Candidate Q&A - 2014 Chair/President

[JeffT]

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[Kimiski]

With attendee rate skyrocketing to the point of us keep having problems with things such as space and lines-


1) When do you see us outgrowing our current location and


2) When that moment comes, what are the next steps for us as a con? Do we stay put and put a cap on our attendee rate, turning people away year after year, or do you see us embracing our growth and taking steps to allow ourselves to grow.


3) What ideas do you have for such a move if allowing us to grow is the case? Convention center? Three hotel convention space? Taking the con further into Washington?


While we still may have a couple or so years to go before we need to think seriously about moving, the truth is we are getting bigger, I am curious to know where our future con chair stands when it comes to the future of the convention.