[TheForge] ABANA Conference work

[Will Hightower]

A couple points on Chucks questions on comped positions at conferences:

I have worked ABANA conference sense 1984 (someday I may see one).  It is very hard work.  This is no easy ride holiday.

You get to see very little of the conference, so why should you pay?  You pay your own transportation, miss half the "free" meals, are dirty for a week, and get yelled at a lot.  All you get is a T shirt and a handshake.

The goal of this program is/has been to build a core of workers so each conference does not have to reinvent the wheel.  If you are into blisters, bone tired, and public service contact the conference chair.  It is his/her call.  Like the Marines, they are always need replacements for the ones that fell by the way.

Will Hightower
ABANA Board