SteemFest tries to be as open and inclusive as possible. Hence sponsorships go towards the lowering of the price. @knozaki2015 did well last year (i guess) so he opted to pay the 555 price which is the costprice for organising a 5 day event.

Thanks to sponsors the current Plankton price is lowered by 50%.

Hope you can reschedule and try to join for the full event! You would be missing out 1 full conference day!