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From: williamt@athena1.Sun.COM (William A. Turnbow)
Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix
Subject: Re: Jim Joyce, books, vendor booths, etc.
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Date: 23 Jun 89 16:04:18 GMT
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Reply-To: williamt@sun.UUCP (William A. Turnbow)
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In article <1604@sialis.mn.org> rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin) writes:
>>>A bookseller can do what HCR did, for different reasons:  buy a "virtual
>>>booth", paying the fee but not actually occupying any space on the show
>>>floor.
> 
>>	Hmm.  So you really think it is equitable to force someone into
>>paying for a booth they can't use?  Seems along the lines of forcing
>>a street vendor to pay for building space he isn't going to use.
>>
>>	Perhaps a separate/reduced fee for a directory listing would be a
>> reasonable compromise for future conferences?
>
>Have you noticed that street vendors are generally required to
>purchase a business license, often pay fees to the city, must be
>approved for their selling area(s) and collect taxes?
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	Yes, that was suggested as shown above.  But as was also mentioned
above, those street vendors don't have to purchase building space that
they are not going to be allowed to or cannot use.

-wat-