, $10 for parking, and some change for snacks. "Make" is<br>
supposed to be about doing free stuff yourself. Something about<br>
paying $60 to watch someone else do it seems to be a little misguided.<br></blockquote></div><br>-- <br>Scott Dier <<a href="mailto:scott@dier.name">scott@dier.name</a>><br>