The idea of there being increased financial barriers to attending conferences concerns me a lot.
I’d hate to end up in a situation where lower income people or students are discouraged from even applying because they know they won’t be able to afford it. I know it would be soul crushing for many people to receive an email saying they’ve been accepted, but be unable to consider attending due to financial barriers.
I’d have a preference for smaller events where people are guaranteed funding if they need. I think that looking after a smaller group of people very well can be better than a large group of people having a worse experience.
There’s a chance that these increased financial barriers could negatively affect the geographic and socioeconomic diversity in EA that some people have been working hard to improve.
The idea of there being increased financial barriers to attending conferences concerns me a lot.
I’d hate to end up in a situation where lower income people or students are discouraged from even applying because they know they won’t be able to afford it. I know it would be soul crushing for many people to receive an email saying they’ve been accepted, but be unable to consider attending due to financial barriers.
I’d have a preference for smaller events where people are guaranteed funding if they need. I think that looking after a smaller group of people very well can be better than a large group of people having a worse experience.
There’s a chance that these increased financial barriers could negatively affect the geographic and socioeconomic diversity in EA that some people have been working hard to improve.