<div dir="ltr">Hmm, not sure I agree about a discount not making sense. In previous Virtual Reference Summits, Answerland would offer FREE registration to one person from each Answerland-partner library (or something like that). Some may balk at paying for registration at all this time around, based on past practices... <div><br></div><div>I also sort of hope that the fact that this year's summit <i>isn't</i> limited to virtual reference will actually attract non-Answerlanders/those who perform non-virtual reference service. So I wouldn't necessarily come to the conclusion that everyone attending will be an Answerland volunteer...which is a good thing, because they *won't* be as likely to expect a free registration!</div><div><br></div><div>However, if we do believe attendees will mostly be Answerlanders, then I suspect making everyone pay (whether full or discounted price) won't go unnoticed -- but I doubt there'd be much objection. $40 or $50 isn't cost-prohibitive for most, I don't think, so I anticipate people will pay whatever we ask. Just think it's important to recognize that those of us who attended in previous years didn't have to pay anything except transportation. Yes, it was a pretty sweet deal!<br></div><div><br></div><div>All that said, I think it would be good to offer a discount to Answerland volunteers and RT members, because I think that'll inspire a greater turnout. If I did the math correctly, $40 represents a 20% discount off the full $50 fee. What if we set the discount at 25% off ($37.50)? I dunno, at first glance, $40 didn't seem like it was a huge difference from $50; does having the price start with '3' makes it more enticing to others, or is that just me? We'd still be making money but the discount would be perceived as a bit more generous and therefore draw more attendees.</div><div><br></div><div>It's late, I hope I articulated my thoughts well enough!</div><div><br></div><div>My 2 cents,</div><div>Sue</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 1:39 PM, Natalie Brant <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Natalie.Brant@state.or.us" target="_blank">Natalie.Brant@state.or.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<b>To:</b> Tamara Ottum <<a href="mailto:TamaraOttum@oslmail.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">TamaraOttum@oslmail.osl.<wbr>state.or.us</a>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">$50 seems reasonable. I would imagine most attendees would also volunteer for Answerland, so I don't know about a discount. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 12:23 PM, Tamara Ottum <<a href="mailto:tamara.ottum@state.or.us" target="_blank">tamara.ottum@state.or.us</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am getting ready to send Shirley @ OLA our registration form questions, and it occurs to me we haven’t officially decided on a price for registration.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In the past, it’s been $50. I checked ILAGO – they charge $30, which includes “continental breakfast and a buffet-style lunch”; Online Northwest charges $100, which includes “morning
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Should we stick with $50?</b> Do we want to offer any discounted rates for RRT/LRRT or Answerland members?<u></u><u></u></p>
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