Quote Originally Posted by frootdog View Post
One reservation i would have about regional meets would be the cost. Yes in theory they (meets) make money, but first money has to b e spent to find out if it would be a success or not. The organization has already stated that funds are tight and this would be a gamble at best. It could be a cash infusion or it could be a total bust.
Any well planned meet will not cost any money at all. I have planned plenty of them for my state club, and its a very simple matter to make them cost neutral.

It DOES take time and effort to plan them, but thats not part of the cost I am talking about.

The planner talks to a hotel, and gets a group rate, then quotes that group rate to the attendees. Hotel costs nothing.

The planner contacts a resturant and finds the cost of hosting a meal in a banquet room, and ideally gets that quoted per person, and then passes those costs on to the participants by collecting banquet fees up front. Again, not cost to the org.

Gathering some informal places to meet for non-banquet meals is even easier - find out who has the room, and tell everyone they are on their own at those locations for their meals.

Its effort, but its easy and its simple.