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Even at $485 I still wouldn't be able to convince my family members to attend.
Weekend passes to an event like Comic-Con or Otakon usually run less than $100. Smaller fan conventions, such as Intervention also keep admissions prices below $100. NECSS, a seemingly similar event, charges $65 for full price tickets. What makes the Singularity Summit so much more expensive than all these other events?
Singularity Institute learns new things every year about cutting expenses from putting on a major conference, but we know enough that we're now heading into the 6th annual Singularity Summit and can attract big-name speakers. Why does it cost more? There isn't yet much corporate sponsorship or paid booths, as at Comic-Con, though we're working on that as we go into the future. And we have higher profile speakers than Intervention or NECSS. But I certainly want to talk to the people who put together NECSS; thanks for providing the link.