This is only a 1st draft and maybe I flubbed a cell reference but I come up with diff numbers than my esteemed colleague across the river, Mississippi, that is. However, the overall results are not drastically diff. The attached spreadsheet shows what I came up with, starting with CR's numbers and making such changes as I thought appropriate and noting the major assumptions. I'm not sure how the $800 per year number was derived since both memberships and combos are proposed to be reduced and I don't know those numbers even if I assume there is no change in demand due to changes in pricing. Nonethless, I think the foreign members are subsidizing the locals, on whom we probably just about break even on memberships or maybe a bit worse. I am still in favor of lowering foreign rates along the lines Cheryl proposes, or something close and I would consider a small hike in the local price of maybe a half buck or a buck. It's been a few years since we increased, hasn't it? Besides, at a time when so mainly stoutly patritotic Americans are screaming their bloody heads off about the damn foreigners, I can think of no finer irony than to make things a little more fair and less in favor of the locals. Irish need not apply, ;-) sh * * * * * * * * * Convention Registration is OPEN! And the Field Trip bus already is half full! And we're not allowed to strap extra passengers on the roof. The 2006 Aquatic Gardeners Association Convention is open for registration now. Details are posted at http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/convention.html
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