BEC.SHAPIN@USC-ECL.ARPA (Ted Shapin) (12/07/85)
Notes on the seminar forwarded from the NABBSO FIDO BBS: - - - From: Paul Bernstein 312-951-8264 Subj: Sign-Up The signup is via John_Marshall Law School at 315 S. Plymouth Ct. Chicago, Illinois, Attn; Professor George Trubow. We really need a big push to get the program off the ground. Only 8 sign-ups as of 12/2/85, and we needed about 50 to break even. When I say "we", I mean the Law School. Perhaps you can contact Professor Trubow's office on this to see if the conference is a go or no-go. I'll post more when I know more. The cost is fifty bucks. I suspect that two lawyers from the same firm could attend. We tried to promote the seminar in a fashion consistent with the media, but I think, in retrospect, we were a bit too optomistic. At this point, George is very concerned about the cost of putting on a program with such modest pre-registrations. Would you mind calling George if you think you'll be able to attend? And, in any even, I'd like to know more about your BBS. I'm compiling a list of legal-oriented BBS's and intend to publish an article about them. Alex: Your points are well taken and well presented. However, like many things in life, where does one find the time to devote to these endeavours? NABBSO had hoped to get "off the ground" with the John Marshall Law School Seminar, which is now seriously considering cancelling the Seminar due to apparent lack of interest--at least that appears to be the case based on the number of sign-ups. Regardless of the Seminar's happening or not, we should surely keep up this dialog. Ron: I am sure John Marshall will hold the fifty buck fee for registration; and, the idea of no at-the-door was so that the Law School could get a fix on the number of people who would attend. This, for room purposes, reproduction, facilities and, last but not least, would the program be economically feasible? Appears as of this moment that not enough folks have signed up and the program ************************************************** WILL PROBABLY BE CANCELLED! TOO BAD, TOO, AS WE REALLY HAVE A STAR-STUDDED GROUP COMING IN FOR THE PROGRAM. ************************************************** Only a last minute on-slaught will save the Conference. CALL PROFESSOR TRUBOW AT THE LAW SCHOOL: 312-987-1445 if you can make it. Let's save the Seminar. From: John Witmer To: Paul Bernstein Subj: Cost of Seminar Paul, I fully understand the problems associated with the cost of conducting the seminar. However, the poor registration proves the point that I was trying to make--sysops have zero to nil marginal propensity to spend. If the issues to be discussed are importantant enough to raise questions about the survival of the medium, then we all better rush to figure out a way to fund the project other than placing it on the already burdened sysops backs. Regards, -------
info-law@ucbvax.UUCP (12/27/85)
In your article <12165034800.27.BEC.SHAPIN@USC-ECL.ARPA> of 6 Dec 85 22:11:59 GMT, you wrote: > Notes on the seminar forwarded from the NABBSO FIDO BBS: > even, I'd like to know more about your BBS. I'm compiling > a list of legal-oriented BBS's and intend to publish > an article about them. > ************************************************** > WILL PROBABLY BE CANCELLED! TOO BAD, TOO, AS WE > REALLY HAVE A STAR-STUDDED GROUP COMING IN FOR THE > PROGRAM. > ************************************************** > Only a last minute on-slaught will save the Conference. It is really too bad that it seems that the seminar will be canceled. I believe that we have failed to realize that most SYSOPS ( myself included ) have other jobs that fund the system. We are running a PLEXUS P-60 16 user system and trying to make it. So far the system does take a majority of my extra money - so much for being able to fly to Chicago for the seminar. There really needs to be better communication among the sysops for legal and other reasons. Perhaps setting up a mailing list such as info-gnu-emacs would be the first phase. The seminar would be wonderful -perhaps just a bit too much ahead of its time BUT NEEDED!!!!! Please keep me informed, I may not be able to contribute to the Airlines but will do as much as possible to suport the ideals that the seminar encompased. Regards! Rich Garrett -- ncoast!rhg@Case.CSNet (ncoast!rhg%Case.CSNet@CSNet-Relay.ARPA) ..decvax!cwruecmp!ncoast!rhg ncoast is dead, long live ncoast!