[TheForge] conference reg fees- 3rd try posting

[K.A. S.]

I'm trying to post this for the 3rd time.  The first two have not gone 
through to the list.  It's a reply to comments about the "high" price of the 
2002 ABANA conference.

The conference registration fee is pretty typical of previous conferences.  
They always go up a touch, just like prices do.
I hope that if you do spend the $200something bucks to attend, that you 
don't just walk around. I hope that you take notes, take pictures, talk to 
the demonstrators, ask intelligent pertinent questions, find inspiration in 
the gallery work, and learn a lot of incredible information. I hope that you 
take the opportunity to view over 7 Japanese bladesmiths, a Ukrainian smith, 
many European smiths including Angelo Bartolucci of Italy, and others.

I love the regional conferences too, but I'll never see this kind of lineup 
at a regional conference.  $90 bucks won't buy me a plane trip to Europe or 
a tour of the shops, so I think I'd rather come to the LaCrosse conference, 
even for one day. Thank goodness these conferences only happen once every 
two years so I have time to save up a little money to attend.

If you go to conferences just to socialize and tailgate, then stick to the 
lower priced conferences.  If you want a high quality educational 
opportunity, think about spending the money on the 2002 conference in 
LaCrosse.

I'm due to have another baby on June 2nd, so I'm doing all of this prep and 
don't expect to actually attend the conference.  I'd rather have the baby, 
but I'll really miss seeing Adolph Steinus (repouss� master from Germany) 
and Angelo Bartolucci (the Italian who forged those great flowers from one 
single piece of iron).  Send them over to my house if they look bored while 
they are walking around the conference.
-Kirsten
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