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From: phil@eecs.nwu.edu (William LeFebvre)
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Subject: Re: Sun User Group Exhibit Only Fee
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Date: 22 Oct 90 14:56:30 GMT
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In article <1990Oct20.045519.24747@lavaca.uh.edu>, davison@menudo.uh.edu
(Dan Davison) writes:
|>   (2) SUG isn't "Sun's User Group,"  it is the Sun User
|>           Group,Inc.
|>
|>A *careful* reading of page 10 (of the unpaginated full annoucement --
|>counting the cover as page 1) *strongly* suggests otherwise.  

Page 10 as I count it is a *PRELIMINARY* list of exhibitors.  Careful
reading of that page isn't going to give you much more than eye strain.
Since it is preliminary (they unfortunately used the term "alpha"), it
is subject to change (both additions and removals).

|>This is especially relevant for independent consultants and those
|>working for small companies who cannot afford a kilobuck or two per
|>employee for the current SUG meeting.  The fees cited by Peter are
|>clearly aimed a companies with deep pockets.  Deep pockets may have
|>been the rule in the past, but I'll bet registrations would greatly
|>increase with more reasonable fees.  Even the government is cutting
|>back on travel expenses!

Prices were set, plans were made, brochures went to press long before
Hussein went to Kuwait.  The cutbacks in travel caused by the current
economic problems could not have been forseen.  I, for one, am somewhat
concernced that that will have a negative impact on attendance.  But
there's not a whole lot that we can do about that now.

|>More registrations mean more money for the SUG.

It's a classic economics problem.  Don't forget that there is a fixed
cost AND a per person cost.  Lowering the price may bring in more 
people, but that incurs more expenses (more lunches for example).

Once again, I am only speaking for myself.

			William LeFebvre