As a teenager, I always wanted to be able say that I played to a sell out crowd. Never thought I'd get anything remotely near to it, but perhaps this is my big opportunity. I gave up the guitar long ago, but now I will be speaking to a full house at the Penn State Web 2009 Conference. Amazing!
We have never been terribly close to a sell out before, and I was surprised by the number of issues it raised. The conference venue could have fit a few more people, but we wouldn't have had a printed program or a giveaway for the last few. This situation made things a bit nerve-wracking, and yet quite exciting as we reached our upper limit. We would hate to turn anyone away, and yet we almost had to do so this year. Luckily, everything fell into place where we have exactly the number of attendees as the number of seats, programs, and giveaways. Again, amazing!
In past years, we wondered what it would take to get those extra 20 - 30 registrants that we needed for a sell out. Our attendance numbers have been almost exactly the same for the last 5 years. Not quite sure what put us over the top to reach our goal. The incredible agenda of outstanding speakers and topics? The dedicated, hard work of the best conference planning committee on the planet? Increased enthusiasm? No way to tell. With the challenging economic situation, we were unsure of how our attendance might be affected. We are more than pleased that it hasn't hurt us.
A tremendous amount of hard work and attention to detail are needed to pull together such a large event. We count on a great number of people to get on the same page and work together toward a single goal...bringing you the best conference we possibly can.
We hope you will enjoy it, that is, if you were lucky enough to get a seat!
P.
We have never been terribly close to a sell out before, and I was surprised by the number of issues it raised. The conference venue could have fit a few more people, but we wouldn't have had a printed program or a giveaway for the last few. This situation made things a bit nerve-wracking, and yet quite exciting as we reached our upper limit. We would hate to turn anyone away, and yet we almost had to do so this year. Luckily, everything fell into place where we have exactly the number of attendees as the number of seats, programs, and giveaways. Again, amazing!
In past years, we wondered what it would take to get those extra 20 - 30 registrants that we needed for a sell out. Our attendance numbers have been almost exactly the same for the last 5 years. Not quite sure what put us over the top to reach our goal. The incredible agenda of outstanding speakers and topics? The dedicated, hard work of the best conference planning committee on the planet? Increased enthusiasm? No way to tell. With the challenging economic situation, we were unsure of how our attendance might be affected. We are more than pleased that it hasn't hurt us.
A tremendous amount of hard work and attention to detail are needed to pull together such a large event. We count on a great number of people to get on the same page and work together toward a single goal...bringing you the best conference we possibly can.
We hope you will enjoy it, that is, if you were lucky enough to get a seat!
P.
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