Larry,

When a conference lack value in the content of the presentations, the site
value increases.

Chris Flynn
A large
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On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Larry Medina <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 4:47 PM, Patrick Cunningham <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> (snipped for brevity)
>
> There are lots of reasons to hold a conference in one place or another.
> > There are lots of reasons NOT to hold a conference in one place or
> another.
> >
> > I'd also suggest that if you are
> > going to a conference because it is in a "fun" city or one that you've
> > always wanted to visit, you might be attending for the wrong reasons. If
> it
> > looks like a junket, management is going to look really hard at your
> > attendance.
> >
> > Hope this provides a little perspective on the challenges that are faced
> in
> > setting the location for an association conference. I'm sure there are
> many
> > other variables and considerations, but these are the issues I'm most
> > familiar with.
> >
> >
> A great look "under the hood" provided by Patrick that sheds a lot of light
> on things for those unfamiliar with how arma works and what drives
> decisions related to venue selection, etc.
>
> I think the BIGGER question to ask though is not "why not NY?" or somewhere
> else, but:
>
> "What happened to the CONTENT and the STRUCTURE of the conference?"
>
> I think this is the reason many people have discontinued attendance, or
> attend much less frequently than they used to.  And this is especially true
> for those who have been in the profession for many years, or like Patrick
> (and myself) had to self-fund attendance.  It's also true for new entrants
> into the profession, because the lack of a robust and broad program makes
> it extremely difficult to justify the cost of attendance for such a
> protracted educational program.
>
> I'm 100% with Patrick regarding the "... in a "fun" city or one that you've
> always wanted to visit, you might be attending for the wrong reasons..." .
> If your company/organization is paying for your attendance, this is NOT a
> factor that makes it easier for them to agree to send you.
>
> When I was reading some of the comments from others about "why not here,
> there, etc" it was apparent that the driving factor wasn't the conference
> venue... it was the VENUE they were interested in and the ability to have
> some fun, or tack some extra days on and "go see the Mouse" or "hear some
> great music" or "eat some fantastic food" =)   Nothing wrong with any of
> those pursuits, but you DON'T NEED a conference to do any of that.
>
> Sunday Meetings/Technical Group gatherings, sessions for 3 full days (and
> the morning of a 4th), an Expo Floor for (most of) 3 days ...THAT was worth
> the price of airfare and lodging... and there was little, if any, question
> you'd find sessions that spoke to you.
>
> --
> Larry
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