| Re: [GMCnet] The Vendor Question [message #76224] |
Wed, 10 March 2010 07:47  |
emerystora
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Registered: January 2004
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On Mar 10, 2010, at 8:20 AM, Steven Ferguson wrote:
> Em,
> Is it written in stone that we have to have a 6 day convention? Last
> I heard, FMCA said they would accomodate our "room" requirements.
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> Steve Ferguson
> '76 EII
> Sierra Vista, AZ
> Urethane bushing source
> www.bdub.net/ferguson/
No, but many members that I have spoken with have said that they would
not travel very far for only a 3 day convention. Many like to come in
2 or 3 days early and actually be there for 8 or 9 days. They
apparently justify the cost and time of travel easier than they would
for a 3 day convention.
Also for a short convention many of our costs would be the same as for
a 6 day convention - such as the Convention Manager compensation and
shipping of our equipment, building rental, etc.
So, if we were to do a 3 day convention we likely would have to make a
lot of changes in the way we would do a convention. Is that what
members would like? Probably not but that is something that would be
decided by our board as directed by the members they represent.
I would probably not drive 3000 or 4000 miles round trip (it was even
more than that for me to go to Harrington, Del) to go to a three day
convention. I am sure that many others would feel the same so I
suspect that only people within a one or two day drive would attend
and that would severely limit the number of people attending.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM
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