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    <h1>FAQ</h1>
    <ol>
        <li>
            <h2>Who runs DevConf?</h2>
            <p>
                DevConf is owned by the non-profit organisation
                <a href="https://www.developerug.org.za"
                    >The Developer User Group</a
                >. DevConf is run by two of the DevUG directors in their free
                time, Candice Mesk and Robert MacLean.
            </p>
        </li>
        <li>
            <h2>What is the goal of DevConf?</h2>
            <p>
                DevConf has a simple goal: give professional software developers
                an opportunity to network and learn from their peers in a safe
                environment.
            </p>
        </li>
        <li>
            <h2>Where can I find information about your COVID policy?</h2>
            <p>
                All details on our COVID policy, and our approach if there are
                government restrictions can be found on our
                <a href="/covid">COVID Info Page</a>.
            </p>
        </li>

        <li>
            <h2>
                Can I buy tickets without a credit card? Is it possible to
                generate an invoice for comapnies?
            </h2>
            <p>Totally! There are two options available to you:</p>
            <h3>Buy online</h3>
            <p>
                Our online ticketing solution supports Instant EFT, Credit Card,
                SnapScan, or Zapper payments and EFT options. If purchasing by
                EFT online, the ticketing platform reserves your tickets for 15
                days to allow time for the EFT to reflect. Once the purchase is
                confirmed, you can log in to the ticketing website to generate
                an invoice for your company.
            </p>
            <!-- <h3>EFT and Manual purchase</h3>
            <p>We have a manual process too, where you can <a href="mailto:info@devconf.co.za">email us</a> all the
                relevant
                company details (VAT number, name, PO number etc...) and we will generate a manual invoice for you to
                pay.</p> -->
        </li>
        <li>
            <h2>Can I have a free ticket?</h2>
            <p>
                Unfortunately not. DevConf is designed to be cash neutral so we
                do not have any excess funds to sponsor free tickets. Only
                speakers and organisers receive complementary access to the
                event. We do work with sponsors on processes for them to donate
                tickets, so follow us on social media to hear about those
                opportunities when they come up.
            </p>
        </li>
        <li>
            <h2>I would like to speak at the event!</h2>
            <p>
                That is awesome! We have a call for speakers each year and you
                can get the details of this when the call for speakers goes out
                by signing up to our mailing list.
            </p>
        </li>
        <li>
            <h2>Who is Fizz Marketing?</h2>
            <p>
                Fizz is the planning and logistics partner for DevConf that
                handles the administrative duties for DevConf.
            </p>
        </li>
        <li>
            <h2>How did this start?</h2>
            <p>
                The idea of DevConf originated with Robert MacLean in late 2013;
                the idea was to run an event for developers who could not attend
                the Developer User Group which happened outside of normal
                working hours. The first DevConf took place in 2016. DevConf is
                proudly run by Candice Mesk and Robert MacLean.
            </p>
        </li>
        <li>
            <h2>How much money do you make?</h2>
            <p>
                Nothing. DevConf is designed to be cash neutral so there is no
                profit nor loss, however, DevConf has made a small surplus each
                year (which is better than a loss) and that surplus has been
                used to fund the following year as well as cover some of the
                community initiatives run by the Developer User Group. Where
                possible (budget- and space-permitting), those DevUG committee
                members who are not involved with DevConf planning are allocated
                one non-transferrable ticket each to attend DevConf.
            </p>
            <p>
                In 2016, some of this surplus funded trips for two organisers to
                attend other conferences with the intention of learning from
                those events, and a UHK keyboard was bought for each of the
                organisers (3 that year) as a gift at a cost of less than R10
                000. In 2021, the organisers bought two laptops to replace aging
                equipment used to run the event. The organisers have not
                recieved any other financial benefits.
            </p>
        </li>
        <li>
            <h2>Is the event auditted?</h2>
            <p>
                Yes, DevConf is audited each year after the events. The
                Developer User Group is also audited annually and is fully
                compliant with SARS and CIPC.
            </p>
        </li>
    </ol>
</div>