[mch2022-orga] Budget Transparency

[Vesna Manojlovic]

On Fri, 3 Jun 2022, me at hillebrand.io wrote:

> What is the relationship between 'ticket price is too expensive for some people' -> 'ifcats bookkeeping needs
> to be more transparent' (at least, that is how I interpret it, correct me if I'm wrong) in your opinion? It
> seems like quite a tangent IMO.

The connection is: if I know that the expenses for the camping grounds 
plus equipment are 1.000.000 Euros, and we expect 3333 people, then the 
price of 300 Euros makes sense.

If I can pay 300, I would still like to know: what am I getting for that 
money?

if paying 300 is too much for many people in our community, Then I would 
like to know: how can we lower the costs?

Or -- what are the elements of the 1.000.000 costs?

As someone who has been part of these events since HIP97,
I understand what the costs are for.

But, if we want to attract *newcomers*, we need to be able to explain: why 
is the ticket for a camping festival with pop-stars the same or cheaper as 
the ticket for a hackers camping where particpants are expected to 
volunteer to clean up, direct the traffic & be moderators at talks...

Are we spending money on star speakers?
Do we need to rent such expensive generators or tents?
Is this camping space too large for us?

I don't want to be wondering about this.

I want to be able to point to the document that explains this.

Thanks,
Vesna