Re: Cost of STC Meetings (was "Why haven't I heard of you?")

["Wing, Michael J" <mjwing -at- INGR -dot- COM>]

>>   By the way, how many people usually come to your STC meetings?
>>
>
>In 1996, we conducted a survey, including questions about dinner meetings.
>People complained about food quality & value.
>
>Now, we have meetings at a restaurant:
>
>                       food        no food
>   members        $12.00          $5
>   non-members    $15.00          $8


I'll confess my ignorance here.  There is a per-meeting charge in
addition to the yearly dues?  So, effectively, it is $160 to join for a
year and attend one monthly meeting (taking the no-food option).  Is
this common?

>
>Our meetings have ranged from 100 to over 250 people (I believe our
>new space has a 250 limit).

Any idea what percentage of all Technical Writers this represents (for
the area covered by this chapter).  I would guess that Silicon Valley
has quite a few.  I might even guess that they have largest
concentration of Tech Writers on the planet.
>
>Our first meeting in the new facility
>featured hors-d'ouvres: salad, bread, pita pockets, humus....
>
--g

What, no meat and potatoes?  Another person told me they typically offer
only vegetarian plates at their meetings.

Mike Wing
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