[mch2022-orga] Budget Transparency

[Juerd Waalboer]

Vesna Manojlovic skribis 2022-06-03 17:21 (+0200):
>if paying 300 is too much for many people in our 
>community, Then I would like to know: how can we lower the 
>costs?

It's probably too late for lowering costs; budget decisions have been made.

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

This is an interesting question, and some rough numbers are available from last time: https://wiki.sha2017.org/w/Budget

Obviously MCH is much more expensive than SHA, due to:

     - inflation (10% since 2017, not even counting the inflation since Jan. 2022)
     - covid19:
         - cancelled event
         - extra measures (yes, even now)
         - uncertainty
     - shortages of everything, specifically rental equipment, due to:
         - covid19 again
         - 3 years of festival backlog compressed into one summer
         - war
     - extreme increases in fuel costs
     - etcetera

>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

It's not.

>Are we spending money on star speakers?

Yes.

>Do we need to rent such expensive generators or tents?

Yes.

>Is this camping space too large for us?

Yes.

>I don't want to be wondering about this.

Yes.
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Met vriendelijke groet, // Kind regards, // Korajn salutojn,

Juerd Waalboer  <juerd at tnx.nl>
TNX