"PTG Convention is focused on teaching...."

[Avery Todd]

Patrick,

Again I ask, why some but not all?

Avery

At 05:30 PM 07/18/02 -0400, you wrote:

>On Thursday, July 18, 2002, at 04:59 PM, Avery Todd wrote:
>
>>Dale,
>>
>>
>>>At least it is possible to reimburse some of
>>>them for some of their expenses though not all.
>>
>>But this I can't understand! Why some but not all. Sounds like political
>>BS to me!
>
>Unfortunately the Home Office isn't set up to print up US $ on demand. The 
>alternatives are 1) massive increases in registration fees &/or 2) 
>increases in dues. Both of these are eminently reasonable moves BUT they 
>would no doubt result in much howling-in-pain about said increases. Most 
>trade &/or professional associations have much higher dues and convention 
>fees than we do.
>I think Dale's comment was in the context of current and near future PTG 
>budgets, and doubt that large registration fee increases are in the pipeline.
>
>Patrick Draine
>