No, no. It also has to pay for entrance to the conference, which means it is not taken seriously as an academic and what it has to say is not considered especially important, even by a Fatty Con. Cons like that comp speakers with free entry, at least. I go to cons etc. sometimes for my work; I usually don't pay for anything (my publisher pays for transportation, and the con pays my entry and accommodation) but there is ONE that requires everyone to pay--or at least everyone but the headliners. Even then, commercially published authors get a discount on our con fees. (I suspect StefwithanF knows the con I'm talking about.) If this place isn't even letting the cow in for free, they likely don't think she has much to add. She's been "accepted" to present a paper, which means she applied for it, she wasn't contacted and asked to present.