Eric,

I don't know. There's a part of me wanting to attend every convention.
But it's hard to complete the value proposition. The closer to home,
the easier it is to justify, if just to hang around with a bunch a
glider pilots for a few days. I guess I don't have a sense that I'm
missing anything important by not attending other than the chance to
see old friends and make new ones -- but I get alot of that during the
contest season. If the convention offered value I couldn't get
anywhere else, I'd be there every year. What constitutes value? I
guess I'm open to suggestions.


Eric Greenwell wrote in message ...
Chris OCallaghan wrote:


If I had the sense that a convention had many new, interesting
products and insights to offer, I might be enticed to make it a
regular pilgrimage. Under the current formula, I'm coming once every 8
years.

But would holding it every two years result in more new things to see or
talk about? I doubt that the manufacturers, vendors, or speakers would
be making/doing more just because the conentions were held less often.
Wouldn't it still take 8 years to get enough new things to entice you?