Guest guest Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 At 's suggestion I actually did contact Dr. S. Pappas from the Essential Oil University this year to ask him about speaking at our gathering . He was pretty sure he was available for that date but required that all his expenses be covered. For obvious reasons we weren't in the position to cover his expenses this year. If having a speaker or speakers at our gathering next year is of interest to you then some things you should thinking about are that we would need to: 1. Start planning the gathering about 5-6 months prior 2. Have the date and place finalized at least 4 months prior 3. Start looking for speakers at least 3 months before the gathering to make sure they weren't already booked 4. Have FIRM commitments from a certain number of people that they would be attending 5. Collect a non refundable fee from everyone who signed up before we could finalize a speaker Potentially this could be a HUGE money loss for the person/people who fronted the $ for such and undertaking. I'm not saying I'm against or for it. With all the cancelations we experienced this year I'd personally be hesitant to be put in the position of being left holding the bag and I wouldn't want it to happen to anyone else either. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 I really like this idea and would be glad to put in $20 or so for a speaker. It would be fine that it is non refundable too. Alas I could not come this year as I mistakely planned my 40th birthday party for that day (the Renn Faire was great but I sure missed all the soap stuff!) Hugs! > At 's suggestion I actually did contact Dr. S. Pappas from the > Essential Oil University this year to ask him about speaking at our > gathering . He was pretty sure he was available for that date but required > that all his expenses be covered. For obvious reasons we weren't in the > position to cover his expenses this year. > > If having a speaker or speakers at our gathering next year is of interest to > you then some things you should thinking about are that we would need to: > > 1. Start planning the gathering about 5-6 months prior > 2. Have the date and place finalized at least 4 months prior > 3. Start looking for speakers at least 3 months before the gathering to > make sure they weren't already booked > 4. Have FIRM commitments from a certain number of people that they would > be attending > 5. Collect a non refundable fee from everyone who signed up before we > could finalize a speaker > > Potentially this could be a HUGE money loss for the person/people who > fronted the $ for such and undertaking. I'm not saying I'm against or for > it. With all the cancelations we experienced this year I'd personally be > hesitant to be put in the position of being left holding the bag and I > wouldn't want it to happen to anyone else either. > > H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Happy belated birthday, ! I really hope that it was a good one! I like Terri's idea of a PayPal " tip jar " type of thing. Well, I'm sure that we will all figure it out! nne http://bathtubjunkie.star-shaped.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 I'm wondering if you, nne and Shaye, , Kim and anyone else who worked on getting the Gathering together, couldn't total up how much you spent of your own money to pull this off. Then you/we would have an idea of how much might be necessary to cover Gathering expenses.... before a speaker. I was amazed (and very pleased) that there was no registration fee, due at time of registration. Yes, the Gathering can cost participants a lot in gas, lodging, food, purchases, materials for the demo/workshops, etc... but that is the nature of such events. I would be willing to pay a registration fee to cover a Gathering budget based on anticipated expenses, but like the others if the cost became too high, I would not be able to attend. Regarding a " Speaker " ....Being so new to all of this, I am thrilled to learn anything any of you are willing to share. The member/demonstrators this year were very, very good. Many people learned a lot of new stuff, many others were able to compare their methods and knowledge with that of the demonstrator. I imagine that there are many other members who could and would share their expertise in one area or another. Just my 2 cents. LOL > Happy belated birthday, ! I really hope that it was a good one! > > I like Terri's idea of a PayPal " tip jar " type of thing. Well, I'm sure that > we will all figure it out! > > nne > http://bathtubjunkie.star-shaped.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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