I'm in toronto freezing my ass off having a pulled pork sammich and a microbrew. ;-) and yes, let's do a wispacontacular.
On 2/3/10, lakel...@gbcx.net <lakel...@gbcx.net> wrote: > I like Ham.... Let's have it in Nashville or Kansas City. > > Pulled pork is my favorite! > > :-) > > -B- > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 21:16:21 > To: WISPA General List<wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] [Wispashow] Decision on WISPA Show > > I would love for it to be during HAM. > > Right around the corner from me. > > On 2/3/10, Robert West <robert.w...@just-micro.com> wrote: >> Okay, I'd like to throw an idea out there and see who yells...... >> >> I had a thought that maybe it could be held at the same time as one of the >> large Ham conventions, like the one they hold in Dayton, Ohio. Only so >> much >> I can see and do at a 3 day event, would be great to be able to go across >> town or wherever to another event that would have a lot of the same sort >> of >> towers, tools, safety gear that we use as Wisp operators. No way would we >> get these type of vendors to come to a Wisp only show, in my opinion. The >> bonus is, it could be used as a marketing tool to bring in even more >> people >> without any more effort. I'd certainly go out of my way for an event that >> would cover radio gear as well as the hardware and safety. A lot of us >> WISP >> operators deal with HAMS and go to their conventions anyhow. Unless, of >> course, the WISPA show is stuffed with a full assortment of what we use. >> :) >> >> >> Anyway, just an idea. >> >> Bob- >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >> Behalf Of Matt Larsen - Lists >> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:31 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] [Wispashow] Decision on WISPA Show >> >> All due respect Marlon, but I'm going to disagree with your assumptions. >> >> I have spent the last three months researching the possibility of >> putting on a show and evaluating our options. Before I started on that >> process, I felt the same way that you do about WISPA putting on our own >> show. I thought that it would be some work, but doable, and had some >> potential as a fund raiser. >> >> What was truly eye opening to me is the amount of work that is needed to >> put a show on properly. IMHO, WISPCON got lucky on the first show and >> then it degraded when the organizational and sales efforts did not scale >> up to the potential of the show. The market is quite different right >> now, and I don't think that we would be as lucky as P-15 was back in the >> day. >> >> Ed's group puts on trade shows - that is their focus. They are willing >> to do it at no cost to us, and to help us build our membership up so >> that both sides will benefit. They don't know much about the WISP >> business, so we have an opportunity to work with them to design a show >> that our members would all like to go to. They are going to do it on >> a much larger scale than what we had planned on doing, so we can spread >> WISPAs message beyond our own little community. Those are strong >> positives. >> >> Most importantly, we will not have to commit our money or manpower to >> the project. Money is not that big of a deal, but manpower is. We >> will not be able to put on a show with volunteer manpower, and it isn't >> really a question of just hiring someone because the job requirements go >> far beyond just being an ED type or a sales person. These guys have a >> staff of people who specialize in this kind of work and can get it done >> more effectively and at a larger scale than we could ever dream of doing >> on our own. >> >> All this being said - if the show is a flop, there will be an "out" so >> that we can go back to plan A next year if that is what needs to >> happen. For 2010, it makes more sense to work with professionals to >> get a show put on. >> >> Matt Larsen >> vistabeam.com >> >> >> Marlon K. Schafer wrote: >>> forwarding to the list. >>> >>> Matt/Forbes, can someone please set the list to reply to the list rather >>> than to the sender? Thanks, >>> >>> Matt, understood. I'd disagree with that plan of action though. We need >>> our own show. It should be a fund raiser for WISPA. >>> >>> Near as I can tell Ed's planning on more of an ISPCon type of a show. I >>> believe we need more of a WISPCon kind of event. Lower cost, more >> intimate >>> etc. >>> >>> I'd suggest that we step back and set a show date for later in the year. >> It >>> shouldn't take more than a few months to put something together. We know >>> who the vendors and attendees would be. And we know, basically, what >> would >>> need to be presented. >>> >>> The members want a show. The vendors want a show. Someone just has to >>> DO >> a >>> show. >>> >>> If we can't find anyone to run the effort that certainly changes things. >>> I'm not interested in that job (putting together a Dirtbike one for here >>> right now, it's not bad but does take time...) right now. >>> >>> laters, >>> marlon >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: <li...@manageisp.com> >>> To: "Marlon K. Schafer" <o...@odessaoffice.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9:53 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Wispashow] Decision on WISPA Show >>> >>> >>> >>>> Marlon, >>>> The tentative plan with Ed's group is that we will put our efforts into >>>> his show, and that we will not be doing our own show as long as both >> sides >>>> are happy with the performance of his show. >>>> Also, since we are not putting any money into it, there is no profit >>>> sharing. They put in the money and the manpower, they get the profit, >> if >>>> there is any. Our goal in this is to build up our membership numbers >> and >>>> leverage their promotional and marketing efforts to get the word out >> about >>>> WISPA and get people to the show so we can turn them into members. >>>> This is going to end up similar to our agreement with ISPCON, but we >>>> will >> >>>> have more say in the structure and educational parts of the show. >>>> Also, >> >>>> it should cost us little or no money. >>>> Matt Larsen >>>> vistabeam.com >>>> Marlon K. Schafer writes: >>>> >>>>> Hi Matt, In the end I still think we should have our own show. How >>>>> clear >> >>>>> will it be made to Ed's group that we'll still be working to our own >> show >>>>> at a later date? Also, how are we going to insure that we don't end up >>>>> with the same problem we did with Charles for his first show? Where >>>>> there is no profit to split? >>>>> marlon ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Matt Larsen - Lists" <li...@manageisp.com> >>>>> To: <wispas...@wispa.org> >>>>> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 10:59 PM >>>>> Subject: [Wispashow] Decision on WISPA Show >>>>> >>>>>> After our visits with the people interested in the trade show and >>>>>> evaluating our options, Forbes and I are making the decision to work >>>>>> with Ed Meek's group to help promote their wireless show, with WISPA >>>>>> as >>>>>> one of the "anchors" of the show. >>>>>> The details are yet to be worked out. What has been discussed so far >>>>>> is that WISPA will be featured prominently in the promotional efforts, >>>>>> we will provide the educational tracks for the wireless broadband >>>>>> section of the show and we will have considerable influence on what >>>>>> events, speakers and specialized sessions (ISP-CEO type discussions) >>>>>> will be conducted as part of the show. We will also be able to >>>>>> re-start the WISPA awards and present them at the show. There was >>>>>> also a discussion about substantial discounts for WISPA members to >>>>>> attend - enough to highly incentivise attendees to join WISPA before >> the >>>>>> show. >>>>>> Rather than putting on our own show, we will play a large part in this >>>>>> show. There will still be a lot of work to be done, and I will share >>>>>> details after we get them worked out with the promoters. >>>>>> Any questions or concerns, please submit them on the list and we can >> get >>>>>> them worked out. >>>>>> Matt Larsen >>>>>> vistabeam.com >>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>> Wispashow mailing list >>>>>> wispas...@wispa.org >>>>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wispashow >>>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>> Wispashow mailing list >>>>> wispas...@wispa.org >>>>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wispashow >>>>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>> Wispashow mailing list >>> wispas...@wispa.org >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wispashow >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> WISPA Wants You! 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