From: AeraDeco@aol.com
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 12:03:01 EST
Subject: One last note about IBAC
To: balloondeco@balloonhq.com

You know, it seems like everyone out here has some legitimate comments, 
criticisms, compliments and concerns about how IBAC is run. But rather than 
rehash the same ideas over and over and OVER again, perhaps you should 
consider taking them directly to the source.

I know for a fact that the folks at IBAC are extremely open to all 
constructive comments. And believe me, they do understand that they are 
providing a service for their clients, which are us in this case :) . 
Therefore, our opinions DO make a difference. However, opinions don't carry 
much weight when they're really just a lot of belly-aching and, yes, whining. 
It's much better to organize your thoughts and present it to Asli at the home 
office in a professional manner. You can link to them through 
www.ibaconline.com. 

But the one thing you have to remember..when you're dealing with 1300 
delegates, it is impossible to please everyone. Some ideas are just not 
always feasible, and even though comments you may have seem easy enough to 
resolve, there are often many other factors involved we're just not familiar 
with.

Also remember that conventions are notoriously expensive in general. Hotels, 
restaurants and tourism groups always look forward to a large group of 
business professionals away from home, and while one may think $120 per night 
(or whatever it is) is expensive, think about how much it costs to rent ALL 
of those break-out rooms for classes (I'm sure many go for around $300 per 
day), not to mention the ENTIRE ballroom for over a week (I'm willing to bet 
it's at least $4500 per day). Include staffing issues for the monitors, 
security, liability insurance, permits and rental of audio and visual 
equipment for presentations and the numbers keep going up. 

Just some things to consider...

Steven Jones
Aeration Decorations
Cincinnati, OH