P3D George, please clarify

[dalia miller <ddd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George wrote:

>The bottom line is that the emphasis is shifting and stereo
>enthusiasts and NSA must be aware of this.  If you are going
>to NSA just to find "bargains", better thing twice about it,
>thanks (or "no thanks") to trading on-line.  NSA, apparently
>is on tuned with this trend, as witnessed by the shifting of
>the focus to other activities, as for example the recently 
>introduced "Workshops".  

If you meant to say that on-line buying & selling has increased workshops,
your reasoning is faulty.  The increased workshops started in NSA 1997
Bellevue due to the Convention committee's philosophy and hard work.  They
believed that emphasis should be put there. 

>Also, the nature of the Trade Show
>is changing.  You used to be able to find stereo enthusiasts
>selling "personal goods", like a giant 3d flea market.  Lately 
>you see more and more of companies and products that you can buy
>on-line or through mail order.  One less incentive to go just
>to buy.

What companies are you referring to?  Seems that some of the large Catalog
and on-line dealers are NOT coming this year.  Cygnus Graphics is not going
to be there, 3dstereo isn't going to be there, and the king of 3D, Harry
Poster, isn't going to be there.  Reel3D, 3d Book Productions from the
Netherlands, Jon Golden, will be there, but they all have hardly missed a
convention in the past so what "more and more" are you speaking of?


Dalia
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