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Re: [AGA SC] Fwd: Reg Fees -- change horses?
The hotel rate is only good until Oct 31. After, who knows.
sh
--- Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com> wrote:
> 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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> > > > the AGA 2004 Annual Convention
> > > > Nov 12, 13 & 14; Marriott Crystal Gateway,
> Arlington,
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> > > erik at thekrib dot com
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