On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 11:06:55PM -0800, Michael Speer wrote: > > 1. Pick a place and have the meetings there 3 times a year banking that > one could get > volume discounts and pricing for usage of the hotel. Other > standards bodies have done > this and seems to have helped them to survive. i think on the contrary have 3 meetings but in north america, europe and asia each year to maximise audience. there are cheap places in europe, like madrid... tim