Why I Am Sponsoring PyCodeConf (and what it means to you, hint: cheaper tickets)

I find it hard to swallow the PR this is an "organic conference" and "driven by love for the community" with a normal ticket price of $600. Even at the $300 cost this is more than the cost of PyCon. I followed the pre-hype and looked forward to this, that was until I saw the price tag. Maybe if they offered $300 up front and not $600.<p>If you want an example of a real organic conference, for the love of the community, check out PyTexas. This is a FREE conference this weekend.<p>If you live in TX/OK/LA, try to make it to College Station for a great a little conference. Well, it started out little. I think there are over 200 people already registered.<p><a href="http://www.pytexas.org/2011/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pytexas.org/2011/</a>

Do want to go but not sure how I can justify it as a business expense. PyCodeConf's home page makes it look more like a party/gtg than a traditional conference, which is great, but not what the accountant is looking for.