[TheForge] "Official" news from ABANA N+2

[Grover Richardson]

Yes.

Three levels of conferences (like classes at J C Campbell).  
Beginner
Advanced
Special projects

I rate whether I am going to attend a conference based upon
My availability to attend, am I free and how far is it
My funds at the time
The demonstrators


Have a traveling conference.  Every second month it is in a different area,
hosted by another group, with possibly different demonstrators.

Yes, setting up for every second month is difficult, it's a goal, not a
start<G>.

All the Best



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If there are going to be a lot of folks, i want a lot of 
demonstrators.
The value of that is greatest for more experienced smiths, cause 
a bunch of us already know the basics and a bit more.
With time, it gets harder to find a demo where one learns enough 
new stuff to make it worthwhile.
If there's a big spread of demonstrators, chances are better for 
finding something tasty.
Perhaps a horizontal, knowledge based division of conferences is 
needed?...
and a cheap , fast and comfy way to get to them...sigh....pf

Larry Brown wrote:
> Another possibility with several demonstrators over several days is to 
> have the demonstration repeated on a different day or time
> L Brown
> 
> 
> 
> At 03:35 PM 2/20/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>> Thank you Grover for making that point so succinctly!
>> Bigger is not necessarily better.  Having more choices is only a 
>> slight increment better than having one (because I can watch only 
>> one).  After all, if there is only one demonstrator, my choice is to 
>> attend or not to attend, and the latter choice costs me nothing.
>> Bruce
>> NJ
>>
>> >>> grover.richardson at gtri.gatech.edu 2/20/2007 12:46 PM >>>
>>
>>
>>         This I understand.  But the direction of my comment was that 
>> if the
>> gate fee is paying for 10 demonstrators all hammering at the same 
>> time, and
>> I can see only one demonstrator, then I am paying for 10 and seeing 1, 
>> and
>> am getting only 10% of my event fee returned to me.  That is distinctly
>> adverse economy in any eye.
>>         Now, having 2-3 forge stations and watching one, while paying an
>> overhead of 100% or 200% is easier to digest.
>>
>>
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