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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
I consider 100k USD for a few months of work sending out emails just to coordinate a three day conference to be “bank”.

>>Chancy+HV
I doubt $100K is anything like a typical profit for putting on a small time conference, i.e. one that can be done with just some additional volunteer staff to help with registration etc. A conference like that is doing well to get a few hundred attendees and even a $100-200 registration fee is probably on the high side. OK. Maybe you can get some sponsorships but that's another task to do--and vendors get a lot of requests for sponsorships. Considering all the expenses, you're probably doing a good job if you breakeven--especially for a conference with no track record and an existing attendee mailing list.