Thanks for the mention & link.

I guess it depends from which point of view we are looking at it.

If someone does it once or twice a year and doesn’t work in the web/social media industry it’s actually a good opportunity to get some good contacts and therefor to pay for your travel and accommodation.

My case is exactly the opposite, I have a schedule that is quite full http://www.andreavascellari.com/?page_id=1208 and I’ve been working in the industry for years.

About sponsors. That’s a good idea and sometimes I get sponsors too. For instance I have one for LeWeb, they take care of the expenses so the conference organizers don’t have to think about it.

Hope I didn’t misunderstand your post since my German is not excellent (yet).

See you in Paris!

Andrea