DConf 2019

Seb seb at wilzba.ch
Thu Jan 31 11:54:57 UTC 2019


On Thursday, 31 January 2019 at 05:55:45 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
> On Wednesday, 30 January 2019 at 07:59:44 UTC, Russel Winder 
> wrote:
>>
>> Pricing a UK DConf in US $ is the fastest way of ensuring UK 
>> people do not sign up.
>
> You can now pay with GBP via an additional PayPal link. The GBP 
> value of £322.70 is derived via the HMRC January 2019 average 
> exchange rate of 1.2634. On Feb 1, I'll update to the Feb 2019 
> average of 1.3062, so it will be ten pounds cheaper at £312.36. 
> (And as of the past few days the ALT + Numpad 0163 key combo 
> will be forever burned in my brain). I've updated the fee table 
> at the top of the page to show both USD and GBP amounts.
>
> I've also updated the old USD PayPal form, as it was outdated. 
> Both forms now use PayPal's more modern system, which gets you 
> one-click log in, the modern confirmation page, and a nice 
> visual distinction between the two buttons.
>
> Please let me know if there are any issues.
>
> https://dconf.org/2019/registration.html

FWIW even PayPal offers a built-in conversion option (with 
slightly higher conversion rates).
Here's an example of what it shows when you would pay with a GBP 
credit card (or bank account):

https://imgur.com/a/aKUibD2


Also: When DConf was 3x in Germany, no EUR option was provided 
and that worked fine for everyone too ;-)


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