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Below is from a January 20 email I sent to BetteRose and a few
others:<br>
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Additional important data point.<br>
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Do you know what our convention revenue for the 2014 convention
was as of January 20, 2014? I'll tell you in a second.<br>
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Our revenue for the 2016 convention as of today is<b> $62,501</b>.
That's without having even mentioned anything about any specific
speaker.<br>
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Our revenue for the 2014 convention as of January 20, 2014 was $0
(zero dollars).<br>
Same for the January's corresponding to 2012, 2010, 2008, and
2006. January 2004 revenue for the 2004 convention was $1,100.<br>
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Why $62,501 for 2016 when it was practically zero for the prior
decade?<br>
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#1 reason is because YOU set the prices early. #2 reason is
because LPHQ put up a payment system soon after you set the
prices, and then later mentioned it in emails. In the past, the
convention committee could never get their prices decided and they
also usually tried to make a website on their own which set things
back even further. <br>
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So I guess I'm making two important points. #1) People are coming
to the convention regardless of who the speakers will be; #2) We
are way ahead on revenue but must be cautious--we are ahead on
revenue because we set prices and took payment--we can't tell if
final demand for the convention will be high. <br>
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BetteRose and Daniel, I very much appreciate your work on this
convention. I think you are doing a great job when I compare your
work to previous conventions. It has been a pleasure working with
you both. You seem to allow staff to make suggestions and actually
listen, regardless of whether we agree on everything. <br>
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It's going to be a great convention. Let's keep it up. Don't let
my concerns about speaker fees concern you too much. Thanks again.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Wes Benedict, Executive Director
Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314
(202) 333-0008 ext. 232, <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>
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