Henry,
Unfortunately you don't have options like this unless you are bring in a
booth, and even then limited. This is how shows make their money. If you
want to bring in your own items there are access and haulage fees which
you can not avoid. I remember doing show set ups ( in my former life )
and we'd take 1000-1500 in cash just to TIP people to get things done.
You need to remember these shows are geared to corporations that are
exhibiting, and they usually have marketing money.
Tis life. I amazed we can do it for what we are! way to go Simon.
Mike
Henry Coleman [VoIP-PBX.ca] wrote:
Hi Simon, I really don't think we need insurance.
The general insurance coverage of the organizers and convention hall
will cover
all liabilities. We can post a disclaimer in the booth something like:
TAUG excepts no liability for any .......
But even this is going too far.
Didn't someone have a table?... I think that $300 for the rental of
one table is outrageous.
and $134 for a carpet(rug) makes me think I am in the wrong business.
Lets see if we can use
the resources we have within the group.
Henry
Simon P. Ditner wrote:
VON Booth
---------
Power - 139+GST = $148.73
Draped Table & Carpet - 297.45+tax = $342.06
Total: $490.79
Linux World Booth
-----------------
Power - 103+GST = $110.21
Wood Table - 27+tax = $31.05
Carpet - 134 = $154.10
Total: $295.36
Total Costs: $786.15
This will overrun our existing pledges of $660 by about $130 -- which
isn't too bad, considering we're doing twice as much, and couple of
people have told me they we're going to kick in, but hadn't yet :-)
Now, there is one question that came up that is plaguing me and
making me
feel uneasy, and that's insurance. Since we aren't an official
organization, we don't have a general insurer, and my name is on
everything, so I'm liable if something "bad" happens. Insurance for
LinuxWorld would be $189 for $2 million in coverage, officially they
require it, but we can get away without it.
VON has told me that they don't require insurance, but again, I'd be the
liable party.
I've asked a couple of you already, but it's not clear to me what I
should do, as this would add about another $400 of costs -- advice
anyone?
Cheers,
spd
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