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[Roger R Degner]

Didn't prior to the 2002 Lacrosse conference the conferences were ran by
a local group/s with some seed money coming from ABANA
Then for the Lacrosse conference ABANA decided they could do a better
job and tried to run it themselves.

Roger R Degner




Some of you have already known this and are probably saying right now, 
"Hey, we've been trying to tell you this for years." And again you'd be 
right. All I can say at this point is this - the straw hit the camel's 
back . and it broke.

No longer can ABANA sponsor conferences as before. They have become too 
cost prohibitive to produce and attend. Now is the time for us to learn 
from you. Here are just a few fine examples -