The AST CASTcast: Episode 4: Creative Ways to Make the Case to Attend CAST - Part 1
summary
Explains concrete tactics that actually got people to CAST: submit a talk to get conference fees covered (accepted even without a finished draft), use volunteer facilitator or social media/staff roles to earn a ticket, and cut travel costs by carpool and share rooms or stay with a roommate found in conference chat. Reports a real case: drove five hours, combined rooms, and got eight–nine attendees (three from one team) so the company approved the trip.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Welcome to CASTcast
- 1:10Overcoming attendance barriers
- 2:57Eric Davis’s first CAST
- 4:40Getting team to CAST affordably
- 6:48Speaking for conference access
- 8:13Volunteering for entry
- 9:58Budget lodging and networking
- 11:01Creative ways to justify costs
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