This is quite interesting, since it is a comparable group. I do note that they have sponsors including some sewing machine, thread and fabric companies. They are encouraged to "extend their reach to this emerging market of quilters." Their Four Day lecture pass $199 (no goodie bag) is comparable in price to our basic registration of $190 for seven days which includes three meals, a convention bag, pin, and name tag as well as vendor access and access to all lectures and events. Their classes, none of which exceed one day in length cost $25 an hour, compared to $15 an hour for ours. Unlike our convention, you actually could attend lectures and panel discussions all day and forgo workshops. The price seems to be set so that going for one day of weekend lectures costs roughly half of what going for all four days costs. Like our convention the workshops are a la carte. If you took 12 hours of instruction it would cost $300 to our $180. Despite the sponsorship, in every case the per unit cost is greater at Quiltcon. The difference seems to be the divisibility of the experience. You could go for one day and attend lectures all day for $90. You could book a full day (6 hour) workshop for $150, which would include a day pass to the vendors. (It is not clear whether there would be any additional charge as a "registration".) At our convention, as Karen points out, you have to stay for 5 days to complete a single 12 hour class. Devon
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