[nfb-talk] nNational con attendance

[Steve Jacobson]

Ed,

Obviously it is impossible to know for sure what might cause the attendance drop, but I would put my money on the economy, and also the fact that food is pretty 
expensive at this location.  For many of us, the price of airline tickets has gone up significantly as well.  Still, the attendance is pretty respectable when you think 
about it, and I don't think our convention can just keep getting bigger and bigger as it did for so long.  Of course, that doesn't mean we shouldn't keep trying to make 
the convention bigger and better.

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:28:38 -0400, Ed Meskys wrote:

>I noted that Dr. Maurer announced during the banquet that the final registration figure was 2442. This is a substantial drop from the last few years when the figure 
had hovered around 2700. I wonder whether it was the economic situation, people being tired of going to the same city too many times, or the lack of an afternoon 
for tours. I have been to 32 national cons and only once took a tour, so it did not affect me. 

>I have liked the new schedule for the huckster room, 3 hours Wednesday evening compensating for the loss of Thursday and Friday lunch sessions. 

>Speaking of the huckster room, I loved the physical layout this year. It was simple, not at all confusing. I was able to visit every table in record time, and easily get 
back to ones I wanted to revisit very easily. Last year in Detroit I found the huckster room so confusing that I never did get to all the tables I wanted to see. I realize 
that we are confined by the physical shape of the ballroom used, and sometimes it is impossible to set up an easy geometry. 

>Also opening up the huckster room to sponsoring vendors one evening, as in the past few years, is an excellent innovation. 

>Best, Ed Meskys
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