In reply to Miroslav Glavic.

Miroslav this ability to pay for speaker travel expenses is one of the main reasons for organizing this conference outside of the current model. I think your estimate is on the conservative side when you look at some airfare + hotel expenses. We have gotten an amazing response from speakers on this very issue. Volunteering to speak a WordCamps is awesome but we should always remember the cost that is put on those doing so. We think there is room for a couple of different options when it comes to WordPress conferences.