johnd@boulder.Colorado.EDU (John Donnelly) (10/11/89)
A couple of months ago there was quite a bit of traffic on the net concerning the rationale behind prohibiting sales on the exhibit floor at the USENIX Association's annual techni- cal exhibition. Of particular interest was the inability of attendees to purchase books/periodicals from the publishing companies exhibiting at USENIX. The issue has been resolved. The perception had been that permitting vendors to make sales on the exhibit floor could jeopardize the Association's tax-exempt status, or create taxable income for USENIX. Legal counsel has advised the USENIX Associa- tion that the generation of income by vendors at the techni- cal exhibition would not jeopardize the Association's tax exempt status nor create a taxable event. Vendors at future exhibitions will be informed of the remo- val of the no floor sales restriction. USENIX retains the right to determine what is appropriate regarding sales on the exhibit floor.