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>>Berisl+(OP)
For presenters to pad their CV. Source: that’s literally why I do it. Plus nothing like getting a LinkedIn-ready picture of yourself on stage in front of a ginormous screen with a headset looking all TED.

Edit: Or if you create a conference that will largely be attended by tech employees you can make bank with a few months of after-work grinding. (Also odd how the op slips in shibari reference in a tech paper.)

>>Chancy+1p
> Or if you create a conference that will largely be attended by tech employees you can make bank with a few months of after-work grinding

Most the people I know who organize conferences or are a part of organizing conferences don't make much "bank" to brag about and it's mostly about getting contacts, having fun and giving back to the community somewhat for them. But these people are all based in Europe, maybe elsewhere it looks differently.

>>capabl+Ar
In much of the world the path to making bank is dependent on getting contacts.

>>bryanr+Vr
Yeah, but you usually don't count them as the same thing, but more like "more contacts > more work > more bank", but that's just doing normal client work for money.