I have the final figures for both WAMAS and MARSH MACNA's and have discussed LMAS's events in-depth. Perhaps Chicago did make an obscene amount of money. I don't know. BRS claims to have broken even, but I don't know how much faith I would put in that figure. I do know what our budget is and what our intentions are. Money is the least of our concerns. I just want to put on a good show. To me MACNA is about educational and commradiere. If you come to MACNA (or IMAC for that matter), you will learn but you should also do this in a friendly atmosphere. If everyone goes home with new ideas swirling in their heads after having a fabulous time, I will consider MACNA XIX a success regardless of the money. I cannot make any money anyhow. Everyone in PMASI is precluded from making any money from anything we do, so this is a labor of love for me.
As to the booths, the fine print is where they get you. The space is free as is the piping and draping (a significant cost svaings over past events), but we must still pay for electrical service to every booth, taxes to the municipality, internet and phone service to any booths that need it, and MASNA fees all regardless of whether or not the booths is bought and paid for or given away for free.
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