[TheForge] Conference Light

[Craig Schaefer]

You certainly can't blame ABANA if the attendee is either too dumb or too 
lazy to check out the packet of materials they paid for to get in.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Saint Phlip" <phlip at 99main.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>; "Clare Yellin" 
<clyellin at mac.com>; <dave at magichammer.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Conference Light


> On 3/1/07, Kathy <keporter at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> If the equation doesn't work, why not change it? If tents are too 
>> expensive hold
>> the conference someplace that doesn't need tents in July. If July is too 
>> hot,
>> there are two other summer months. If all those air hammers are such a 
>> problem,
>> try a novel idea like dispensing with them. If someone insists on using 
>> air
>> hammers, let them come up with their own solution for providing one. You 
>> could
>> also sell hats and sunglasses to people who need a little break from the 
>> sun,
>> but don't wish to pay three hundred dollars for a chance to sit under 
>> tents. It
>> should be fairly simple to try a different kind of conference--unless 
>> we'd all
>> rather not have a conference than change the ground rules.
>> Mikey
>
> Mikey, that's what I've been suggesting all along. Some folks don't
> like my ideas, but at least they're damned ideas!!!
>
> So, I'm going to make a proposal.
>
> I am willing to write up a poll, if ABANA is willing to cause it to be
> seen by all members.
>
> Now, I realize Dave has said that there's a poll in the Seattle
> conference packet (and I can't be the only one who saw so much stuff
> in that packet that it got overlooked). And, if you're polling the
> attendees, you're preaching to the choir- this gives us feedback only
> on those who already attend. What we need is information from those
> who don't attend, as to why, and what would help them decide to
> attend.
>
> The poll will be published in one of the ABANA magazines, or maybe
> both. I think I can set up a website so that we can get feedback on
> line, or maybe run it through the ABANA website, or, for Heavan's
> sakes, include a postcard in one or both of the mags.
>
> Come to think of it, while I'm at it, can include questions for
> non-members as to why they are non-members.
>
> Anyway, rather than JUST asking those who already attend, why not take
> things a step beyond where the board is asking just TheForge's
> feedback, and get as much feedback as we can. That way, we'll all have
> opinions from the membership and interested people as to what THEY
> want, and can see if it can be accomodated (sorry, I get the only
> winning lottery tickets we offer ;-)
>
> Dave, Clare, anybody else on the Board, as well as anyone here on
> TheForge, what do you think?
>
> -- 
> Saint Phlip
>
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>
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>
> It's the smith who makes the tools, not the tools which make the smith.
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