Thanks for pointing out that we actually have some more data on costs from GSF retreats.
On the other hand, I think the argument of my post is being left unaddressed: that we should prioritise summits over community retreats. As Ollie mentioned above, larger events provide the same benefit per participant. EAGx Conferences may be at a similar cost per participant compared to retreats, but I would be really surprised if the same was true for summits, which are only one day. I would love to get a better sense of how expensive summits are per person thoguh!
Thanks for pointing out that we actually have some more data on costs from GSF retreats.
On the other hand, I think the argument of my post is being left unaddressed: that we should prioritise summits over community retreats. As Ollie mentioned above, larger events provide the same benefit per participant. EAGx Conferences may be at a similar cost per participant compared to retreats, but I would be really surprised if the same was true for summits, which are only one day. I would love to get a better sense of how expensive summits are per person thoguh!