I would like to provide certain basic facts about the cost involved in organizing a workshop. This is based on our own experience: 1. A three day workshop means boarding for 4 days. It would cost appx. Rs.800 per person. ( Breakfast, tea, lunch and dinner. ) 2. Travelling allowance ( by air ) for minimum 2 resource persons, appx. Rs.20000/- 3. Remuneration for two resource person for three days - appx. Rs. 4000/- 4. Course material, stationery and workshop kit Rs. 500/- per person 5. Misc expenses and transport Rs.5000/- 6. Lodging fee would be extra. If there are 20 participants, the cost per participant, without lodging, appx. would be Rs.2750/-. ( I have made a very conservative estimation ). Therefore, a fee of Rs.3000/- per person looks very reasonable. It is assumed that, the hosting institute would provide computer lab and classroom free of charge. If not, there would be additional cost. The cost would come down if there is any funding from external sources. I very much appreciate other organizers to share their experience. thanks. G.K.Manjunath Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research Film City Road Santosh Nagar Goregaon(East ) MUMBAI - 400 065 Phone: 022-28416528 http://oii.igidr.ac.in http://www.igidr.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.