Re: conference fees

["Jane Bergen" <jane -dot- bergen -at- usa -dot- net>]

I'm curious....has STC ever said WHY they require speakers to pay? I
certainly hope someone from the national committee is lurking here and
sees the discontent. This unusual arrangement may be the reason we
sometimes get speakers who are ...well, "not so hot."

Most of the speakers are pretty good, and consider that, as one consultant
mentioned, they not only have to pay their conference fees, airfare, and
hotel...but they are not getting paid for "time off" their regular jobs
either. Most lug along their own equipment and often arrange their own
printing for their handouts (*surely* they do get reimbursed for that,
right?).

Jane Bergen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michele Davis" <michele -at- krautgrrl -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 10:12 AM
Subject: conference fees


> i spoke at stc last year for two seminars. i paid the $350 for the conf.
and the
> exorbitant rates for staying at disney. ,y logic was that i would get
writing
> opportunities from the seminars. lol! not one lead called me. i won't do
it
> again.
>
> --
> Michele



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