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From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: Mar 10, 2014 12:50PM

Training! Great tip, Julie. We have spending requirements for training...

Sarah E. Bourne
Director of Assistive Technology
Information Technology Division
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1 Ashburton Pl. rm 1601 Boston MA 02108
617-626-4502
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http://www.mass.gov/itd

-----Original Message-----
From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Julie Romanowski
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 2:43 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] CSUN costs and justifications

We present CSUN costs as training costs (cost per educational hour) and compare with other accessibility conferences and available training. Even with travel, hotel and per diem included, CSUN comes out as the best educational value.

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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jared Smith
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 1:37 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] CSUN costs and justifications

I can't provide numbers, but I can say unequivocally that CSUN is one of the best investments we make each year in terms of dissemination of WebAIM information, networking with others in the field, and professional development. Once you attend, you'll find yourself going back each year. John Foliot recently wrote a nice guide for CSUN newbies that highlights what to expect - http://john.foliot.ca/csun-for-newbies/

It is not inexpensive, for sure (4 nights at the conference hotel will cost us over $1000 per staff member), and the conference registration itself is higher than many (and there's only a slight discount for presenters), but it is usually well worth it for us.

Jared Smith
WebAIM.org

On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Bourne, Sarah (ITD) < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> It's too late for me for this year, but I'm trying to figure out the "business case" for attending CSUN next year. If any of you have put together cost estimates and justifications for attending CSUN that you can share, I'd love to see them.
>
> Thank you in advance,
> sb
> Sarah E. Bourne
> Director of Assistive Technology
> Information Technology Division
> Commonwealth of Massachusetts
> 1 Ashburton Pl. rm 1601 Boston MA 02108
> 617-626-4502
> <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> http://www.mass.gov/itd
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