Bob,
I suggest something like offering those who've never attended a
booking conference a special incentive....pay travel expense and
registration fee.
Mary

On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Boyer, Robert Conrad <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> It’s time to be creative!
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> Just talked to Nikki Estes at Southarts and it looks like we’ve got $2k in
> support of making sure everyone attends the winter booking meeting. Our
> original proposal to SouthArts was to cover every attendee’s registration
> fee of $65 and then take what’s left over and divide it among the
> participants to help with travel expenses. However, we have some freedom in
> that regard as long as we tell SouthArts how we’re using the money. $2000
> has to be spent on getting folks to the conference. Nikki thinks, and I’m in
> agreement with this, that our guiding principle should be to make sure that
> folks who have travel restrictions get the support they need to attend in
> spite of those restrictions and then use the remaining money to defray
> whatever meeting/travel expenses we can for everyone attending. Otherwise,
> we just get the same 20 of us at the meeting and it costs each of us less to
> attend.
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> Normally, I’d bounce this off the board and then we’d make a decision but in
> this case, I’m looking for ideas and the more the merrier. The goal here is
> 100% participation from all venues. Whether a venue sends more than one
> person matters not – it’s 100% of the venues. Now, that ain’t gonna happen
> unless Harry sends someone from Tennessee Valley Theatre, ‘cause he’s out of
> the country that week, but you get the idea.
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> So my question is – what is your best idea for using $2000 to make sure
> everyone but Harry is in Dickson on January 30. The board will make the
> final decision from among your suggestions. Everyone’s going to get
> something, but I’m looking for ideas that will get everyone there, whether
> everyone gets the same amount of support or not. I need your ideas by Monday
> afternoon.
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> Oh, and so far, 8 of you have responded about attending. Let me know your
> plans!
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Bob
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> Robert Boyer
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> Patten Performances Director
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> UTC Fine Arts Center
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> 423.425.4379
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> www.utc.edu/finearts
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