[TYPES] [External] Why are ACM conference registrations so expensive now?

[Ingle, Apoorv N]

Hi Neel,

I do not have a direct answer to your question but here are some annual reports for SIG conferences: https://www.acm.org/special-interest-groups/volunteer-resources/sgb/annual-reports/sig-governing-board-fy-2021-annual-reports that put out some numbers on the over all expenses of the conferences. 

Cheers,
Apoorv

> On Dec 13, 2023, at 06:03, Neel Krishnaswami <nk480 at cl.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> I just registered for POPL, and the total cost was over 2000 USD. This seems really high, and it seems something that has gotten a lot worse over the last year or two. For example, ICFP a few months ago was 1500 USD, and POPL last year was 1375 USD.
> 
> Does anyone know what factors have been driving up the cost of our conferences up so quickly? I'm worried we're making our events inaccessible to anyone but the best-funded researchers and institutions.
> 
> Best,
> Neel
>