Hi Martha, There will be quite a bit for the Show Committee to work on. Two things I know will be important right off the bat will be coming up with the educational tracks about WISPs and WISP technology, lining up speakers and organizing the WISPA Awards/Reception. There will be plenty to do!
Matt Larsen vistabeam.com Martha Huizenga wrote: > Matt, > > I'll be interested to see 1) how the show develops, and 2) the > pricing. I would also like to see the WISPA Show committee used to > help shape this show to something our members would like to attend. > We're here, we just need to be informed of what we should be doing. > > Martha > > Martha Huizenga > DC Access, LLC <http://www.dcaccess.net> > 202-546-5898 > */Friendly, Local, Affordable, Internet!/**/ > Connecting the Capitol Hill Community > Join us on Facebook > <http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Washington-DC/DC-Access-LLC/64096486706?ref=ts>or > > follow us on Twitter <http://twitter.com/dcaccess> > /* > > > > Matt Larsen - Lists wrote: >> Hi Steve, >> >> One of the conditions of WISPA supporting this show will be reduced >> costs for attendees. The promoters want as many attendees as possible >> and I told them that $250 is about the upper limit of what most WISPs >> will pay to come to a show like this. I'd like to see the non-WISPA 3 >> day pass under $300 range, and the WISPA member 3day pass under $200. >> We will be working on the details this month. >> >> Matt Larsen >> vistabeam.com >> >> >> Steve Barnes wrote: >> >>> Matt, the only question I have would be the cost to attendees, vendors and >>> WISPs? I can attend computer shows all the time for $599 to $899 for a 3 >>> day show. I never do. However, a $75 to $200 show I've attended several. >>> When we were starting talking about the show on the promotions list it was >>> a lot smaller and easy to price low. What is this new groups price >>> structure? >>> >>> Steve Barnes >>> RC-WiFi Wireless Internet Service >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >>> Behalf Of Matt Larsen - Lists >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:31 PM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] [Wispashow] Decision on WISPA Show >>> >>> All due respect Marlon, but I'm going to disagree with your assumptions. >>> >>> I have spent the last three months researching the possibility of >>> putting on a show and evaluating our options. Before I started on that >>> process, I felt the same way that you do about WISPA putting on our own >>> show. I thought that it would be some work, but doable, and had some >>> potential as a fund raiser. >>> >>> What was truly eye opening to me is the amount of work that is needed to >>> put a show on properly. IMHO, WISPCON got lucky on the first show and >>> then it degraded when the organizational and sales efforts did not scale >>> up to the potential of the show. The market is quite different right >>> now, and I don't think that we would be as lucky as P-15 was back in the >>> day. >>> >>> Ed's group puts on trade shows - that is their focus. They are willing >>> to do it at no cost to us, and to help us build our membership up so >>> that both sides will benefit. They don't know much about the WISP >>> business, so we have an opportunity to work with them to design a show >>> that our members would all like to go to. They are going to do it on >>> a much larger scale than what we had planned on doing, so we can spread >>> WISPAs message beyond our own little community. Those are strong >>> positives. >>> >>> Most importantly, we will not have to commit our money or manpower to >>> the project. Money is not that big of a deal, but manpower is. We >>> will not be able to put on a show with volunteer manpower, and it isn't >>> really a question of just hiring someone because the job requirements go >>> far beyond just being an ED type or a sales person. These guys have a >>> staff of people who specialize in this kind of work and can get it done >>> more effectively and at a larger scale than we could ever dream of doing >>> on our own. >>> >>> All this being said - if the show is a flop, there will be an "out" so >>> that we can go back to plan A next year if that is what needs to >>> happen. For 2010, it makes more sense to work with professionals to >>> get a show put on. >>> >>> Matt Larsen >>> vistabeam.com >>> >>> >>> Marlon K. Schafer wrote: >>> >>> >>>> forwarding to the list. >>>> >>>> Matt/Forbes, can someone please set the list to reply to the list rather >>>> than to the sender? Thanks, >>>> >>>> Matt, understood. I'd disagree with that plan of action though. We need >>>> our own show. It should be a fund raiser for WISPA. >>>> >>>> Near as I can tell Ed's planning on more of an ISPCon type of a show. I >>>> believe we need more of a WISPCon kind of event. Lower cost, more >>>> intimate >>>> etc. >>>> >>>> I'd suggest that we step back and set a show date for later in the year. >>>> It >>>> shouldn't take more than a few months to put something together. We know >>>> who the vendors and attendees would be. And we know, basically, what >>>> would >>>> need to be presented. >>>> >>>> The members want a show. The vendors want a show. Someone just has to DO >>>> a >>>> show. >>>> >>>> If we can't find anyone to run the effort that certainly changes things. >>>> I'm not interested in that job (putting together a Dirtbike one for here >>>> right now, it's not bad but does take time...) right now. >>>> >>>> laters, >>>> marlon >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: <li...@manageisp.com> >>>> To: "Marlon K. Schafer" <o...@odessaoffice.com> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9:53 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [Wispashow] Decision on WISPA Show >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Marlon, >>>>> The tentative plan with Ed's group is that we will put our efforts into >>>>> his show, and that we will not be doing our own show as long as both >>>>> sides >>>>> are happy with the performance of his show. >>>>> Also, since we are not putting any money into it, there is no profit >>>>> sharing. They put in the money and the manpower, they get the profit, >>>>> if >>>>> there is any. Our goal in this is to build up our membership numbers >>>>> and >>>>> leverage their promotional and marketing efforts to get the word out >>>>> about >>>>> WISPA and get people to the show so we can turn them into members. >>>>> This is going to end up similar to our agreement with ISPCON, but we will >>>>> have more say in the structure and educational parts of the show. Also, >>>>> it should cost us little or no money. >>>>> Matt Larsen >>>>> vistabeam.com >>>>> Marlon K. Schafer writes: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Matt, In the end I still think we should have our own show. How clear >>>>>> will it be made to Ed's group that we'll still be working to our own >>>>>> show >>>>>> at a later date? Also, how are we going to insure that we don't end up >>>>>> with the same problem we did with Charles for his first show? Where >>>>>> there is no profit to split? >>>>>> marlon ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Matt Larsen - Lists" <li...@manageisp.com> >>>>>> To: <wispas...@wispa.org> >>>>>> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 10:59 PM >>>>>> Subject: [Wispashow] Decision on WISPA Show >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wispashow mailing list >> wispas...@wispa.org >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wispashow >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
