This might be a slightly silly suggestion and I’m not sure how best to implement it, but I think it might be useful to remind potential attendees that attending EAG is not obligatory just because you are part of the EA Community and/or care a lot about doing good well. I heard from a few people who weren’t particularly excited about attending EAG, but still did it because that’s ‘what you do as an EA’. It seems sad that these people take up spots from people who are actually keen on EAG itself.
It only occurred to me fairly late last year that attending EAG is actually entirely optional. On a side note, rising ticket prices did help me come to the realisation that I did not actually want to go (and therefore didn’t take up a spot from someone who was more keen on going).
This might be a slightly silly suggestion and I’m not sure how best to implement it, but I think it might be useful to remind potential attendees that attending EAG is not obligatory just because you are part of the EA Community and/or care a lot about doing good well. I heard from a few people who weren’t particularly excited about attending EAG, but still did it because that’s ‘what you do as an EA’. It seems sad that these people take up spots from people who are actually keen on EAG itself.
It only occurred to me fairly late last year that attending EAG is actually entirely optional. On a side note, rising ticket prices did help me come to the realisation that I did not actually want to go (and therefore didn’t take up a spot from someone who was more keen on going).