<HTML><HTML> In a message dated 1/15/06 3:05:33 PM, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE CITE STYLE="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">IMHO, the Annual PTG = Convention (what is referred to here as the "National", even though folks fr= om all over the world are invited and attend) is very cost-effective, and th= erefore, not expensive. </BLOCKQUOTE> Terry you are correct about it being "cost effective" especially if one has = never attended...even if one has attended a few, or many, it is well worthwh= ile. As for the "national" thingee...PTG does not have a 'National' convention a= lthough some insist on calling it that........ according to our bylaws we ha= ve an "annual convention". Perhaps the name 'national' sticks around to diff= erentiate the "PTG Annual" from all the regional thingees which are also hel= d once a year. ?????? Jim Bryant (FL)</HTML>