Hi Sam, I don't think this would help. Usually, the travel and lodging expenses are much more than the conference costs and they require pre-approval as well. So, the earlier I put in my request, the more likely I am to get budgeted for the trip. Education budgets may or may not be dried up by mid-year.
Regards, Steve <SNIP> This is just brainstorming not something that SHARE has officially contemplated as far as I know but what if companies could purchase SHARE credits/SHARE dollars at any time that could be spent within some time period (1, 2, 3? years) similar to IBM education credits. Would that solve the budget vs. conference registration cycle problem for you? I don't know if this is even possible as there are legal and administrative ramifications I am not competent to speak to but to me the act of purchasing seats should not be limited to a brief period immediately prior to each conference. </SNIP> ============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/en/disclaimer_email_ib.html ============================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
