So cool, I've been dying to talk about this :)
@krystle and I haven't been on a holiday or really away from my kids for more then 5hrs for 7+ years now , and to be honest I haven't reaaaally been bothered by it.. Till now.
I'm super keen, I'll do everything I can to get there and I love that you guys are working to cut costs but even after discounts I would probably be looking at a pretty big cost (more then I've ever made from steem, even if we fastforward the 2yr withdrawal delay)..
However.. I'm here for the long term, money isn't my primary goal, and the networking opportunity would be priceless. Fingers crosssed I'll be seeing you all there !
Babe we still have over a month to figure out how to raise the funds, you know I'm committed to finding a way to send you.
I really think this is a great idea and I really think it would be awesome to meet and network with everyone going, it's a massive commitment and expense but it really could be worth the effort.
As i've said I am happy to donate all of the earnings I've made here on steemit to go towards the cost in sending you, at the moment it won't help much but we still have a month and who knows what will happen in that time.
That doesn't feel fair at all.. We'll work it out :)
i would contribute $250 SBD to your flights! Hope this helps!
Whoa thats such a generous offer @cass thankyou so much !
And thankyou to everyone that upvoted these I wasn't intending to beg for money here with my rambly comments!
I'll save everything I get from now till steemfest to cover costs and post an update once we have a better picture of what it'll take :)
I'm in the same boat. I would love to be part of this wonderful networking opportunity and meet Steemians in person, even if that means flying to Amsterdam from Australia. FirstI'll have to find a way of raising funds for the trip, and apply for leave from work. But the most challenging thing for me is to convince my wife, who is still in her first trimester of pregnancy. (btw, Steemit is the first to hear about her pregnancy, even before Facebook).
Hopefully, if all the stars align, I will see all of you in Amsterdam!
It would be great to meet you if you can manage it, and congratulations on the pregnancy :)
Thank you so much @ausbitbank. I would love to meet you in person too.
Btw, I just told my wife about this. Understandably, she is a bit hesitant, but hasn't closed the door on the idea. The more I think about this, The more excited I am about it, and more keen on coming. I'm hopeful that we could make it work.
upvote and hope work :)
What if someone created a post or a plan for people to contribute SBD to people who want to come but can't afford it? I would like very much to contribute to a pot like that.
The blockchain could pay for up to 1000 plane tickets, and give a ticket to every steem power holder with over $1000 worth of steem power who is willing or able to go, but can't afford a ticket
Hey @andrarchy yes this is going to be created we call it 'The Travel Reimbursement Plan'..
This was mentioned in the post! We will start an inquiry soon for this. Stay tuned.
Best is to follow @steemfest and / or subscribe via the site http://steemfest.com
Great to hear Ausbitbank!
Note that we are also working on setting up the 'Travel ReImbursement Fund' about which we will post more soo.
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Awesome ill be following and i subscribed , thanks for all your hard work organising this :)