Yes to all questions from me
Maryanne I also would like to see the Eddings Award be publicly voted on and open to all SWLs not just NASWA members. THere have been some glaring omissions over the years of people who should have won but haven't. Some of those folks are now no longer with us On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 11:52 PM John Figliozzi <[email protected]> wrote: > Since the advent of COVID, we’re maintained an annual Fest by using the > ZOOM platform. This has proven popular and successful and will continue. > However, we have always considered a return to an “in-person” Fest > something desirable if at all possible. This year we decided to move the > dates for the Fest to May to address two potential weather-related > roadblocks to doing so: ease of travel and the likelihood that the > potential for illness lowers as the weather moderates. > > This “unscientific” poll with help us determine the best course of action > for the “‘Winter’ SWL Fest” this year. We hope that everyone on these > three platforms interested in the Fest will participate in this poll. Just > number your answers according to the template below and e-mail them to both > of us by January 21 directly. We’ll let you know what we’ve learned > immediately thereafter. > > Here are the 5 questions: > > 1. Yes or No. I would be willing to once again attend an in-person Fest.. > > 2. Yes or No. To demonstrate that willingness, I would be willing to > make a nonrefundable upfront payment of $50 to $100. This would ensure > enough participation to cover unavoidable fixed costs like a meeting > room(s) and electronic costs. > > 3. Yes or No. Would a significant increase (say 25%) in costs (for > travel, lodging, food) to attend affect your decision? > > 4. Yes or No. Should ALL of the features of past Fests be retained? > These include: the Forums, the convention atmosphere by holding the event > for two days in a sizeable hotel, the Banquet, the Raffle, the Silent > Auction, the Swap Meet, the Hospitality Room. > > 5. If you answered “No” to #4, what features could be done without? > > Please feel free to add any further comments you deem helpful. > > Thank you for your help. If you have any questions, please feel free to > send them along as well.. > > Richard Cuff [email protected] > John Figliozzi [email protected] > Fest (Dis)Organizers > _______________________________________________ > Swlfest mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swlfest > > To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to > [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL > shown above. > > For more information on the Fest, visit: > > http://www.swlfest.com > http://swlfest.blogspot.com >
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