Re: RE The really big issue with AGA2K4

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

Oh, I'm not saying it might snow -- I'm saying the
financial risk could be that high.

My only reason for bringing it up is the bearing it has on
breakeven numbers. 

The less it matters, the more I think we should aim for
large audience with reasonably low reg fee.


Whether a sliding scale will save money depends on how the
deal works. Last year the number of rooms was guaranteed
but we had a sliding scale on services fees. Larry arranged
instead of varying roomnights.


--- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:



>> 
> > > The only way AGA is going to become financilally
sound
> is
> > if the membership substantially increase and getting a
> few
> > thousand dollars from a convention doesn't do much. I
> think
> > we're better off with a moderate convention costs to
> > patrons, getting the broader exposure, more word of
> mouth,
> > and ultimately bigger membership in AGA.
> 
> I agree with that.  Particularly if we pull in a large
> local contingent who
> are not currently AGA members, and they must become
> memebers to attend.
> Once they are members, if they have any real interest in
> planted tanks, I
> think the magazine sells itself.   Besides, if the
> registration fee is as
> low as possible, it becomes obvious that the added cost
> is due to the hotel
> and location, and it's not that the AGA is trying to rip
> people off.

Yes, and if we can get folks in local clubs to get into
AGA, then that might spread to other members. Some really
big fish clubs (the NJ ones) have folks with plants but it
doesn't seem to be a big deal and not many seem to be in
AGA. 
> 
> Karen
> 
> 
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