Since we’ve received a few inquiries about our price increase, we’d like to explain this transparently here. First off, we’re a nonprofit organization that operates on a break-even basis. We don’t make a profit—everything here is done on a purely volunteer basis.

So how is the price determined?

After keeping our convention prices the same last year, we unfortunately have to adjust them again this year. There are several reasons for this:

• We already incurred a slight loss last year (9%). We were able to absorb that loss for you, but it was already a sign that our budget was too tight last year.

In addition, compared to last year, costs have risen for the following items:

• Catering, which is our main expense
• The venue rental—which is unfortunately already expensive—was also increased by 10%; unfortunately, we have no other venue of the same size to choose from
• The costs for our professional instructors are also slightly higher this year
• For transporting the carpets, other props, and purchasing everything else that makes the convention so special, we’re also factoring in higher costs due to inflation, gas prices, etc.

We’re doing everything we can to keep costs as low as possible by continuing to organize and run everything on a volunteer basis.

–> Nevertheless, we also know that €160 can be a lot of money, which is why we offer a discount (€20 off) as well as a solidarity surcharge (€15 extra) during the ordering process.
This is a way for those who earn a good income to help make participation easier for others.
In this way, we try to make participation possible for as many people as possible—thank you for contributing however you can! 🙂 

Thank you very much for your understanding—we look forward to seeing you all!