Originally Posted by
franklin_m
Word was the west coast one was lightly attended. I can't imagine that with fewer vendors the east coast one will draw more people. I got a personal email invite from my regional VP (3). I can't help but think that's because presale of tickets is lagging.
I'm not going because there's too few sponsors, plus it means two tanks of gas, at least one night in a hotel, and of course meals - ON TOP of a fee to attend. For that much money, I could buy a nice plane or something.
In support of my comment that the west coast one was lightly attended, here's the district 3 VP's own words from the most recent district 3 newsletter ...
"I would like to share some observations from the show. First, consumer attendance was down considerably from previous years. Also, vendor booths were down, most noticeably with Hobbico not in attendance. (emphasis added)
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