This sounds amazing - thankyou for the updates @roelandp :)

I'm curious - if we were to purchase a donate-only no-entry ticket , could you say what the "small gift" is, or is it a surprise ?

I actually just posted my steemfest progress update only 20 minutes ago, we're unsure if we are going to be able to raise the funds and if its practical for me to leave the country in the next 6 weeks :(

We want to show our support though, and make sure any funds raised towards sending me to steemfest can at least contribute something to help make this happen for others..