[12950] in APO-L
Re: SUMMER CONFERENCES
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Edward Vehlow)
Fri Oct 13 15:29:48 1995
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 15:27:25 -0400
Reply-To: Richard Edward Vehlow <vehlor@RPI.EDU>
From: Richard Edward Vehlow <vehlor@RPI.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
I think what really needs to bew done is provide cost figures for hotels and
airfare for each season. Also assume that if 85%-90% are from out of region,
and 65% of them fly at least, assume 60% or 1200 out of 2000 will fly and
hence weigh airfares.
well, I can juggle predictions or whatnot, but what I'll really do is
take this Christmas' ads and next summer's ads and compare, or access newspaper
microfilm for the past year or two for a quicker comparison.
Since the average number of students per room is 3 or 4, again, you must divide
that into your hotel cost per student. Now you're talking about a maximum
of $100 difference between the two. After meals, registration, and banquet
costs and misc. expenses, that difference is afraction of total cost, not
including transportation.
If that margin is enough to determine decisions on attending or not, maybe
chapters should raise funds to help a little bit. Maybe those two or three CDs
can be purchased another time. Maybe start shoving $10 weekly into a jar.
In 60 weeks you'll have $600. Voila!
This isn't just a dollars and cents issue. This plan provides flexibility
for all so that at one point or another everyone should make it to at least
one conference. Safe travel, good weather, much fun.
-REV
