Is my impression correct that EAGxs tend to cost vastly less than this? If so, what explains the difference? (EAGxCambridge cost around $0.25M, and I think other ones had smaller budgets?)
If it’s that larger venues cost more in a super-linear way, that suggests having more and smaller events.
My understanding is that EAGxCambridge got an unusually cheap venue and as such was unusually cheap overall (it also only had ~500 attendees compared to 1000–1500 for EAGs). Other EAGx’s often have quite small budgets because they’re often held in countries that are much cheaper to hold events (and they also have fewer attendees).
Historically, EAGx’s have also been scrappier and not been of as high production value — but I expect the gap to close here somewhat moving forwards.
It’s not obvious to me whether larger venues cost more in a super-linear way, this is something I’m still confused about, but I expect it to not be the case overall.
Having just gone to EAGxNYC, I’d be really alarmed if I walked into an EAG and it had higher production value than that. The chairs were so many different-but-coordinated styles. There was Listerine and contact lens fluid in the bathrooms. The soap was from a perfume house!
Yes, EAGxNYC was definitely higher production value than EAGxCambridge and many others. It probably was ~EAG-level production value. The venue was surprisingly cheap for such a central location, given the amenities.
Good to know, thanks! I’ve only been to EAGxNYC and EAGxBerkeley so far, so this is useful to help me calibrate.
I did feel like it was fancier than we needed it to be. I loved it, it was a great experience! But now that I know how great it is to have Listerine at conferences, I feel like I can bring my own for cheap. I’d also be happy enough to see like, instant oatmeal next to a kettle for breakfast. “Bring your own lunch/dinner,” especially if the venue was down the road from a market. I’m a foodie for sure, and there is something important about showing people that vegan catering can be awesome. Good food is a big part of what turned me vegan. But it also makes me feel weird to see the EA community pampering me.
It was, however, important to me that it was in a central location. Living in Canada, any conference that I go to is probably going to be a travel situation. I don’t have a license (in any country), so I wouldn’t be able to rent a car if it was like, in the suburbs.
Is my impression correct that EAGxs tend to cost vastly less than this? If so, what explains the difference? (EAGxCambridge cost around $0.25M, and I think other ones had smaller budgets?)
If it’s that larger venues cost more in a super-linear way, that suggests having more and smaller events.
My understanding is that EAGxCambridge got an unusually cheap venue and as such was unusually cheap overall (it also only had ~500 attendees compared to 1000–1500 for EAGs). Other EAGx’s often have quite small budgets because they’re often held in countries that are much cheaper to hold events (and they also have fewer attendees).
Historically, EAGx’s have also been scrappier and not been of as high production value — but I expect the gap to close here somewhat moving forwards.
It’s not obvious to me whether larger venues cost more in a super-linear way, this is something I’m still confused about, but I expect it to not be the case overall.
Having just gone to EAGxNYC, I’d be really alarmed if I walked into an EAG and it had higher production value than that. The chairs were so many different-but-coordinated styles. There was Listerine and contact lens fluid in the bathrooms. The soap was from a perfume house!
Yes, EAGxNYC was definitely higher production value than EAGxCambridge and many others. It probably was ~EAG-level production value. The venue was surprisingly cheap for such a central location, given the amenities.
Good to know, thanks! I’ve only been to EAGxNYC and EAGxBerkeley so far, so this is useful to help me calibrate.
I did feel like it was fancier than we needed it to be. I loved it, it was a great experience! But now that I know how great it is to have Listerine at conferences, I feel like I can bring my own for cheap. I’d also be happy enough to see like, instant oatmeal next to a kettle for breakfast. “Bring your own lunch/dinner,” especially if the venue was down the road from a market. I’m a foodie for sure, and there is something important about showing people that vegan catering can be awesome. Good food is a big part of what turned me vegan. But it also makes me feel weird to see the EA community pampering me.
It was, however, important to me that it was in a central location. Living in Canada, any conference that I go to is probably going to be a travel situation. I don’t have a license (in any country), so I wouldn’t be able to rent a car if it was like, in the suburbs.