----- Original Message ----- From: "thegilpins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [ql-users] Fw: Quanta Workshop Support
> > > Having been forwarded a couple of your emails (thanks Alex) I thought it > was > > time that at least one member of the committee was to field the items > > relevant to the committee so I have subscribed. I am not sure that I will > be > > contributing a great deal on many topics - "Friendly Fire" etc but here's > my > > first comment: > > > > The Quanta committee is still prepared to offer financial support to those > > sub groups wishing to run workshops etc. which are open to all Quanta > > members. Requests for such support should be sent to Roy Brereton (Quanta > > Secretary) with full details of the event and a breakdown of anticipated > > costs. Any support offered has been, in the past, to pay for the venue and > > the bill from the venue owners should be addressed to Quanta Treasurer at > > the address inside the front cover of Quanta Newsletter.(Or a photocopy of > > the receipted bill if it has already been paid). > > This is statement of long standing QUANTA policy on QL workshops that should be known to most members. What still is not answered is how far QUANTA would support, financially and otherwise, a QL2000 type show. As I understand it, and if I am wrong I am sure one of the "old" QUANTA committee will correct me, QL2000 was organised directly by QUANTA with only a minimal contribution from the local group. (If, indeed, there was still a local group in existence.) Realistically I don't think we can reasonably expect QUANTA to do the same again from both a financial and organisational aspect. It would probably have to be a joint effort by a local group and QUANTA, and in this respect Roy's offer seems to be the most practical so far. If we are really serious about another QL2000, it has to be more just a hall, tea and coffee. A two day event with a fancy name, but which otherwise remains much the same as any other show is New Labour, not QL2000. Geoff
