Michael writes:
>
> I vote not to change the name and to further take the money they
> save by not doing so and reduce cost of the "HP World" conference
> down from the members (Early Bird) price of $895! (sorry, I needed
> to vent over that since I first saw the registration packet).

I, too, was shocked when I was told how much the conference costs!

I know from repeated personal experience (World Science Fiction conventions)
that conferences of that size can be held for a third the cost,
albeit with no snack/lunch/dinner (and with plenty of volunteer help, and
including proceedings).

However, lower-cost conferences are typically not trying to raise
money for a group for a year's worth of operations costs.

Then again, *should* Interex be raising money this way, as opposed to
membership fees?

Here's what's happened to (early) registration prices recently:

   1993: $695
   1994: $795
   1995: $795
   1996: $795
   1997: $895

BTW, the conference cost to attendees is only the tip of the iceberg.

The cost of a vendor booth has nearly doubled over the last few years!

   1993:  $1475
   1994:  $1575
   1995:  $2500
   1995:  $2500
   1997:  $2800

And, no...Allegro doesn't have a booth (and never has).

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