Hello Mr. Secretary/Treasurer,<br><div><br></div><div>In the interest of transparency, how much did it cost to send the four members to the symposium? I imagine since Barb and Kathy are on salary, their work time would also be considered an expense. In fact it would be really interesting to know exactly how much PTG has invested in the new system since its inception? Would you be willing to share that information with us?<br> <br>Just wondering,<br><br>Ryan Sowers<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 6:11 PM, Norman Cantrell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:normancantrell@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">normancantrell@sbcglobal.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font:inherit" valign="top"><div><font face="arial">Dear List</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial">Some have expressed concern regarding a general lack of information about progress on the Higher Logic site. We wanted to let you know that during the early part of December PTG sent four representatives to Washington, DC for a Higher Logic Symposium. Those attending were Barbara Cassaday and Kathy Maxwell from the Home Office along with Phil Bondi and Paul Brown who have both served on the Electronic Communications Committee and currently serve as Regional Vice Presidents on the PTG Board of Directors. The symposium was formatted similar to a PTG convention with several different class topics offered. Our group split up and attended classes that interested them and this allowed the group to cover a broad range of topics. Each has provided a written report after returning home from the symposium. These reports will all be reviewed at the upcoming Mid Year Board meeting January 30 through February 1, 2012. </font></div> <div><font face="arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial">We continue to look at ways to improve the new website. Our goal is to improve the discussion groups, increase the overall speed to load and improve the user experience. In the mean time the Pianotech list will continue to operate but there are challenges to maintaining the servers which we foresee as having limitations.</font></div> <div><font face="arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial">Regards</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial">Norman Cantrell, Secretary Treasurer</font></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Ryan Sowers, RPT<br>Puget Sound Chapter<br>Olympia, WA<br><a href="http://www.pianova.net" target="_blank">www.pianova.net</a><br> </div>