Alan,

I like these ideas. This was the first HP World I have missed in years
simply because I could not justify the cost given the return from
attending. Quite a few of my clients felt the same way. Having a less
expensive, 3000-centric conference is very attractive.

At 08:32 AM 8/19/2003 -0500, Alan Yeo wrote:

>One single HP3000 USA event in 2004, not the three we had this year.
>
>Make it a combined Homesteading/Migration event
>
>It isn't going to be a huge event like HP World, so hold it somewhere
>inexpensive to get to, and drop all the expensive Razzmatazz like
>lunches, parties, coaches (its going to be small enough to get everyone
>at one venue anyway). Get the cost down to around $200 to attend.
>
>No big exhibition, just have table top booths, like the RUG's used to.
>Only have it open only late afternoon early evening, to not clash with
>sessions. Make it cheap to attract both those Vendors offering
>Homesteading products and services as well as the Migration ones.
>
>Have repeated sessions, one to avoid conflict, and two so that if people
>can only spend one full day there, they can get a good cross section of
>sessions.
>
>Have a couple of the Panel or Q&A sessions hooked up to Webex so that
>those that can't attend physically, can hear/participate for the cost of
>an hours phone call.

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Tom Brandt
Northtech Systems, Inc.
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Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1343
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