Shortly after posting I amended the post to add the pricing detail at the bottom.

You’re right that it would be great if it was free, however I’m not in charge of pricing and these things do need to be funded (unless we all just met in a more ‘informal’ environment I guess).

One thing I would say is that the first SIG meeting is probably the one that is best going to ‘shape’ the future ones so if you can attend then it’s perhaps exactly the place to discuss these sort of things?

Thanks,

John.

I’ve just had confirmation from e-DBA that it’s only free if you have UKOUG membership and then you only get one free place. After that it’s £80+VAT per delegate. For us without membership we’re looking at £206 just to attend, so in my case it would cost at least £300 to attend with travelling. Which isn’t exactly free! To say I’m disappointed is an understatement.

Sara

It’s really exciting to have our first UK APEX SIG, however are you sure it’s free? When I first heard about this event I contacted UKOUG about it. They confirmed that you had to be a UKOUG member and that you needed to pay to attend. This amounted to at least £206 including VAT, if you’re not already a member (plus travelling and accommodation expenses on top as appropriate).

If this is free then that’s brilliant.

Sara