This post is really old! I've kept it around because it may still be interesting, but many things may be out of date. Camille Fournier tweeted earlier today asking about the economics of conferences, and how that impacts whether speakers get paid to speak. This is something I've thought about a lot over the years, so I wanted to write a few things down.
Speaker economics
Speaker economics
Speaker economics
This post is really old! I've kept it around because it may still be interesting, but many things may be out of date. Camille Fournier tweeted earlier today asking about the economics of conferences, and how that impacts whether speakers get paid to speak. This is something I've thought about a lot over the years, so I wanted to write a few things down.