Re: Banquet

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

Sounds great. The meals included were probably cheaper for
everyone than Dallas but I doubt any attendees looked at it
like that.

sh
--- Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com> wrote:
> 
> I don't think you are missing anything I just wrote it
> weird.
> 
> Yes, cost for Dallas was $99  Which was awesome!
> 
> Cost of this one...$69 plus $40 for Banquet is $109, so
> about 10 more.
> You are right though the room is $20 more a night.  So
> brings the total up 
> for someone staying one night to $30 more, or $50 for two
> nights. 
> 
> I think in Tenn, it was about $125 for Amano, including
> food...well
> breakfast/lunch and banquest, on Sat night you were on
> your own.  Not sure
> though.  I don't remember what the hotel was...but lets
> say $69, and then
> transportation included a rental car to get there....so
> definitely more
> for us.
> 
> I think Erik is doing a research project to find the
> costs of each 
> year...anyone have an old 2001 convention reg form
> handy??  
> then he will post it all.
> 
> Kathy
> 
> 
> On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, S. Hieber wrote:
> 
> > I'm missing something here -- Dallas was $64 +35=99 --
> The
> > Banquet price was set by the Hotel and the Reg price
> was
> > then set by Larry to total just under $100 -- If the
> > Banquet cost $40 each, the reg price would have been
> set at
> > $59, and so on. Larry thought that most attendees would
> > purchase the Banquet along with the reg and count both
> > costs together and he thought it was important that the
> > number be less than $100. That was strictly a marketing
> > decision and the rest of the budget was worked around
> that
> > the assumed number of minimum attendees based on the
> number
> > he had been told for 2002, which, of course turned out
> to
> > be inflated.
> > 
> > 
> > This 2004 proposal for reg and Banq is only $10 than
> for
> > 2003 but the Hotel is $20 higher on average, assuming
> an
> > average of 1 roomnight per attendee, which approximates
> > last year's average per attendee.
> > 
> > My concern wasn't whether Amano is worth $200. I'd pay
> it.
> > My concern was the total cost for those more
> discriminating
> > with their funds, due to tastes or finances or both.
> > 
> > 2002 Convention included a boatload of meals, didn't
> it. In
> > Dallas you might have got a beer or soda if your were
> > lucky. With Amano in 2001, did AGA feed the attendees?
> > 
> > sh
> > 
> > 
> > --- Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Erik checked the 2002 Banquest cost, extra tickets
> were
> > > $42, and the 
> > > registration for Amano that year was $125 and that
> > > included the 
> > > registration/banquest/TennesseeAq
> > > 
> > > This year registration was $64, and banquet was $35. 
> So
> > > it is $10 within 
> > > this year....and that was NOT with AMANO
> > > 
> > > Just giving us comparisons.
> > > 
> > > So I think we are okay.
> > > 
> > > I think they should definitely have AMANO speak at
> the
> > > banquet!!!!
> > > 
> > > Kathy
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Kathy Olson wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > Has anyone else noticed the banquet is $40.  Is
> that
> > > okay, what are they 
> > > > normally??
> > > > 
> > > > Kathy
> > > > 
> > > 
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