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---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Jerry Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 15:27:28 -0500 >MessageSo if you do not have time to go to the wispcon and attend training classes >then this would not be a membership for you right? Have to be a hell of a day for me >to pay $500 to go to a convention. Does this include entertainment and drinks? > >Jerry > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 12:48 PM > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > Here is an example of some of the costs AND benefits as they relate to WISPCONs > > EarlyBird FULL CONFERENCE registrations > Normal = $495 > With a vendor discount coupon you can get in for $395 > With a vendor discount coupon and P15 membership you get in for $345 > > Also, You'll get an additional $10 off your hotel room each night that you stay at > the conference hotel. (Usually 3 nights and therefore $30 savings) > > Also, P15 members staying at the conference hotel will automatically be entered > into a drawing to win two free round trip American Airlines plane tickets. There are > some more rules on this (blackout times etc), but this is a really cool addition to > the raffles and other give-aways. > > If you've never been to a WISPCON, you are in for a rude-awakening. They are very > intense and usually the biggest problem for the attendees is that it is like going > to Disneyland and trying to do everything in one day. There is just not enought time > to get to each important session that you need to. Also, you may want to ask around > regarding the type of educational benefits of the WISPCON as compared to other > conferences. I think we are the only conference that has rules for the speakers. > They basically say that the people are there in the session rooms to learn technical > and administrative information so leave all the marketing stuff on the exhibit floor. > > I highly suggest you chat with others who have been to a WISPCON. As a WISP myself, > I find the training at WISPCONs most excellent and you'll find me sitting in many of > the sessions that I too need to learn. I think this is one of the better parts of > WISPCON, I am a small WISP too and I'm very familiar with the needs of a WISPs. I > fight interference on a dialy basis. I need to approach local governments for tower > necessities, I sign roof-top rentals all the time, I have to climb towers so my > safety and the safety of my other climbers is very important to me. I would like to > expand farther into my rural areas and could also use some of that RUS funding. I'm > right there in the trenches with the rest of you. > > I don't believe anyone has ever said that they didn't get their money's worth out > of a WISPCON. > > Michael > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Damron > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 12:26 PM > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > I understand. Sounds pretty good when you look at it that way. What does the > WISPCON cost to attend the full thing? > > Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 10:17 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > $495 is for Affiliates. Affiliates were designed for WISPs where 5 or more > employees can all take advantage instead of paying $195 each. > > So if you have 7 employees who could all benefit from membership isn't that a > reasonable price? $1365 for individual memberships of these 7 employees or $495 for > all of them. > > Michael > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Damron > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:33 AM > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > No, I am saying that $495.00 is Too much. To me anyway. I have not seen the > programs you offer, so I would not be inclined to pay the fee. However, If I had > the time to look over what you offer, I might sign up as an individual. > > Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 8:59 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > Are you saying that the $195 for annual membership (which you'll get back > most of that by the discounts at WISPCONs and other training), is too high? > > Michael > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Damron > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 10:36 AM > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > If so, then why are your memberships so darn expensive?!? > > Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 6:20 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > The small guy is "exactly" what PART-15.ORG is all about. See previous > email > > Michael > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Damron > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 3:11 PM > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > I am sure for it!!! We serve some really small communities, and > would love to form an alliance, I would like to see it targeted more toward the > small guys. > > Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Earl > Campbell > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] GRANT > > > I wonder if we all got together and formed an aliance of > wisp's if Washington wouldn't pay more attn to us ? > Earl UpHi.net > > > > ____________________________________________________ > IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus By Avolve.net] The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
