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

[Avery Todd]

Thanks Del,

I appreciate the response.

Avery

At 10:51 PM 07/19/02 -0700, you wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: July 18, 2002 1:59 PM
>Subject: RE: "PTG Convention is focused on teaching...."
>
>
>
> > >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! I know someone who taught at an Annual and couldn't even stand
> > in the back of the room to watch a class because they hadn't "registered"
> > for that class. Actually, two someones! And of course, they hadn't even
> > come close to being reimbursed for what it had cost them to prepare for
> > the class and even to get there! To me, that's the height of political BS!
> > BTW, one of these two is always politically correct; the other one isn't!
>
>Unless it has changed recently there is only one policy. Non-sponsored
>instructors are partially compensated for their expenses. Sponsored
>instructors--those sponsored by piano manufacturers, suppliers or those
>selling their own products--are not.
>
>Registration to the convention is included in that partial compensation
>package so any instructor is free to attend any class he or she wishes to
>attend.
>
>Del