<HTML>In a message dated 7/18/02 6:54:25 PM Central Daylight Time, A440A@AOL.COM writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I wonder why I received three copies of the convention class schedules in the mail this year, even though I wasn't registered to even go??  That represents an enormous expense in mailing info that is easily obtained in the lobby of the hotel.  I suggest that the practise be dropped in the future.   (how many members does the PTG have and multiply that by the cost of postage and printing??)   Wondering, Ed Foote RPT </BLOCKQUOTE> The convention brochures are like advertisement. History has probably told us that a second, or even a third mailing bring enough registrants to make it worth while. When I did the CW Regional, we sent out two mailings. The second mailing brought in more than enough to cover the additional postage and printing. Many times in the past, I received a seminar brochure, but put it aside or threw it away. A couple of weeks later, I got a second one, which prompted me to either go, or, if I had decided to go but lost or forgot to register, got me the information, so I could register. Wim </HTML>