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Re: [AGA SC] Fwd: Reg Fees -- change horses?
I agree with stopping it at 50.
Initially I was feeling hold it open, then after talking with Erik, I
agree with his points and holding at 50.
Also $59 is a GREAT price for the convention.
AND anyone that was on any plant list has heard about this now, I think it
was announced several places. So the only people that haven't heard are
the ones on vacation or that only get TAG.
On the late reg penalty, I think that date is good too. I remember back
in the days, I never bought plane tickets until around a month in advance,
that gives people a chance to decide to come last minute and not pay too
much. So I think the date and rate for the late reg is good.
Kathy
On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, S. Hieber wrote:
> I'll forward a mesage to that effect unless someone
> objects. This isn't a motion or anything, just a
> solictation for comments.
>
> sh
> --- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> > I talked with Kathy last night about this. My opinion is
> > that we should
> > stick to the original guns and close the early-bird thing
> > at 50. Or
> > ASAP, if it's already at 50 (it was at 41 last night
> > before I went to
> > bed). For one thing, saying "the first 50 people all
> > registered in the
> > first 2 days" makes it very clear that this is going to
> > be a BIG
> > convention, and becomes a great promo vehicle. I think
> > we've accomplished
> > what we set out to do with the early bird program, which
> > was to prove that
> > we could pull in enough people to seed the treasaury and
> > show that there
> > was interest. And we will have met half out "minimum"
> > for attendance.
> > Which is pretty darn cool.
> >
> > - Erik
> >
> > On Wed, 7 Apr 2004, S. Hieber wrote:
> >
> > > I think that's a very insightful assessment.
> > >
> > > With what we have so far, I'm very confident we will
> > draw
> > > at least well and probably much better than last year.
> > So
> > > I'm confident that we'll break even financially. So I
> > thin
> > > we should let the price go up to $59 at 50.
> > >
> > > Btw, Those waiting for the last minute (actually the
> > last
> > > week and a half) to register will have to pay $20 extra
> > > this year. And they might not get to buy a Banq after
> > Oct
> > > 31.
> > >
> > >
> > > sh
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
> > > > I suspect that after an initial surge, registrations
> > are
> > > > going to slow way
> > > > down. Hopefully they will continue to trickle in
> > over
> > > > the next few months.
> > > > But the fast response so far only means to me that
> > these
> > > > people were already
> > > > waiting there, money in hand, for registrations to
> > open
> > > > up. Most of them
> > > > are not only NOT new members, but they are people who
> > > > have attended previous
> > > > concentions. IOW, we're preaching to the choir.
> > > >
> > > > OTOH, I feel SLIGHTLY bad (not much, but slightly<g>)
> > > > that in all
> > > > likelihood, there are people who have not yet even
> > seen
> > > > the notice that
> > > > registration is opne, who could miss their chance on
> > the
> > > > discount.
> > > >
> > > > I guess I could easily be convinced not to extend the
> > > > discount at all. BUT
> > > > if we did want to extend it, in the hopes of feeling
> > a
> > > > little MORE secure by
> > > > getting the numbers as high as possible as early as
> > > > possible, you could do a
> > > > middle-of-the road thing, by extending it not by a
> > > > certain number of people,
> > > > but to a certain date. (say April 15, just for
> > argument
> > > > sake)
> > > >
> > > > I do think that one thing tha will happen once the
> > > > discount period is over
> > > > is taht people will have NO incentive to register
> > early,
> > > > and might,
> > > > therefore wait until the last minute. Which probably
> > > > isn't the end of the
> > > > world... it has happened in the past. But it makes
> > for
> > > > more nervousness
> > > > among convention planners.<g>
> > > >
> > > > Karen
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > =====
> > > S. Hieber
> > > - - - - - - - -
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