Dear Ken, Thanks for your excellent message, below. Your conference sounds outstanding! I very much look forward to attending.
The GoldBug Ball is of particular interest. As Emma Goldman used to say, "If I'm not allowed to dance, you can keep your revolution!" Something you wrote caught my attention, and I wanted to go over it here. > As of January 2002, there are now seven Digital Gold > Currencies in the world that allow people to use gold (3PGold, e-Bullion, e-gold, FastGrams (1mdc), GoldMoney, Pecunix, Standard Reserve, in alphabetical order) > to buy, sell, and trade goods and services on an > international scale in a matter of seconds. This $2 > billion a year industry has been growing at an average > rate of 15% per month over the past 18 months and > shows no sign of slowing in the near future. Excellent! Even if we assume that the trend line is constant, rather than accelerating, what you are saying is that in six and two thirds months, or so, the volume of activity is doubling. So, as the two billion dollars a year of gold (and other metals) being traded grows at 15% a month, here are some figures: January-02 2,000,000,000 April-02 3,041,750,000 June-02 4,022,714,375 August-02 5,320,039,761 January-03 10,700,500,211 June-03 21,522,528,009 December-03 49,782,915,115 March-04 75,713,591,026 June-04 100,131,224,131 September-04 152,287,075,501 October-04 175,130,136,826 November-04 201,399,657,350 February-05 306,303,703,872 November-05 1,077,538,537,977 oo! a trillion! March-07 10,083,197,115,012 March-08 53,947,626,428,105 The gross global economy is smaller than $50 trillion today. By 2008, perhaps it will be much larger. It may even be that the growth of the world's economy begins to track the 15% per month growth of the digital gold economy, though how that might happen involves mechanisms not yet identified. <smile> Pretty exciting business to be in, though. Regards, Jim Davidson Gold Barter Holdings http://www.two-cents-worth.com/?101468&EG Subject: Gold Economy Conference From: "Ken Griffith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 14:12:55 -0500 X-Message-Number: 7 The Gold Economy World Symposium March 25-28, 2002, Atlanta, Georgia, USA "While paper money will no doubt remain in circulation as a residual medium of exchange for the poor and computer-illiterate, money for high-value transactions will be privatized. Cybermoney will no longer be denominated only in national units like the paper money of the industrial period. It probably will be defined in terms of grams or ounces of gold, as finely divisible as gold itself..." - James Davidson in The Sovereign Individual. That prediction made by James Davidson and Lord Reese-Mogg in 1997 has steadily grown into a concrete reality. Digital Gold Currency is a tool that allows people to use gold as money over the Internet, personal data assistants (PDA's) and cellular phones. As of January 2002, there are now seven Digital Gold Currencies in the world that allow people to use gold to buy, sell, and trade goods and services on an international scale in a matter of seconds. This $2 billion a year industry has been growing at an average rate of 15% per month over the past 18 months and shows no sign of slowing in the near future. Investment gurus such as James Davidson, Doug Casey, and Lord Reese-Mogg predict that by the year 2050 digital gold will replace the US Dollar and the Euro as the currency of choice around the world for commerce and savings. As the world seems to have entered a global recession, Digital Gold Currencies are growing faster than ever before. Both E-Gold.com and E-Bullion.com are operating in the black and making significant profits. That is an excellent track record for privately held dot.com businesses in an era of failed Internet startups! Today, Digital Gold Currencies have the potential to revolutionize the gold bullion industry. Bullion traders may now use digital gold currencies to move large quantities of gold instantaneously with superior cost efficiency. Two gold-mining companies have already started paying their shareholders dividends using Digital Gold Currency. Not only that, Digital Gold Currencies are catching on in the broader economy as well. The Luxor Casino in Las Vegas will soon be paying out winnings in E-Bullion; and Carnival Cruise Lines is running a pilot program to pay its employees via direct deposit using Digital Gold Currency coupled with an international debit card. The sum of all commerce done using Digital Gold Currencies is known as "the gold economy". The worldwide gold economy is ready to explode with growth over the next ten years. Getting in on this industry now is like getting in on the cellular phone industry in the early 1980's. Billions of dollars will be made by entrepreneurs and investors in the gold economy over the next fifty years. This is the time to find out how you can get in at the ground floor level of a phenomenon that will change the strucure of global finance! You are cordially invited to join The Gold Economy Magazine for a three day symposium in Atlanta, Georgia, March 26th-28th, to secure first-hand information and meet many of the people shaping the future of the gold economy. Meet Dr. Douglass Jackson, the founder of e-gold, the world's first and most successful digital gold currency. You can also meet former Gold Economy editor, Ken Griffith, and Matt Chancey, the new Editor of The Gold Economy Magazine. Rumor has it that Simon Davis, the founder of Pecunix will also be in attendance. During our conference you will get a close up look at what is really going on in the digital currency arena, what opportunities are available for investors and entrepreneurs, and learn about the newest products and developments first hand from the people who designed them. This is an excellent opportunity to build relationships and comraderie with colleagues, and make new friends in the industry. Items on the agenda will include: - Business opportunities in the Gold Economy. - Discussion and presentation of several alternatives for a common payment routing protocol, or whether we even need one. (We will issue a call for papers to be presented.) - Presentations by software vendors of their latest products and services. - The Gold Economy Banquet on Wednesday evening (Keynote Speaker: Douglass Jackson) - Rump Session The First Gold-Bug Ball "The Gold-Bug Ball" will be hosted in the hotel ballroom on the final evening of the conference (March 28th). The idea of the Gold-bug Ball is to begin a tradition amongst the founders of the gold economy. Gold-bugs have had it rough for the past twenty years. As we witness the ground floor of a new era of using gold as money, we believe it is appropriate to have an annual event to celebrate freedom, especially that particular cornerstone of freedom - sound money for the free market. The Gold-bug Ball will be a bright and elegant celebration of the fact that gold is money, and the companies of the gold economy are giving the world the freedom of choice to use just weights and measures to do business. Since our first ball will be held in the financial capitol of the American South, the theme will be "A Night in the Old South." The ball will be a black-tie event including a live string band, ballroom dance, horsdevors, and a cash bar. Bring your spouse or your date, but if you don't like dancing there will be plenty of opportunity to talk shop in a festive atmosphere. This is one conference you won't want to miss! Terms and Conditions Basic Package Includes: - Four nights lodging at the Holiday Inn Select Atlanta-Peachtree Corners (based on double occupancy. A single supplement charge of $220 will apply to guests desiring a private room). - Buffet breakfast every morning. - Two buffet lunches on Tuesday and Wednesday (March 26th & 27th). - Admission for one to the banquet on Wednesday evening (March 27th). - Admission for one to the 1st annual Gold Bug Ball plus two free drink tickets. - Internet Connections: Each of the hotel rooms has an Ethernet connection with broadband access to to the Internet. There will also be a table with Ethernet connections in the conference room. Not included in your fee: - Transfer to and from the Holiday Inn Select Atlanta-Peachtree Corners (however, a complimentary shuttle will run from the hotel to the Doraville Marta Station, which provides service to Hartsfield International Airport). - Any items of personal nature (drinks, laundry, phone calls, etc.); - Meals not covered in itinerary; any other items not covered in itinerary. Pricing Retail price based on sharing a room: $640 per person Retail price based on single room: $860 per person Retail price based on couples: $640 per person (same as sharing). Early Bird Special! $540 per person for a couple $590 per person for a single shared room $785 per person for single room Early bird deadline: February 8. Registration: To register for the conference send your name, address, phone number, to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and specify whether you want a single, shared, or couple package. Also specify which account you made payment to, and include the batch number for the transaction. Or call Matt Chancey at 334-348-9310. Payment is accepted to any of the following accounts: E-gold: Gold Econ Inc, Account#: 319640 Standard Transactions: The Gold Economy, LLC, Account#: 120050 E-Bullion: Gold Economy Conference, Account #: A22934 GoldMoney: Gold Economy Conference, Holding #: 50-11-25-K Paypal account: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or, mail your check to: The Gold Economy c/o Matt Chancey 606 W. 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