<BODY>If every college tech would run the idea past= there administration, we might find out that it= is workable.  This wouldn't be happening any time soon= as the conventions are booked a few years in advance? David I.   -----= Original message= ----------------------------------------> From: <<A= href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM">Wimblees@AOL.COM</A>> To:= <<A= href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> Rec= eived: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 10:08:16 EDT Subject: Re: convention= sites (campuses) In a= message dated 7/4/02 11:16:37 AM !!!First Boot!!!,= cadunn@vt2000.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px;= BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"= TYPE="CITE">Wow - a great idea -- college campuses. Cut down on= expenses, and if we choose universities noted for music= programs, lots of pianos on the spot. Cheaper lodgings.= Bookstores within easy reach. My first vote goes to Banff --= can anyone think of a more spectacular place for a PTG= convention?!!!! I'll trade a ritzy, overpriced hotel for= breakfast in the Rockies any day. And we can get there by= train! Cheers, Clair </BLOCKQUOTE> I too had= thought a college campus would be great. But, what I found is= that although we can get dorms for cheap, there are still a lot= of us who like the ritzy scene. Once a year, you splurge, and= get all the amenities, especially room service. The= other problem is that the dorms are not going to be right next= to the music building. And while many music departments might= have many pianos, they might not have enough class rooms. Unless= you get a campus where every thing is within easy= walking The price might also might be a factor. Hotels= give us the meeting rooms, in exchange for meals, and selling= sleeping rooms. That is how they make their money. Universities= don't see it that way. You want meeting rooms, rent them, You= want dorm rooms, The bottom line is that while the= sleeping rooms might be a little cheaper, the registration would= have to be maybe three or four times higher, to pay for al the= other amenities we get. And most people complain about the= registration fee as it is. The idea might be good, but= when you crunch the numbers, it isn't such a good deal after= all. Wim </BODY>><FONT= FACE=arial,helvetica>In a message dated 7/4/02= 11:16:37 AM !!!First Boot!!!, cadunn@vt2000.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid;= MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Wow - a= great idea -- college campuses. Cut down on expenses, and if we choose universities noted for music programs, lots of= pianos on the spot. Cheaper lodgings. Bookstores within easy reach. My first vote goes to Banff -- can anyone think of a more spectacular place for a PTG convention?!!!! I'll trade a ritzy, overpriced hotel for breakfast in the= Rockies any day. And we can get there by train! Cheers, Clair </BLOCKQUOTE> I too had thought a college campus would be great. But, what= I found is that although we can get dorms for cheap, there are= still a lot of us who like the ritzy scene. Once a year, you= splurge, and get all the amenities, especially room service. The other problem is that the dorms are not going to be right= next to the music building. And while many music departments= might have many pianos, they might not have enough class rooms.= Unless you get a campus where every thing is within easy= walking The price might also might be a factor. Hotels give us the= meeting rooms, in exchange for meals, and selling sleeping= rooms. That is how they make their money. Universities don't see= it that way. You want meeting rooms, rent them, You want dorm= rooms, The bottom line is that while the sleeping rooms might be a= little cheaper, the registration would have to be maybe three or= four times higher, to pay for al the other amenities we get. And= most people complain about the registration fee as it is. The idea might be good, but when you crunch the numbers, it= isn't such a good deal after all. Wim </HTML>