Experiment with adding different questions to the application, such as:
These are interesting, thanks! I think EAGxBerkeley was unusual in a few ways such that this might be solving a problem that doesn’t exist for other events (e.g. it had a lot of late applications, a hard cap on numbers due to a tight food budget and possibly a higher no-show rate).
I think a better solution might be to ensure that conferences can accommodate everyone you want to invite and to make greater efforts to ensure people apply early, to give you better attendance estimates.
These are interesting, thanks! I think EAGxBerkeley was unusual in a few ways such that this might be solving a problem that doesn’t exist for other events (e.g. it had a lot of late applications, a hard cap on numbers due to a tight food budget and possibly a higher no-show rate).
I think a better solution might be to ensure that conferences can accommodate everyone you want to invite and to make greater efforts to ensure people apply early, to give you better attendance estimates.