Thanks to Bronwen for explaining the other "cons". They may be as apples to oranges, but people actually are comparing the cost of a "Comic Con" to our convention. The previous poster is not the first that I have heard express this thought. As John points out, the attendance at such an event is much greater. A reading or panel discussion can be done in front of an auditorium full of people. A bobbin lace class with a hundred people would be a problem. I wonder if we are failing to properly describe our conventions. We rarely include the information about the short presentations in our registration materials. I realized in my previous post that I had forgotten to mention that meals like the Sunday dinner may seem to be an avoidable expenditure, but they provide an opportunity to run through changes in the schedule, various hotel policies and other announcements with hopefully the entire group present. People who are planning to miss the meals covered in the registration may find they have missed important information. I recall at the Colorado convention they kept re-iterating the need to drink lots of water and remain hydrated. I think they achieved their goal of not having a single person pass out due to altitude adjustment problems. Devon
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