----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 12:48
PM
Subject: Re: [smartBridges] GRANT
Here is an example of some of the costs AND benefits as they
relate to WISPCONs
EarlyBird FULL CONFERENCE registrations
Normal = $495
With a vendor discount coupon you can get in for
$395
With a vendor discount coupon and P15 membership you get in
for $345
Also, You'll get an additional $10 off your hotel room each
night that you stay at the conference hotel. (Usually 3 nights and therefore
$30 savings)
Also, P15 members staying at the conference hotel will
automatically be entered into a drawing to win two free round trip American
Airlines plane tickets. There are some more rules on this (blackout times
etc), but this is a really cool addition to the raffles and other
give-aways.
If you've never been to a WISPCON, you are in for a
rude-awakening. They are very intense and usually the biggest problem for the
attendees is that it is like going to Disneyland and trying to do everything
in one day. There is just not enought time to get to each important session
that you need to. Also, you may want to ask around regarding the type of
educational benefits of the WISPCON as compared to other conferences. I think
we are the only conference that has rules for the speakers. They basically say
that the people are there in the session rooms to learn technical and
administrative information so leave all the marketing stuff on the exhibit
floor.
I highly suggest you chat with others who have been to a
WISPCON. As a WISP myself, I find the training at WISPCONs most excellent and
you'll find me sitting in many of the sessions that I too need to learn. I
think this is one of the better parts of WISPCON, I am a small WISP too and
I'm very familiar with the needs of a WISPs. I fight interference on a dialy
basis. I need to approach local governments for tower necessities, I sign
roof-top rentals all the time, I have to climb towers so my safety and the
safety of my other climbers is very important to me. I would like to expand
farther into my rural areas and could also use some of that RUS funding. I'm
right there in the trenches with the rest of you.
I don't believe anyone has ever said that they didn't get
their money's worth out of a WISPCON.
Michael
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 12:26
PM
Subject: RE: [smartBridges] GRANT
I understand. Sounds pretty good
when you look at it that way. What does the WISPCON cost to attend the
full thing?
Scott
$495 is for Affiliates. Affiliates were designed for
WISPs where 5 or more employees can all take advantage instead of paying
$195 each.
So if you have 7 employees who could all benefit from
membership isn't that a reasonable price? $1365 for
individual memberships of these 7 employees or $495 for all of
them.
Michael
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 11:33
AM
Subject: RE: [smartBridges]
GRANT
No, I am saying that $495.00 is Too
much. To me anyway. I have not seen the programs you offer,
so I would not be inclined to pay the fee. However, If I had the
time to look over what you offer, I might sign up as an
individual.
Scott
Are you saying that the $195 for annual membership
(which you'll get back most of that by the discounts at WISPCONs and
other training), is too high?
Michael
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003
10:36 AM
Subject: RE: [smartBridges]
GRANT
If so, then why are your
memberships so darn expensive?!?
Scott
The small guy is "exactly" what PART-15.ORG is
all about. See previous email
Michael
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, August 08,
2003 3:11 PM
Subject: RE: [smartBridges]
GRANT
I am sure for
it!!! We serve some really small communities, and would
love to form an alliance, I would like to see it targeted more
toward the small guys.
Scott
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I wonder if we all got together and formed an
aliance of wisp's if Washington wouldn't pay more attn
to us ?
Earl UpHi.net
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