Douglas,
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>> Those traveling thousands of miles already confront many uncertainties. Those that elect to participate remotely should be afforded greater certainty of being able to participate when problems occur at local venues or with transportation. Increasing participation without the expense of the brick and mortar and travel should offer long term benefits and increased fairness.
How much would you be willing to pay for remote participation
(assuming it was of high quality)?
$600 for the week (cookies and taxes not included)?
Brian