1: YES 2: YES (closer to $50 than $100) 3: NO 4: NO 5: I could do without the silent auction and the swap meet. I would retain the convention atmosphere with 1 or 2 days of forums and the raffle. Possibly do away with the banquet and have the raffle results pulled at a luncheon or at a specific time in the hospitality room.
* Ed Muro -K2EPM- Long Island, NY ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of John A. Figliozzi <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2024 11:45 PM To: Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; odxa yg <[email protected]> Subject: [odxa] Informal Poll of Past and Future SWL Fest Attendees 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 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#43449): https://groups.io/g/odxa/message/43449 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/103733252/954702 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/odxa/leave/4433449/954702/1836293941/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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