I think that is smart to not schedule a lunch if there are not many people willing to attend at a given price. I would like to point out that when you are having lunch in a room, most often you are paying for use of the room and having the chairs and tables set up as much as you are paying for the food. When talking with people planning a convention I think it would be important to acknowledge this, as if they are able to work something out with the hotel it may have a cost associated with it. Not that it isn't do-able. I do think this is a good idea and will encourage better attendance.
Kim On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Janice Blair <jbl...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Hi, > Sorry to double post, but I want everyone to get the message. > > I heard > from a number of regular attendees at our convention lunches and only one > was > enthusiastic about our meal option, so I am going to suggest to the IOLI > convention committee to omit the entry on the registration for our > luncheon. > Maybe we can have an informal get together either at lunchtime, or after > class once we see the convention calendar of events. Many were not > interested > in having another box lunch, and food in California hotels, as we know from > experience, is very expensive. I hope everyone is okay with this decision. > Once we know the lay of the land in Sacramento, we maybe able to take > over an > area of the hotel for a short time to meet up. Maybe we can do something > at > future conventions, especially where we have an Arachne member on the > committee. I will write again closer to convention with ideas. > > Janice > > Janice Blair > Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA > www.jblace.com > http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
