Saying "No" (was Convention is focused)

[Richard Brekne]

Delwin D Fandrich wrote:
> 
> 
> There is quite a lot of momentum working to keep things the way they are.
> And, for the most part I am only taking issue with the way all of the
> various volunteers--including, but not limited to, instructors and
> authors--are treated by PTG. It borders on contempt.... (continued below)

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Actually I react quite strongly to this kind of posting.
Lopsided thinking you say ??? And what you state below is
better ?? Sounds like pure protectionism to me. Anyone who
doesn't like the "warm fuzzies" or other such "rewards" that
giving of ones self to others yields is free at any time to
.... do otherwise... to stop giving. 

Fine... An instructors hotel expenses should be covered, and
then the travel expenses, and then of course why should
exhibitors really not get the same treatment... what real
benefit is it for them to pander up to this small group of
semi-professionals any ways ??? why shouldn't THEY also get
a piece of the cake ?... and then of course the arrangers,
the movers, the administration folks, and anyone else
involved in logistics should get their nine yards. And why
should Yamaha and Steinway, or anyone else bother showing up
and treating us all to these receptions... They could be
asking 20 bucks a head what with beverages, desserts, and
concerts...

Organizations like the PTG, and arrangements like the
nationals are by NECESSITY based on as much free will
volunteerism as is possible to achieve. Costs ARE a primary
concern for anyone traveling to the conventions, thus the
need to keep everything as affordable as possible. Heck we
just got through with a whole spiel on the PTG on Campus
thread.

I suggest if anyone wants to get paid for their schooling
efforts, then they arrange a tour of localized seminars
around the country and see how much interest you can drum
up. Far easier to cover one mans expenses through seminar
fees then force a tre-doubling of expenses to all traveling
to the annuals.

One last thing... nobody in the PTG home office, Convention
committee or staff, or on the Board that I know of thinks of
any instructor or authour with contempt for any reason at
all, and to suggest that such contemptuous feelings could be
connected with all these good willed people giving so freely
of so much of their time is ... well... being born a
christian I cant say what I think of that suggestion.

:(<¨¨

RicB

Scuse the Rant folks. :)

> ......None of us would be
> willing work for our customers what we are willing to pay to those who work
> to bring us the conventions and conferences, the Journal, etc.
> 
> We speak of the warm fuzzies we get from giving--and there is some truth to
> that--but think what we are really saying. We are going to give our
> instructors the honor of sharing their hard-earned knowledge with us so that
> we can better compete against them in the free and open marketplace. We tell
> them we owe them nothing, or at least very little, for thier efforts; the
> experience of teaching will make them better known and will help them
> generate more business. So, in addition to equipping the rest of us better
> compete against them, they are now expected to take even more time away from
> family and friends and work even harder to pay for the privilage. While
> we're all off enjoying the fruits of their knowledge and labor.
> 
> Kind of lopsided thinking, it seems to me.
> 
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