In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, gwicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dilwyn Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [ql-users] Cancelled London Quanta Group meeting - July 2003 > >> I was under the impression that Ken Bain was organising a Byfleet >> workshop on 9th November 2003. Does it make sense to have two separate >> workshops so close? >> > >More important is it really sensible to have both a Byfleet and a London >workshop at about the same time each year. Given this choice I would always >opt for Byfleet which has an established history as a well organised show. >For a trader outside the south east two shows close to one another means >twice the expense, but not twice the profits. That's if there are any >profits to be made. Haven't we learnt any lessons from last year? > >Sorry to be so strong about this, but are we QL users incapable of >communicating in a businesslike way with each other to avoid obvious >clashes? Frankly the current state of QL activity and turnover for traders >can only support 2, or at most 3, shows a year. Hi Geoff, Good points made. Yet there is a lot to consider, such as : * Workshops are organised by volunteers ... and we are struggling for active members to support regular meetings, let alone Workshops. * London and the South-East are big enough to attract enough support, which can be sufficiently different. Byfleet is 'miles away' for me ! As is Hove. * Not all traders can make every event, which is acknowledged. * There are European and American dates not to clash with. * When we analysed this last year the London Group found that November was one of the very few 'slots' available. * If a Workshop is to be 'annual' then it is useful to have it at the same time every year ... this helps people remember and to plan their own calendars. * It is already June, so six months on the year gone by :-) -- Malcolm Cadman
