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Ric,
<p>Could you clarify what you mean here? Your second statement could
be interpreted at least two ways. (1) You registered for the
convention and went through the exhibit hall, but were not admitted the
one afternoon you were prepared to spend fifty bucks because the guard
thought you were a security risk. (Oh, puleeze! Is it going
to come to <i>that</i>?!) :-) (2) You did not register
for the convention and wanted just to get into the exhibits one time to
buy something you knew would be for sale there.
<p>I'm also wondering how the Guild lost $50. My understanding is
that whether or not you buy anything from an exhibitor, their charge for
exhibiting remains the same, so the Guild doesn't lose a cent. And
even if you buy $50 worth of stuff from the PTG display, they won't make
$50 off of the sale. More likely close to nothing. Just curious,
nothing more.
<p>Regards,
<br>Clyde
<p>Richard Moody wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>I believe the Guild is loosing money by not charging
slidding fees for
<br>convention attendees. The Guild is short $50 dollars at least
because
<br>I could not go through the exhibit hall for one afternoon. That
was
<br>DC in 2000. Now I get a Journal issue that states they must raise
<br>dues to make up for the amount they spent over what they took in in
<br>2001.
<p>If they would have daily rates for the Convention I think $1,000 to
<br>$10,000 extra could be generated over the "one fee for
everyone,
<br>whether they attend 4 days or not."</blockquote>
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