Due to cost and other shows, I am not going to the Sn3 Symposium for the first time in years. Too much to travel to Florida. Of course I will be at Houston next year and the following year I am hosting it in the Los Angeles area. I will be at the National Narrow Gauge Convention this year in Colorado Springs, not sure about the following year we will have to see. In 2013 I am hosting this convention in the LA area also. The other conventions/shows we will be at this year is the O/S Scale West in January and the National Train Show in NH. How many people in S scale go to the NMRA convention or the NTS?
For some manufactures this is a part time job for us, so that means vacation time from work to attend. Can only do so many of those before the spouse says something. When I go to the shows/conventions I try to get out and make sure that my wife has a great time. Looking forward to meeting many of you during these conventions/shows this year. Jeff Smith RailMaster Hobbies Lakewood, CA www.railmasterhobbies.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scale S Only Sent: 12/26/2008 9:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re:standard gauge vs narrow Hi Bob -- I can't agree more, but we have a hard time even getting all the standard gauge (both scale and hirail) manufactures to the conventions. I know you understand the costs of getting a business display to a convention. I think the only way to encourage more business participation is to help offset their costs rather than charging them for their space, as is the current state of affairs for most venues. Where do you draw the line as far as which business gets assistance? I would say assist manufacturers (and importers) only, as they probably have the most expense and would draw the most attendence (as a relative change). Re: narrow gauge participation, one has to realize that they have two major conventions every year already. Additionally, most of them cannot even begin to relate to AF, so NASG conventions as I have seen them, hold ZERO interest. So then the question is: are we ignoring them or are they ignoring US! Happy New Year! Bill Winans ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
