So people who don't want to pay get in on the backs for those who do pay?
Part of the payment for the conference surely goes to people's wages - many
of whom as far as I could see last year when I attended (fully paid up for)
worked extremely hard.
Does democracy and fairness really mean some people cheat systems that other
people provide, fund or earn a living from?
Tracey
On 8/18/07 3:44 AM, "Jon Mendel" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I don't mean to be naive, but is there anything stopping people just
> coming into the session if interested? I don't know if the RGS
> conference will have unusually 'good' security, but academic conferences
> generally present little barrier to just walking into a conference for a
> session or two... Of course, it's not at all welcoming if people have
> to 'sneak' into conferences when they can't pay the entry fee, but it
> would seem to be an option.
>
> At any rate, I'd agree that this applies to the whole conference as
> opposed to just the particular session (there are plenty of other
> sessions that one would hope are relevent beyond academia, would be of
> interest to a broad audience, etc).
>
> Jon
>
> Featherstone, Dave wrote:
>> Yes- this is a shame- and is also a strong barrier to
>> inter-disciplinarity, widening participation beyond the academia
>> etc... In this sense I think the problem lies much more with the
>> institutional configuration of the RGS... and I think it is a bit
>> unfair to target the particular session...
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *De:* A forum for critical and radical geographers en nombre de Duncan
>> Fuller
>> *Enviado el:* vie 17/08/2007 20:02
>> *Para:* [log in to unmask]
>> *Asunto:* Re: IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORATION: Space of Democracy
>> network event, 30th Au
>>
>> At an RGS research groups meeting last year i suggested that Research
>> Group Guest status (of which RGs can allocate now 6 days worth of
>> 'person') could/should perhaps be allocated on a session, as well (or
>> instead of) day or conference basis to allow more flexibility for
>> those who can't/don't want to attend anything else. This was rejected
>> pretty strongly by many in attendance, if i remember rightly, because
>> it was felt it would be too complicated to administer. I presume the
>> same would be argued for the very good suggestion of allowing people
>> to attend individual sessions and then maybe widen the audiences
>> attending.... On the guest front we have come some way in allowing
>> for 5 (i'm still not sure why its not 6!!!) individuals to attend for
>> one day each as opposed to the old 2x3day 'passes', but we haven't
>> come far enough.
>>
>> It a real shame on a number of grounds...
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> *From:* A forum for critical and radical geographers on behalf of Jon
>> Cloke
>> *Sent:* Fri 17/08/2007 13:31
>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>> *Subject:* Re: IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORATION: Space of Democracy
>> network event, 30th Au
>>
>> So. In order to be allowed to participate in an event entitled "Space of
>> Democracy and Democracy of Space" there is a substantial entry barrier to
>> said discussion in that one must pay the RGS an exorbitant fee. How...
>> jejune - Hillary Wainwright should certainly know better.
>>
>> It should have been entitled "Spaces of Wealth-Democracy and
>> Income-Restricted Democracy of Exclusive Space", or something,
>> shouldn't it?
>>
>> Perhaps if it really is about critiquing territorial politics then you
>> could
>> begin with yourselves and your own 'politics'?
>>
>> Jon Cloke
>> Research Associate
>> Loughborough University
>>
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