My colleagues over at Media Bullseye have a post up about conference insurance.  The problem they discuss arose at a conference, or unconference I guess it should be referred to as, had a problem with the number of attendees versus the amount of signed up guests.  The number that signed up was substantially less than those that attended. 

They also  refer to social platform called “The Point” that is helping conference organizers find out if they have enough support to hold their conference.  It is somewhat like an insurance policy.  I can see where this might be a benefit to conference organizers or to the people that support an event through sponsorship.  It really is not a problem for the attendees, so it seems to be a win win.  I am going to keep an eye out for the campaign as it approaches its deadline for raising funds and getting early sign ups for the conference.  As of the date and time of this publication they were at 10% of their goal.

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